So we used to look for funny songs, and learn them and play them. And we used to play them in pubs. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
We then took a shortened version of what we'd been doing in the pubs, with the best gags and things like that, out to cabaret clubs and things in the north of England for six weeks. And we became a… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
But Dennis was a really solid musician, and we really needed somebody who could play bass like him. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I suppose Roger [Ruskin Spear] had the license to do anything that fitted the venue. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
In fact, Moon came on tour with us for a bit just before a big festival in Brighton, I think. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British guys get… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
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