"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
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"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
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"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."
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"It's hard to force creativity and humor."
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"I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes."
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"People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'"
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