- Born
- Birth nameFrancis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi
- Francis Rossi was born on May 29, 1949 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Men in Black³ (2012), The Girl Next Door (2004) and The Nines (2007). He has been married to Eileen Rossi since 1992. They have four children. He was previously married to Jean.
- SpousesEileen Rossi(1992 - present) (4 children)Jean(1967 - 1979) (divorced, 3 children)
- Used to wear a ponytail in his younger years.
- Wearing an earring in one ear.
- Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of Status Quo.
- Status Quo won the 1991 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.
- He and Rick Parfitt were each awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for their services to music and charity.
- His father's side of the family were merchants of Rossi's Ice Cream and had an ice cream business in London.
- Is of Italian descent.
- Performing in front of thousands of fans is the ultimate experience for any band.
- [on being awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2010 with Rick Parfitt] You start off rebellious, a teenager in a band, but you end up being part of the establishment..that the arrival of the letter announcing the honour had initially frightened the pants off me..because it comes from the government.
- Most of the big stars since the 1950s haven't really been that great. Look at Madonna - she can't sing but she can make a decent record. Her first one, they had to slow her voice down and speed it up. She used the system really well. Spice Girls - biggest pile of shit to hit the planet but what a great PR job. Can't sing, songs weren't very good, they didn't look very good but they used the business against itself. Same with Kylie (Kylie Minogue) - some innocent child off some Australian soap, she suddenly shags Michael Hutchence and her bum comes out and everyone keeps buying her records.
- We all have this thing of justifying our need to show off but it comes down to wanting attention and wanting people to like us.
- I understand that people can't stand Status Quo. There are thousands of people across the world who think we're fantastic but most don't, obviously. It's the same with anyone. Michael Jackson selling 45million records in America - that still means 220million Americans didn't like it. But 'showbiz' blows it up as important. Mars bars sell better than Michael Jackson records and so do paper clips, envelopes and coat hangers. How come no one's come up with a song that sells 2billion? Even then, two thirds of the world won't like it.
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