Neil Innes | July 31st, 2019 Interview

In what might be Neil Innes's last on-camera interview, he discusses his band, The Rutles, which counted George Harrison and John Lennon among its biggest fans. He also talks about his love of The Beatles, his regular collaborations with Monty Python, his approach to songwriting and continuing to make music into his 70s. 00:25 'Let's Be Natural' 01:25 Getting older and mortality 03:40 How The Rutles came to be 07:02 Bonzo Dog Dog-Dah Band records at Abby Road 08:00 Seeing The Beatles at Abbey Road 10:52 Music industry losing its "soul" 12:43 Eric Idle 14:08 John Cleese 15:08 Saturday Night Live 16:25 'All You Need is Cash' 21:55 Why Eric Idle didn't sing on the Rutles album 22:49 'All You Need Is Cash' | 'Ouch' outtakes 23:33 Yoko Ono 26:59 George Harrison & The Rutles