--- title: "12 Trying Quotes By Al Yankovic" description: "12 Trying quotes by Al Yankovic. Plus more from Al Yankovic and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png" --- > [I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-other-artists-where-i-try-to/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png) > [Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/got-a-brand-new-semi-automatic-weapon-with-a-laser-sight-oh-i-m/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/al-yankovic-3837_automatic-weapons_got-a-brand-new-semi-automatic-weapon-wi_1899419.png) > [I'll bet every great thinker and leader we've got Could see all kinds of things other people could not! So then why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-ll-bet-every-great-thinker-and-leader-we-ve-got-could-see-all-kinds/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/al-yankovic-3837_all-kinds_i-ll-bet-every-great-thinker-and-leader_1516367.png) > [My process for the parodies is that I get an idea for a song and then get approval from the artist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/my-process-for-the-parodies-is-that-i-get-an-idea-for-a-song-and-then/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/al-yankovic-3837_approval_my-process-for-the-parodies-is-that-i-ge_2663895.jpg) > [I try not to go the obvious route all the time, but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-try-not-to-go-the-obvious-route-all-the-time-but-sometimes-the-most/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/al-yankovic-3837_inspirational_i-try-not-to-go-the-obvious-route-all-th_1575668.png) > [I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-make-charts-of-songs-that-are-good-candidates-good-targets-so-to/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/al-yankovic-3837_candidates_i-make-charts-of-songs-that-are-good-can_765756.png) > [My own personal tastes don't really have an effect on whether song is a parody target or not. But having said that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/my-own-personal-tastes-don-t-really-have-an-effect-on-whether-song-is/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/al-yankovic-3837_crazy_my-own-personal-tastes-don-t-really-have_1947898.jpg) > [I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-write-and-write-and-write-and-then-i-edit-it-down-to-the-parts-that/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/al-yankovic-3837_amusing_i-write-and-write-and-write-and-then-i-e_259866.png) > [I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-was-a-huge-fan-of-mad-magazine-when-i-was-11-12-13-years-old-i-d/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/al-yankovic-3837_bookstores_i-was-a-huge-fan-of-mad-magazine-when-i_2695383.png) > [That's a big part of my life - doing things that I'm not prepared to do. Doing things that I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/that-s-a-big-part-of-my-life-doing-things-that-i-m-not-prepared-to-do/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/al-yankovic-3837_bigs_that-s-a-big-part-of-my-life-doing-thing_1714590.png) > [In fact, when I come up with an idea for a parody I try to resist the urge to Google the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/in-fact-when-i-come-up-with-an-idea-for-a-parody-i-try-to-resist-the/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/al-yankovic-3837_answers_in-fact-when-i-come-up-with-an-idea-for_1491953.jpg) > [I'm a music fan, and I can listen to the radio, or music, without thinking, "How am I going to screw this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-m-a-music-fan-and-i-can-listen-to-the-radio-or-music-without/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/al-yankovic-3837_antenna_i-m-a-music-fan-and-i-can-listen-to-the_1541988.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Al Yankovic > [If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I'd love to be involved, but I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/if-i-could-find-the-right-kind-of-property-get-tied-in-with-the-right/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/my-personal-taste-doesn-t-enter-into-it-a-lot-when-i-make-my/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/so-i-m-one-of-the-few-celebrities-that-got-to-do-a-repeat-performance/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/somebody-will-come-up-to-me-after-a-show-and-have-me-sign-their-arm/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/people-say-releasing-an-album-is-like-giving-birth-but-it-s-more-like/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/so-that-s-why-one-of-my-rules-of-parody-writing-is-that-it-s-gotta-be/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-write-and-write-and-write-and-then-i-edit-it-down-to-the-parts-that/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-have-very-mixed-feelings-about-it-on-one-hand-i-m-concerned-that/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-can-bend-paper-clips-into-the-shapes-of-small-animals/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/there-are-probably-a-few-library-fines-i-haven-t-paid-yet-but-i-m-a/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/in-the-80s-i-was-putting-out-an-album-virtually-every-year-i-think/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/one-of-the-hardest-things-i-ve-had-to-deal-with-in-my-career-is/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [I can't say enough good things about my band. I feel very fortunate that I found them when I did, very early in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-can-t-say-enough-good-things-about-my-band-i-feel-very-fortunate/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/right-now-i-m-listening-to-a-lot-of-top-40-music-because-that-s-my-job/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) > [Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/sometimes-i-get-have-you-ever-thought-about-doing-real-music-i-like/) [Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/al-yankovic/#itemlist", "name": "12 Trying Quotes By Al Yankovic", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Yankovic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-other-artists-where-i-try-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/al-yankovic-3837_art_i-do-original-songs-in-the-style-of-othe_654621.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and…” — Al Yankovic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. 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