Neil Innes: Monty Python songwriter dies aged 75

Neil Innes: Monty Python songwriter dies aged 75 Neil Innes, the English writer, comedian and musician, has died aged 75. He was best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles and collaborating with Monty Python. A spokesman for the Innes family said he had not been suffering from any illness and had passed away unexpectedly on Sunday night. Innes had been travelling home from France with his family, who have asked for privacy \"at this difficult time\". \'Gentle soul\' \"It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we have to announce the death of Neil James Innes on 29 December 2019,\" they said in a statement. \"We have lost a beautiful, kind, gentle soul whose music and songs touched the heart of everyone and whose intellect and search for truth inspired us all. \"He died of natural causes quickly without warning and, I think, without pain.\" It went on: \"His wife Y