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
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 candidateclevergood Change image and share on social
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 extremelygloathate Change image and share on social
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 hitradioreal Change image and share on social
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 funnygottamaterial Change image and 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
By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube. Al Yankovic 000parodyrecord Change image and share on social
My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when I make my decisions as to what to parody. Al Yankovic decisionenterlot Change image and share on social
