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 artistaustinbase Change image and share on social
I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover. Al Yankovic covermedium Change image and share on social
When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience. Al Yankovic audiencebondexperience Change image and 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
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