In many ways, Viv and I were the only ones who were really songwriters. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
We weren't by any means like the Grateful Dead or something, who could just roll on and on and on. — 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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