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…

— 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…

— Neil Innes

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.

— Neil Innes

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

— Neil Innes

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

— Neil Innes

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

I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting.

— Neil Innes

But mostly, I wrote songs and Viv wrote songs.

— Neil Innes

In many ways, Viv and I were the only ones who were really songwriters.

— Neil Innes

We weren't going to play the show-biz game, and be obsequious.

— Neil Innes

I wasn't aware that Track Records were interested in the Bonzos.

— Neil Innes

When we did Top of the Pops for the third time, we decided to do it as a television program here called…

— Neil Innes

I suppose Roger had the license to do anything that fitted the venue.

— Neil Innes

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

— Neil Innes

Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know…

— Neil Innes

I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.

— Neil Innes