But while the Rutles sat at the feet of the…

But while the Rutles sat at the feet of the Surrey Mystic, fate dealt them an appalling blow. It was here that they learned the shocking news of their manager. Leggy Mountbatten, tired and despondent over the weekend and unable to raise any friends, went home and tragically…accepted a teaching post in Australia.

Narrator

Other All You Need Is Cash Quotes

The story spread like wildfire in America. Many fans burned their albums. Many more burnt their fingers attempting to burn their albums. Album sales sky-rocketed. People were buying them just to burn them. But in fact, it was all a ghastly mistake: Nasty, talking to a slightly deaf journalist, had claimed only that the Rutles were bigger than Rod. Rod Stewart would not be big for another 8 years. - View Quote Details on The story spread like wildfire in America. Many fans burned…
In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their careers: Nasty, in a widely quoted interview, apparently had claimed the Rutles were bigger than God, and had gone on to say that God had never had a hit record. - View Quote Details on In 1966, the Rutles faced the biggest threat to their…
From these streets, very close to the Cavern Rutland, came the fabulous Rutland sound, created by the Pre-Fab Four; Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry, who created a musical legend that will last a lunchtime. They were discovered by their manager, Leggy Mountbatten, in a lunchtime disco very close to these streets. Their first album was made in 20 minutes. Their second album took even longer. - View Quote Details on From these streets, very close to the Cavern Rutland, came…
Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan, the “Surrey Mystic”. And Sultan had introduced Stig to his ouija board work. - View Quote Details on Stig, meanwhile, had fallen under the influence of Arthur Sultan,…
Nasty apologized to Rod, God and the press, and the tour went ahead as planned. But it would be their last. - View Quote Details on Nasty apologized to Rod, God and the press, and the…
Dirk had become enamoured of Martini, a French actress who spoke no English and precious little French. When they married in London, the service was conducted in Spanish, Italian and Chinese, just to be on the safe side. - View Quote Details on Dirk had become enamoured of Martini, a French actress who…
In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo. A friend of Nasty’s from art college, who mainly used to stand at the back. He couldn’t play the guitar, but he knew how to have a good time, and in Hamburg, that was more important. - View Quote Details on In those early days, there was a fifth Rutle: Leppo…
Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles! But…where did the story start? The answer is…right here. On this very spot, Dirk McQuickly and Ron Nasty first bumped into eachother. At this precise point…uhh, just a few feet back here, Ron Nasty invited Dirk to help him stand up. Dirk, merely an amateur drinker, agreed, and here it was, a few feet back there, a musical legend was created. - View Quote Details on Yes, tonight, we examine the entire legend of the Rutles!…
Nasty, meanwhile, visited an exhibition of broken art at the Pretentious Gallery, Soho. The art exhibits had all been dropped out of tall buildings and then put on display. Amongst the little piles of rubble, Nasty found the artist herself; Chastity, a simple German girl, whose father had invented World War II. Chastity fascinated him with her destructo-art. They talked all through the night, as she outlined her plans to drop artists out of planes. Nasty adored her. They announced their engagement next day at a press conference held in a shower. - View Quote Details on Nasty, meanwhile, visited an exhibition of broken art at the…
I’m sitting in a rented limousine in New York. And it was here…well, not in the limousine obviously, but in New York, that the Rutles came in 1968 to announce the formation of Rutle Corps. - View Quote Details on I’m sitting in a rented limousine in New York. And…