I have a long-standing history of respecting artists wishes. – Al Yankovic
So thats why one of my rules of parody writing is that its gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit. – Al Yankovic
One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people dont realize theres a lot of craft behind the comedy. – Al Yankovic
In the 80s, I was putting out an album virtually every year, I think mostly based on fear – that if I didnt, people would soon forget about me. – Al Yankovic