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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 would soon forget about me.

Al Yankovic

Fear

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Al Yankovic felt pressured to release albums frequently during the 1980s because he was afraid that taking breaks would cause his audience to lose interest in him. This fear motivated him to keep producing music regularly, even if it wasn't entirely driven by creative inspiration.

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