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…

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So we used to look for funny songs, and learn them and play them. And...

So we used to look for funny songs, and learn them and play them. And...

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

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

Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage,...

Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage,...

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

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

But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78...

But we used to go to flea markets and things, and look for old 78...

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

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

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

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

Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think...

Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think...

When we did Top of the Pops for the third time, we decided to do...

When we did Top of the Pops for the third time, we decided to do...

Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired,...

Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired,...

I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out...

I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out...

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

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

But mostly, I wrote songs and Viv wrote songs.

But mostly, I wrote songs and Viv wrote songs.

As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't...

As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't...

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

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

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

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

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

I think most musicians do like to have a laugh.

It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this...

It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this...

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

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

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

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