Straight Man Quotes by Neil Innes

But Dennis was a really solid musician, and we really needed somebody who could play bass like him.

— Neil Innes

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

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

— Neil Innes

Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.

— Neil Innes

I suppose Roger [Ruskin Spear] had the license to do anything that fitted the venue.

— Neil Innes

Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music, now it's your turn.

— Neil Innes

In fact, Moon came on tour with us for a bit just before a big festival in Brighton, I think.

— Neil Innes

I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes.

— Neil Innes

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…

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But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78 records that had silly song titles.

— Neil Innes

But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.

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It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British guys get…

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But I remember we sold nearly 18,000 records in one day.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Ive suffered for my music ... now its your turn.

— Neil Innes

I mean in recent years, I think you've only got to sell thirty or forty thousand to get a #1.

— Neil Innes