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So. Farewell then ... Francis Rossi's ponytail

The Status Quo frontman has chosen to crop his iconic mop as it finally dawned on him that he looked ridiculousThe Beatles arriving in Hamburg. Malcolm McLaren digging Johnny Rotten's shirt. Ralf HÃ¼tter finding the on button for his electric organ. Sometimes single moments can shift the direction of popular music in ways never before anticipated. Will the shearing of Francis Rossi's ponytail prove to be one of them?No, of course not. But the fact that the Status Quo frontman has, after 35 yea...

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12:20 on March 10 2009

So. Farewell then ... Francis Rossi's ponytail

Guardian Music — The Status Quo frontman has chosen to crop his iconic mop as it finally dawned on him that he looked ridiculousThe Beatles arriving in Hamburg. Malcolm McLaren digging Jo... more info

Status Quo The Beatles

12:22 on March 10 2009

Status Quo - Rossi Loses His Ponytail

ContactMusic — STATUS QUO star FRANCIS ROSSI has finally cut his hair - after 35 years of wearing the same trademark ponytail. The guitarist, 59, first grew his hair long in the 1970s a... more info

Status Quo Ponytail