#statusquo Francis Rossi Status Quo - In My Chair / Slade / Jim Lea @statusquocom @UnofficialStatusQuo Matchstick Men, Publishing, Songwriting @OfficialStatusQuo
I chatted to Francis and Rick one evening in the Bulldog Cafe on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, they were enjoying a puff together, as there was a concert in Amsterdam scheduled for the following weekend. I was busking on the Leidseplein with Robin Nolan playing two guitars in the style of the great gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt at the time, and both Francis and Rick enjoyed our street performance, the pair of them stood in the crowd that we had around us, and they did the " air guitar" bit, which made us all laugh, as our music bore no resemblance to their music. As soon as I mentioned the name of John Coghlan, with whom I had played in the Isle of Man at a charity gig that Coghlan put on in remembrance of the Hillsborough Football stadium disaster, both Francis and Rick froze up. It was clear that there was still some animosity in spite of their declared neutral position on John leaving the band. They lit up another spliff and walked away.
My first gig Slade supported by status quo 1972 Manchester Free trade hall 13 bob to get in honestly juniors wailing railroad someone's learning Quo blew them away 👌
Enjoyed that talking about Slade and how they got on with each other, explains to why Jim appeared on TOTP with quo performing Margarita Time when Rick went arse over tit on the drums 😂
What was Francis talking about!? Just rambling on. The only part I got is how one (recording) take seems to have magic and all the others not, even at my level I've noticed that too.
Saw Slade and Quo in a B,ham pub early 70,s , don,t know who was supporting who! Both big names at this time, can,t see a meet up like that happening nowadays!!😀😀
In my chair is one of the very finest quo songs.. Interesting tale of slade dominating the sound check to stop quo from getting a good live performance
Francis is so funny...as he is most of the time...and he sure feels younger most of the time....dont know if he is any wiser....but who cares when ur havin a laugh.....🤣💞😂...
A band I was in supported Quo around 2007 at a rugby stadium in Worcester & from memory (not that reliable!) Quo didn't soundcheck, the crew just did a line check. We were lucky to get a decent soundcheck & Francis & Rick were on the side of the stage in their bathrobes watching us!
Rossi being rather ingenuous about’ not being able to do it again & again’ as that’s all the Quo have ever done. Essentially their whole career has been based on just one single
I remember this was the first electric riff/run I ever wanted to feel and play exactly as it sounded when i was about 20, couldnt do it then and cant now..then I tealised, I'm not Francis Rossi!
Who said they were new? Nowhere on our RU-vid page do we say these are 'new' interviews because they obviously aren't, they are over 10 years old but they are mainly unseen as they weren't used in the edit. I don't understand why you would be bothered to even comment just don't watch them if you want new interviews...
@@dennisbegley333 I beg to differ. I think Francis is actually very raw and honest and quite a hard case, as is Steve Harris. He's joking to lighten the mood and keep himself on track. I'll also say that being of a certain vintage and an inner city boy myself, I find his interviews refreshing. I bet when you get him in private company, he's a good laugh when on form. He's the last of the 70's rockers who actually have their faculties in tact and good company. Not many of them left so cherish these times while they last because as the seasons change, these moments will become like faded photographs, getting harder to see as they are exposed to the rays of the sun.
