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Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

R.J. Parnell: Mick Shrimpton

This Is Spinal Tap

R.J. Parnell credited as playing...

Mick Shrimpton

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  • Mick Shrimpton: As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.
  • Marty DiBergi: Given the history of Spinal Tap drummers, uh, in the past, do you have any fears, uh, for your life?
  • Mick Shrimpton: When I did join, you know, they did tell me - they kind of took me aside and said, "Well, Mick. It's, you know, it's like this..." And it did kind of freak me out a bit. But it can't always happen to every, can it? I mean, really...
  • Marty DiBergi: Because the law of averages...
  • Mick Shrimpton: ...The law of averages...
  • Marty DiBergi: ...Says you will survive.
  • Mick Shrimpton: Yeh.
  • Marty DiBergi: Do you have a philosophy, or creed that you live by?
  • Mick Shrimpton: Well, like, personally, I like to think about sex and drugs and rock'n'roll, you know, that's my life.
  • Ian Faith: I've got a small piece of bad news.
  • Mick Shrimpton: For a change!
  • Ian Faith: We're cancelled here.
  • Derek Smalls: At the hotel?
  • Ian Faith: No. The gig is cancelled.
  • Mick Shrimpton: Fuck.
  • Ian Faith: It say's "Memphis show cancelled due to lack of advertising funds."

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