This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

R.J. Parnell: 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 : 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.

• 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.

• 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."