“I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.”
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So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
It's hard to force creativity and humor.
People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'
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.