Vivian Stanshall Quotes (1943-1995)

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Vivian Stanshall

About Vivian Stanshall

Vivian Stanshall (21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995), born Victor Anthony Stanshall, was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for narrating Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.

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“Wrestle poodles...and win!”
“"earnestly humming on his way"”
“... gauzes of filmy Fellini ...”
“Fear is the root of all courage”
Vivian Stanshall
“Do have an unusual day, won't you?”
“Viv Stanshall? I didn't know that.”
“"I'm going to rhino over your lino"”
“Wrestled Anaconda and she's a big girl”
Vivian Stanshall
“I've never met a man I didn't mutilate.”
Vivian Stanshall
“I don't know what I want, but I want it NOW!”
“why do male nudists wear towels to play tennis?”
Vivian Stanshall
“It was a great party until someone found the hammer.”
“That was inedible muck, and there wasn't enough of it.”
“And, looking very relaxed, Adolf Hitler on vibes. Nice!”
“Mercifully, Henry hit him with the soft end of the pistol.”
“Why can't I be different and original, like everybody else?”
Vivian Stanshall
“If you're going to say anything filthy, please speak clearly.”
“Gentlemen, I am a bulldog, and you will find my bark is worse!”
Vivian Stanshall
“You got a light, mac? No...but I've got a dark brown overcoat.”
Vivian Stanshall
“Frankly, once I've eaten a thing, I don't expect to see it again.”
“it's the problem with Italian aeroplanes too much hair on the wings”
Vivian Stanshall
“The gutters leaked like secrets, and the rain rained rain like rain...”
Vivian Stanshall
“Do you know what a palmist once said to me? She said: WILL YOU LET GO!”
“Like the shock of fondling a raw sausage, blindfold, at a gay party ...”
Vivian Stanshall
“If I had all the money I've spent on drink — I'd spend it on drink.”
Vivian Stanshall

About Vivian Stanshall

Vivian Stanshall (21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995), born Victor Anthony Stanshall, was an English singer-songwriter, painter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his surreal exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for narrating Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.