I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
Al YankovicYou 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 YankovicBy the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube.
Al Yankovic