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.
I've learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
You fake something until you're good at it.
My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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.
I think that nerds, if you want to call them that, have only gotten more hip and assimilated into the culture.
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'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing.
As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
You don't need to be defined by your job.
I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline, or I'll write a notebook full of ideas of anecdotes or story points, and then I'll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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.
I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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.
Whenever I do a parody it's not meant to make you hate anybody's music really.
At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute.
I mean, I don't write for kids.
When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
There aren't that many superstars around anymore.
