Al Yankovic Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : October 23, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 150 quotes by Al Yankovic As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun. Al Yankovic fun kids One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years. Al Yankovic three careers years 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. Al Yankovic important done self You don't need to be defined by your job. Al Yankovic defined jobs needs In a genre where most of the artists are one-hit wonders, I've been able to hang around longer than most "serious" acts. I pride myself in being a very talented leech. Al Yankovic serious pride artist You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block. Al Yankovic block play kids I'm obviously not a rapper, and I don't have any claims to be one, really. Al Yankovic rapper claims My wife went off with Elvis. Al Yankovic my-wife wife My velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh. Al Yankovic velvet mean world I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr. Al Yankovic space kind aliens Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt. Al Yankovic dinner night reality 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. Al Yankovic nice successful would-be 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 people years thinking My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation. Al Yankovic vocation hobbies Pop culture's gotten much more disposable. Al Yankovic pop-culture pops culture So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by. Al Yankovic flattered repeats performances Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me. Al Yankovic weirdness want people 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. Al Yankovic careers people years 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 radio different real Velvet Elvis never puts on weight. Al Yankovic velvet weight Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
