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I was a huge fan of 'Mad' magazine when I was 11, 12, 13 years old. I'd scour used bookstores trying to find back issues, and I'd wait at the newsstand for a new issue to come out. My life revolved around it.

— Al Yankovic

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was a big 'MAD Magazine' fan when I was a kid, and I read a lot of horror comics - I illustrated as well.

— Joe Lo Truglio

When I was 16, I started publishing all kinds of things in school magazines.

— Margaret Atwood

I was twelve years old when I started reading 'Vogue.'

— Brad Goreski

I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.

— Dave Eggers

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.

— Len Wein

I grew up poor in crappy situations... various crappy situations. What kept me sane was reading and music. I had so many different literary tastes growing up, be it fiction like Stephen King or Piers Anthony or non-fiction like reading Hunter S. Thompson essays or reading the Beats. I was a huge fan of the Beat movement.

— Corey Taylor

I had a few comics, but I was by no means a huge aficionado. I was more of a 'Mad Magazine,' 'Calvin & Hobbes' sort of nerd.

— Robin Lord Taylor

Eventually, my highbrow parents, who so hated the Eisenhower suburban culture of the 1950s that the only magazines they subscribed to were 'The Atlantic' and 'The New Yorker,' broke down and got 'Life' magazine.

— Sally Mann

✗Opposing Perspectives

The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.

— Abhishek Bachchan

The world when I was 13 wasn't truly driven by tabloid magazines and social media and reality shows. I was able to have a little more of a private life.

— LeAnn Rimes