The Status Quo legend said there would be no interest in a movie of the band because, although they made many great songs, that “upset many people”
Francis Rossi has moaned that no one would want to watch a biopic on his rock career.
Movies based on music stars have been big business in recent years with hits like Elvis, Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody. But Francis admitted: “There’d be no interest in a Status Quo movie. I thought the Elton John one was all right. My daughter loved the Queen one. “I said, ‘It’s not true, I know what happened there and it’s not true.’
“But she said, ‘You told me it was all showbiz.’ It was a great movie. We wrote some very good melodies, many great poppy, rocky songs. But that upset many people.”
The singer said he still has hopes instead that Quo tunes could feature in a musical like Queen-based We Will Rock You.
He explained: “The best thing about the musical was that it wasn’t about the band. For a Quo musical you could just use the material.
“Whether the music is as strong or as diverse is hard to say.”
Meanwhile, Francis told the new issue of Record Collector that he will keep on rocking until he drops as he doesn’t know anything else.
He said: “One of the reasons I’m still working is selfishness. When I go out there it’s all I have to do.
“I focus from the moment I get up to the moment I finish and then I focus on the following day. That’s all that really matters.
“Although I’m off through August and I’ve made product I’m not allowed to talk about yet.
“If I don’t have a show I wake up and think, ‘Jesus, I’m 76…’
“Once you’ve sampled this, tasted this, you want to keep hold of it. I always have, and I still do.”
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