Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really. Al Yankovic hatemakemean Change image and share on social
Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys. Al Yankovic albummedleypercent Change image and share on social
Pop culture's gotten much more disposable. Al Yankovic culturedisposablepop Change image and share on social
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 articulategoodhard share on social
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 bathroomconsciouslyfantasy share on social
A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se. Al Yankovic lotmelodyrap Change image and share on social
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 callinternetstuff Change image and share on social
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 backbookstorefan share on social
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 bookcareerchild share on social
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 80salbumbase Change image and share on social
