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“I’d never considered myself a lyric writer, but me and Terry put it together in about 15 minutes. Then, we went to the pub!”: Michael Palin on his most famous musical moment and the “genius” of Neil lnnes

Michael Palin.

“The first time I met Neil Innes was when he and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band appeared on the late-’60s satirical telly show, Do Not Adjust Your Set,” remembers Sir Michael Palin.

“Most of the Pythons were on the show at one time or another and we all loved the Bonzos because they were so... unpredictable. There really was no other band like them at the time. Monty Python was about experimentation with comedy; Neil and the Bonzos were doing the same with music. It was the ‘60s and suddenly there were no rules. Such a wonderfully creative period.’

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