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64 Great Quotes By Al Yankovic With A Dash Of Satire

Famous As: Known for his Album 'Mandatory Fun'
Born On: October 23, 1959
Born In: Downey, California, United States
Age: 63 Years
Al Yankovic is a famous American musician, songwriter, singer, record producer and satirist, popular for creating parodies of hit music. His interest in music was cultivated by his parents at an early age of seven. During his days of graduation, he worked as a disc jockey for the university’s radio station. He became quite famous in his college which encouraged him to record his first parody called ‘Take Me Down’. His next parody was broadcast on radio and received good reviews. He eventually became famous with various hit parodies. He was known for his light and inoffensive way of satirizing popular songs. Humor was an integral part of them rather than being a plain mockery. His first major hit was the parody of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’. It was one of his highest-charting singles on the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ list. He continues to entertain the masses with his parodies; humor, writings, thoughts, work and medleys which have helped him prove his prominence as an entertainer. Go through the quotes and sayings by Al Yankovic which will definitely make you laugh.
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I'm an ugly girl,
My face makes you hurl,
Sad I have it, 
I should bag it.
Acne everywhere, 
Unwanted facial hair.
I'm a relation to Frankenstein's creation.

I'm an ugly girl, My face makes you hurl, Sad I have it, I should bag it. Acne everywhere, Unwanted facial hair. I'm a relation to Frankenstein's creation.

Al Yankovic
I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life.

I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life.

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 has been permanently inscribed on their arm.

Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.

Al Yankovic
I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know.

I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know.

Al Yankovic

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's a lot of craft behind the comedy.

Al Yankovic
There aren't that many superstars around anymore.

There aren't that many superstars around anymore.

Al Yankovic
As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.

As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.

Al Yankovic
I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.

I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.

Al Yankovic
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.

My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody.

Al Yankovic
That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.

That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.

Al Yankovic
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'

People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'

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. It has to work on its own merit.

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.

Al Yankovic
I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.

Al Yankovic
When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.

When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.

Al Yankovic
If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.

If something is good enough, it can be out there and people will see it.

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 every three or four years.

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 every three or four years.

Al Yankovic
I notice you're not wearing any... galloshes ;)

I notice you're not wearing any... galloshes ;)

Al Yankovic
I'll bet every great thinker and leader we've got
Could see all kinds of things other people could not!
So then why get upset if somebody like me
Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?

I'll bet every great thinker and leader we've got Could see all kinds of things other people could not! So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?

Al Yankovic
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.

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.

Al Yankovic
You don't need to be defined by your job.

You don't need to be defined by your job.

Al Yankovic
How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you're doing?

How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you're doing?

Al Yankovic
There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

Al Yankovic
I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.

I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.

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.

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
I'm obviously not a rapper, and I don't have any claims to be one, really.

I'm obviously not a rapper, and I don't have any claims to be one, really.

Al Yankovic
Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me.

Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me.

Al Yankovic
A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

Al Yankovic
I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.

I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.

Al Yankovic
You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars.

You still have Top 40 radio now, but it's 40 different stations. There aren't many hits that everybody knows, and there aren't many real superstars.

Al Yankovic
My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.

Al Yankovic
I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.

I mean, I hate to gloat, but I'm extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.

Al Yankovic
I mean, I don't write for kids.

I mean, I don't write for kids.

Al Yankovic
I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I'd wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.

I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I'd wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.

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 find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.

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 find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.

Al Yankovic
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.

I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.

Al Yankovic
A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.

A lot of artists have really been supportive over the years.

Al Yankovic
People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.

People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.

Al Yankovic
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

Al Yankovic
It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

Al Yankovic
I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.

I like the guitar-driven music of Nirvana at its peak. At that point, I thought there was a lot of really exciting music coming out.

Al Yankovic
I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.

Al Yankovic
By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.

Al Yankovic
I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.

I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.

Al Yankovic
As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me.

As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me.

Al Yankovic
As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.

As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.

Al Yankovic
I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.

I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.

Al Yankovic
Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.

Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.

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.

So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.

Al Yankovic
It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.

It's hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.

Al Yankovic
There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea.

There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea.

Al Yankovic
What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist's performance on whether or not they had a good seat?

What kind of morons do you have working at newspapers in Austin that would base an entire review of an artist's performance on whether or not they had a good seat?

Al Yankovic
I'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing.

I'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing.

Al Yankovic
At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute.

At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute.

Al Yankovic
Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

Al Yankovic
You fake something until you're good at it.

You fake something until you're good at it.

Al Yankovic
When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.

When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.

Al Yankovic
I'm very analytical, I'm very precise.

I'm very analytical, I'm very precise.

Al Yankovic
I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, 'OK, this is what I'm going to do for a living and I'm going to be Weird Al.'

I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, 'OK, this is what I'm going to do for a living and I'm going to be Weird Al.'

Al Yankovic
I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover.

I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover.

Al Yankovic
It's hard to force creativity and humor.

It's hard to force creativity and humor.

Al Yankovic
The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years.

The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years.

Al Yankovic
Why of course it's unlikely!' I said. 'Oh, by far!
The awesome-est things in the world often are!

Why of course it's unlikely!' I said. 'Oh, by far! The awesome-est things in the world often are!

Al Yankovic

Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you'll be watching TV, and it'll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you'll actually find yourself thinking, 'I don't want to hear about this train being derailed! What happened to 'The Flintstones?'

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 storyline, or I'll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.

Al Yankovic