wikipedia - 15 Apr 2022 Status Quo are an English rock band that formed in 1962. The group originated as The Scorpions and was founded by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys.[1] After a number of lineup changes, which included the introduction of Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.
The Guardian - 14 May 2025
‘I terribly wanted to be liked. Still do’: Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on money worries, his deepest neuroses – and sounding like Nellie the Elephant ...
Louder - 21 Dec 2024
“Punk didn’t ride over the top of Quo, because we rock harder than any of ’em. This band seems invincible somehow”: The epic story of Status Quo, the greatest British boogie band never to break America ...
MusicRadar - 14 May 2025
“We used to work with Fleetwood Mac a lot on the uni circuit. You could sit down beside the stage and they’d start playing - der-der, der-der - for an hour and a half. We wanted to do that”: Francis Rossi on how Status Quo developed their 12 bar boogie ...
