Francis Rossi: My family values

The Status Quo musician talks about his familyMy parents weren't gushing when I was young but were supportive in a quiet way and I'm glad of that, otherwise I wouldn't have had the impetus to succeed. They did buy me a guitar, though. It was seeing the Everly Brothers live on TV at a young age that spurred me on to want to play an instrument. I thought my younger brother, Dominic, and I could do that strumming and singing and so we both asked for guitars for Christmas. But Dominic welched out an...

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