s ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Add ams ▁Family ▁with ▁similarly ▁thick ▁must ache , ▁e y eb rows , ▁s ard onic ▁remarks , ▁back ward ▁logic , ▁and ▁ever - present ▁cig ar ▁( p ul led ▁from ▁his ▁breast ▁pocket ▁already ▁lit ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁at ▁C annes , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Commander ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Ord re ▁des ▁Arts ▁et ▁des ▁Let tres . ▁An ▁honour ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁proud ▁of . ▁ ▁A ▁meeting ▁with ▁El ton ▁John ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁press ▁photo ▁of ▁Marx ▁pointing ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁index ▁fingers ▁and ▁thumb s ▁at ▁El ton ▁like ▁revol vers . ▁John ' s ▁sp ont aneous ▁response ▁of ▁holding ▁up ▁his ▁hands ▁and ▁rep lying , ▁" Don ' t ▁shoot ▁me ! ▁I ' m ▁only ▁the ▁piano ▁player !" ▁was ▁so ▁am using ▁that ▁El ton ▁John ▁re used ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁album . ▁An ▁added ▁Marx ▁hom age ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁poster ▁for ▁the ▁Marx ▁Brothers ' ▁movie ▁Go ▁West ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁art . ▁ ▁Two ▁albums ▁by ▁British ▁rock ▁band ▁Queen , ▁A ▁Night ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Day ▁at ▁the ▁R aces ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁Marx ▁Brothers ▁films . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Marx ▁invited ▁Queen ▁to ▁visit ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁home ; ▁there ▁they ▁performed ▁"'