But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were.
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I mean Gorilla was really our first sort of goes at songwriting.
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But I remember we sold nearly 18,000 records in one day.
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In many ways, Viv and I were the only ones who were really songwriters.
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So we used to look for funny songs, and learn them and play them. And we used to play them in pubs.
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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.
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I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes.
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I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.
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And Roger was crazy with his robots and everything.