Interview with Neil Innes The Rutles

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The late great Neil Innes talks about the wonderful The Rutles - This interview has been unedited. • It was originally used for a short news item on Neil Innes - but as the interview is so good, I think it's great to hear the whole interview as Neil was so fabulously entertaining. • Neil Innes was an English writer, comedian, and musician. He collaborated with Monty Python and played in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles. • Terry Gilliam called him the Seventh Python. • In the 1960′s, Neil Innes started the Bonzo Dog Band which had a song featured in The Beatles film, Magic Mystery Tour. • In the 1970′s, Neil worked closely with the Monty Python team, playing a major role in performing and writing songs for their sketches, even appearing in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail as a head-banging monk. • In the years to follow, Neil has involved an eclectic body of work including children’s television appearances, and the well-renowned Rutles album which parodied the Beatles Anthology. • Part two of the interview is to be found here • Interview with Neil Innes (Part 2) - ...

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