Al Yankovic
Al Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, voice actor, music video director, film producer, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, and polka medleys of several popular songs, featuring his favored instrument, the accordion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth23 October 1959
CountryUnited States of America
So I'm one of the few celebrities that got to do a repeat performance on 'The Simpsons,' which I'm very flattered by.
Pop culture's gotten much more disposable.
My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
I'm free to do what I please, I'm probably not going to do albums. Just because I think releasing tracks as singles is a better way for me to stay topical.
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.
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.
I'm watching the charts every week and hoping something will pop into my head.
I don't watch a lot of other people's parodies because I don't want to be unduly influenced.
I'm very analytical, I'm very precise.
How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you're doing?
You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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.
Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.
When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.