Status Quo, band
DOES familiarity breed contempt or deep friendship?
Status Quo’s Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt have been rockin’ all over the world together for more than four decades and still seem unsure of the answer.
“I’ve been married to my current wife for 23 years,” says Rossi. “Well, that’s nothing compared to what I’ve been with Rick, is it?
“I used to laugh at that, but it’s more like a marriage than I realise.”
Like elderly couples, they know what each other is thinking without a word passing between them, he reveals.
“It’s sad that, isn’t it?” he adds. “He knows what I’m going to do and I know what he’s going to do. It’s a bit restrictive in some ways.”
With that in mind, perhaps it’s time to open the marriage up to others – and that’s exactly what they’re doing this winter with their “Quofest” tour.
