BIZARRE: Francis rossi - What They Never Told You

“Everybody used to say how great Clapton was, but I remember saying to Eric, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: How rock legends Status Quo stole a riff from The Doors and built an entire career out of it

"That song is where the Quo twelve-bar boogie shuffle came from"

MusicRadar · Aug 11

“Alan told us that he didn’t know how he’d face his family again. If he’d said, ‘I won’t accept my royalties for that,’ I’d have admired the courage of his convictions”: The controversial 1983 hit that split one of Britain‘s most beloved rock bands

Status Quo were one of the most enduring rock bands of the 70s and 80s – until they hit the tequila cocktails

Louder · Jul 4

My favourite Thin Lizzy song, by James Hetfield, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Suzi Quatro, Joe Elliott, Francis Rossi, Mick Box, Johnny Van Zant and more

Everyone has a favourite Thin Lizzy song, right? So we asked a load of famous folks to pick theirs and tell us why

Louder · May 7

“He was like, ‘No, I want the other position.’ That’s where it became so acrimonious between us”: Francis Rossi opens up on the internal tensions between Status Quo’s two guitar greats

A decade on since Rick Parfitt's death, Rossi reveals how the Quo wasn't big enough for the both of them

Guitar World · Feb 14

"Some horribly lame moments slip into that horribly twee dad-rock territory that blighted so much of his recent work with Status Quo": Francis Rossi doesn't quite return to the pile-driving sound of his old band on The Accidental

Status Quo frontman surprises himself with unexpected fifth solo album

Louder · Jan 30

Francis Rossi suggests Rick Parfitt's partners stoked divisions

Francis Rossi has suggested Rick Parfitt's partners caused problems in Status Quo by trying to create a rivalry between them.

BANG Premier · Jan 26

Phil Lynott, 40 years gone: A celebration by his bandmates and friends - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in our first issue of 2026: Sammy Hagar, Alter Bridge, Steve Cropper, Black Stone Cherry, Jim Steinman, Francis Rossi, Karnivool, Marcus King, Elles Bailey, Airbourne, Heavy Pettin and more

Louder · Jan 2

“Everybody used to say how great Clapton was, but I remember saying to Eric, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: How rock legends Status Quo stole a riff from The Doors and built an entire career out of it

"That song is where the Quo twelve-bar boogie shuffle came from"

MusicRadar · Dec 31, 2025

“Everybody used to say how great Clapton was, but I remember saying to Eric, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: How rock legends Status Quo stole a riff from The Doors and built an entire career out of it

"That song is where the Quo twelve-bar boogie shuffle came from"

MusicRadar · Nov 23, 2025

"When I left the band, I should have stayed left": Francis Rossi has some regrets about Status Quo's 1985 reunion

Francis Rossi's new album The Accidental finds him in complete creative control, and he likes it

Louder · Nov 20, 2025