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Al Yankovic, popularly known as "Weird Al," is an American comedian, musician, and parodist. He is best known for his humorous song parodies and clever adaptations of popular songs. Yankovic's witty and creative approach to comedy and music has made him a beloved figure in the entertainment industry, earning him numerous accolades and a dedicated fan following.

How can you get bored if the audience is cheering ... -Al Yankovic

How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you're doing?

I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effe... -Al Yankovic

I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.

It becomes more important to me as time goes on to make every album the best thing I've ever done, so it's a lot of self-imposed pressure that also kind of slows me down a bit.

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.

When I go to my live shows it's often a multigener... -Al Yankovic

When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocati... -Al Yankovic

My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.

Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medley... -Al Yankovic

Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

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.

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.

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?'

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.

I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.

Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.

There are probably a few library fines I haven't p... -Al Yankovic

There are probably a few library fines I haven't paid yet, but I'm a pretty clean-cut guy overall.

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody,... -Al Yankovic

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.

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.

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.'

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.

I know now that everything I write, I'm going to put out, and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life.

There aren't that many superstars around anymore.... -Al Yankovic

There aren't that many superstars around anymore.

A lot of artists have really been supportive over ... -Al Yankovic

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

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.

I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know.

The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over the years.

People that were a little nerdy in high school wou... -Al Yankovic

People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.

I've done a movie and a TV series, and someday I'd like to do a successful movie and a successful TV series. That would be nice.

As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.

My personal taste doesn't enter into it a lot when... -Al Yankovic

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

I don't think there are any new media I'd like to ... -Al Yankovic

I don't think there are any new media I'd like to cover.

I mean, I don't write for kids.... -Al Yankovic

I mean, I don't write for kids.

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