Mathew Lyons

A rare combination of humour and pathos: the sublimely talented Neil Innes

The musician and parodist, whose mantra was ‘not to say no when there’s a way to say yes’, had a gift for creating happiness in private as well as public, as his widow poignantly attests

Neil Innes in 1970. [Getty Images] 
issue 07 December 2024
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