As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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Al Yankovic
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About Al Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion. Since having one of his comedy songs aired on The Dr. Demento Radio Show in 1976 at age 16, Yankovic has sold more th…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Al YankovicOne of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there…
It's hard to force creativity and humor.
One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there…
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'
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. It has to work on its own merit.
In the '80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear - that if I didn't, people would soon forget about me.
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When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.