I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting. (Neil Innes)
We weren't going to play the show-biz game, and be obsequious. (Neil Innes)
Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music, now it's your turn. (Neil Innes)
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 big success. (Neil Innes)
In many ways, Viv and I were the only ones who were really songwriters. (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)
Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired, and rather stand up and blow kisses to people. So we needed the bass to sort of drive along. (Neil Innes)
I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways. (Neil Innes)
I think most musicians do like to have a laugh. (Neil Innes)
And Roger was crazy with his robots and everything. (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 what he was going to do. (Neil Innes)
But mostly, I wrote songs and Viv wrote songs. (Neil Innes)
I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes. (Neil Innes)
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. (Neil Innes)