Quotes from Al Yankovic

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

If money can't buy happiness, then I guess I'll have to rent it.

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

Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.

Right now I'm listening to a lot of Top 40 music, because THAT'S MY JOB.

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

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.

Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.

When I swore that you're getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.

Nows the time to go for all the gusto you can grab. You'll have plenty of time to be low-key when you're laid out on the slab.

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?'

You got me stranded on the bungee tower of love.

Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.

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

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.

If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.

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.

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'm very analytical, I'm very precise.

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

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.

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

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.

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.