Status Quo
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"I can't be a good father, because I had eight kids and my career came first": A no-holds-barred interview with Status Quo's Francis Rossi
By Paul Elliott published
Francis Rossi has fronted Status Quo for nearly 60 years: A British institution, they're loved and loathed in equal measure

"I heard it for the first time at a dope dealer’s house one night": My 10 favourite British albums ever, by Status Quo's Francis Rossi
By Dave Ling published
Francis Rossi reveals why the Rolling Stones annoy him, names the guitarist whose onstage farewell he copied, and reveals the band "who should have been drowned at birth"

"Big fan of their prawn sandwich, I must say": Status Quo have reworked Rockin' All Over The World as a "Saving All Over The Store" advert for M&S
By Fraser Lewry published
Is nothing sacred, etc

"We'd sit surrounded by amps. The magic just flowed. It gave you goose-pimples": How Status Quo made Hello! and turned into Britain's hottest band of 1973
By Dave Ling published
Sometimes, a band works on an album and everything clicks. For Status Quo, their 1973 No.1 Hello! was just such an album. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t problems

"Some people said that seeing the band again made their lives complete": Remembering Status Quo's Rick Parfitt
By Dave Ling published
A personal look back at the music, life and times of Status Quo guitarist/singer and cornerstone Rick Parfitt, who died on Christmas Eve 2016

“Certain people might think that – the type of person that wears only denim, has a lot of tattoos and doesn’t wash”: meet the man who ‘ruined’ Status Quo
By Dave Ling published
Andy Bown has played keyboards with Status Quo for 50 years and has been with them through some tough times. But some fans still won’t forgive him for ‘ruining’ the band

10 massively successful British bands who failed to crack America
By Dave Everley published
Not every band can be as huge as The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in America – just ask Slade, The Small Faces and Status Quo

10 hard rock and heavy metal farewell tours that weren’t actually farewells
By Will Marshall published
Kiss, Judas Priest and Mötley Crüe have all made their goodbyes, only to continue touring and recording anyway

“The studio was next door to the Chinese Embassy. We received their Morse code signals through our amps!”: how Status Quo accidentally picked up secret messages from China in the 1970s
By Classic Rock published
Status Quo dive deep into the making of their classic 1973 album Hello! in the new issue of Classic Rock
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