Post by curiousgirl on Nov 21, 2016 14:06:48 GMT
I was trying to find out if lazypokerblues was pulling my leg or not, over The Oriental winning Guardian song of the year on 2002, and came across this old article when Quo were on Ark Royal.
I found this young female fan's view rather poignant in the light of Rick's health problems. The interviewer is a bit snarky about Quo but to be expected with the opening Question:
How does the world's least fashionable band sell albums? Caroline Sullivan joins Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and several hundred British sailors on board the Ark Royal
"She is too young to remember that bad time in the mid-1990s when Quo threatened to sue Radio One for refusing to play their singles, or the day guitarist Rick Parfitt was rushed to hospital for quadruple heart bypass surgery, the payback for decades of partying all over the world. She is simply mesmerised by the five bejeaned veterans, average age 50, who will never, ever boast of a "dance element" to their music.
"I liked the Spice Girls for a little while, but now it's just Quo," she says shyly. "I love Rick. I hope I get to meet him today." But he is 54 years old. "He looks younger," she insists, proffering a photo from the sleeve of their last album, which she has brought to have autographed. And she is right - the blond Parfitt could pass for, oh, a craggy 53, as we see moments later when Quo, rockular in leather jackets despite the heat, arrive at the station.
"Immediately fans and media separate into distinct groups. The former, who are wearing T-shirts with slogans like There's Only One Rick Parfitt, whip out cameras and snap away from a respectful distance. The media, nudging each other mirthfully, barge in front and demand that Parfitt and ponytailed singer Francis Rossi pose on the steps of the train, which they patiently do.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/aug/02/artsfeatures2
I found this young female fan's view rather poignant in the light of Rick's health problems. The interviewer is a bit snarky about Quo but to be expected with the opening Question:
How does the world's least fashionable band sell albums? Caroline Sullivan joins Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and several hundred British sailors on board the Ark Royal
"She is too young to remember that bad time in the mid-1990s when Quo threatened to sue Radio One for refusing to play their singles, or the day guitarist Rick Parfitt was rushed to hospital for quadruple heart bypass surgery, the payback for decades of partying all over the world. She is simply mesmerised by the five bejeaned veterans, average age 50, who will never, ever boast of a "dance element" to their music.
"I liked the Spice Girls for a little while, but now it's just Quo," she says shyly. "I love Rick. I hope I get to meet him today." But he is 54 years old. "He looks younger," she insists, proffering a photo from the sleeve of their last album, which she has brought to have autographed. And she is right - the blond Parfitt could pass for, oh, a craggy 53, as we see moments later when Quo, rockular in leather jackets despite the heat, arrive at the station.
"Immediately fans and media separate into distinct groups. The former, who are wearing T-shirts with slogans like There's Only One Rick Parfitt, whip out cameras and snap away from a respectful distance. The media, nudging each other mirthfully, barge in front and demand that Parfitt and ponytailed singer Francis Rossi pose on the steps of the train, which they patiently do.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/aug/02/artsfeatures2
