Francis Rossi (Interview) The Pink Floyd Sound | Progressive Rock | ‘Down Down’ & the Human League
Francis Rossi talks about the Pink Floyd sound, Progressive Rock and asks was prog the result of too much weed? Also, how much ‘Down Down’ influnced The Human League and ‘Wot You’re Proposing’ as an anti-coke anthem.
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Time Stamps
00:00 – Intro
00:07 – Tunes & Chat
06:20 – Pictures of Matchstick Men
09:17 – The Pink Floyd Sound
12:11 – The Faces
15:06 – The Everly Bros & Quo
16:49 – The Vertigo Label
18:35 – Progressive rock
22:25 – ‘Down Down’ & The Human League
24:58 – ‘Wot you’re proposing’ and coke
27:40 – ‘Heavy Traffic’
34:15 – Jim Morrison story
35:04 – Sacked by ZZ Top?
38:34 – Is Rock Dead?
@ЛюдмилаКирик-ч5о
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Френсис – – вы прекрасны!.
@martinhegelius7445
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Great listening…
@stephenrice4554
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
My dad was a very saught after jazz saxophonist and clarinetist . And he dug status quo , he swung like a pendulum and every record the quo brought out he'd be playing it and transposing it , giving it a bit of swing and bugger me they sounded good . So I got them both ways 👍
@QXZJX
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Francis should have a radio show
@renatoporcu3097
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Inutile arrivare alla musica dalla nostra generazione ❤️
OGGI IL POPOLO INGLESE DEVE ESSERE IN PIAZZA…
STOP = governo inglese ❗❗
@peterthomas22
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
great interview, thanks.
@tomhirschel8524
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Very funny. Keep on rocking in the FREE world! 🙂
@mnbv990
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Great interviewer, great interviewee.
@renatoporcu3097
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
👑 Roma 👑
@philmanning2549
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Great to see Francis still a amusing as ever, he always was and is a brilliant guitarist.
@wingchun-simplekungfu7584
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
In the 70’ I was at our local bowling alley and fun parlour jumping around on trampolines with my mates. In walked Rick & Francis and they started jumping around smashing the volley ball over the net. They got pretty pissed when our ball went into their trampoline. I was shit scared of them then at 13 years old. I went to every concert in Adelaide each time they toured Australia. I got their autographs when I waited outside their motel. I got one of Johns drum sticks after a gig. Definitely my favourite live act to see. Thanks Francis. May you rock on mate 👍🏻
@twelve-t4c
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
. Usual rossi meandering waffle. At least he admits it. One or two little interesting bits but it's sad that no one will ever get Francis to talk in depth about the classic quo years.he rarely if ever talks nuts n bolts about how he got those tones. The gear he used. How they recorded the classic stuff. Stuff musicians would like to hear. There's tons of that stuff about most legendary bands but hardly anything on quo. He should be proud of those great 70s records. And give more credit to the other guys including Bob Young . It was a shock to hear him actually say something positive about Alan.. Be it grudgingly before criticising him. Most of what came after is uninspring dross . Cringe inducing at times. Hard to believe it's the same guy who played those incredibly inventive Melodic solos with an amazing telecaster tone. Bit insipid the interviewer really I'm sure rossi has a good in depth interview in him somewhere. I think all the bullshit he comes out with is a defense mechanism.. He was an incredibly under rated guitarist though I don't think he's come up with a decent solo in 50 years.. Wtf happened rossi.. To your head . Your integrity. Still he's got lots of money which seems to be his primary incentive.
@karenmiller319
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Great interview, our Franny always has a lot to say, bless him
@michaeldaley5831
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
That’s the best interview with Francis I’ve seen in many a year.I would loved to have asked him what it was like with the beach boys,esp what Brian & Carl were like,& the controversy over the single fun fun fun,when radio 1 refused to play it.
@alanstrom2221
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
I'm sick of reading all the sycophantic comments below.
How do you know if FRANCIS is a 'great bloke ' he could be the opposite.
After all, he destroyed THE GREATEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME.
The Band were roaring down 'life's highway' in top gear, with LANCASTER at the wheel, when ROSSI woke from a having a snooze, then ROSSI reached across from the passenger seat and grabbed the wheel and drove the vehicle into a ditch.
ROSSI is a narcissistic, grumpy, curmudgeon.
He hates anything good about QUO, yet he loves MARGUERITA TIME, which is one of the worst songs anybody has recorded.
Every time he plays " Wildside of Life " he says "I like this one " He thinks he's so cute and adorable.
Yet, I just want a bucket to spew in.
The Cabaret QUO play it with one millionth of the energy and power it should be played.
I wish I was the Magistrate in Court on that dark and sad day in the mid-80s.
I would've ruled in favour of ALAN LANCASTER.
@alanstrom2221
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
It's ALAN LANCASTER that I love and respect.
It was ALAN's Band and ROSSI destroyed it.
@alanstrom2221
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Tony Yeatropoulos
Tony Yeatropoulos
2 weeks ago
"Backwater/Just Take Me" remains one of favorite, regularly played rock songs of all-time.
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Alan Strom
Alan Strom
1 second ago
"Backwater/Just Take Me" is written by LANCASTER / PARFITT as most of the QUO ALBUM was.
"Backwater/Just Take Me" was sung by the Mighty ALAN LANCASTER.
I wouldn't be surprised if THE ANTI-QUO ( Rossi ) didn't like it.
ROSSI, the "insecure show-off" only likes it when he's Front n Centre.
Like this interview, he's jibbering and jabbering away, faster than he can think of what to say.
The YOUNG Rossi, would cringe with embarrassment if he heard and saw this interview.
@mikeowen1192
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Should have realised there was small faces influence on early status quo the hair styles ect both great underated bands Marriott one of the greatest vocalist
@stevenhighams4190
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Nice to hear him give Alan a little credit for once (I thought he was vile toward him in his book), but he's still overdoing the Francis/Rick Love Story bit. I always got the impression that Rick Parfitt felt bad about Alan Lancaster's dismissal from the band and only stuck around himself because he was in a bad way financially at the time and knew which side his bread was buttered, which was perfectly understandable.
@perlaursen1885
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Watch the wall behind Francis. A little reminder of his career: Rocking all over the world. The world map means something special when you are one of those mucisians who played for anyone everywhere.
@NoLefTurnUnStoned.
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
SQ single handedly kept the Colombian economy afloat in the ‘80’s
@mobiledaw1436
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Quo played my local pub/venue a few years ago. Ruskin Arms. The Small Faces, Iron Maiden played there in their early days. Huge respect !!
@mikesomerset6338
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
I like the interviewers t-shirt.
@ruiseartalcorn
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Awesome interview with a true legend and jolly nice chap! 🙂 I was lucky enough to meet Francis a couple of years ago when he was doing his book tour – great guy. I remember, rather than doing the usual "fan stuff", we chatted about Vox amps. Just two old gits chatting about gear 😉
@elithrums1163
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Well that was nice. I am a lifelong lover of the Quo. One of the tightest and fun live bands. I have seen them many times. Real music played with real passion. Thank you Francis, for adding to the soundtrack of my life.
@markbarker6739
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Alan gave my mate a load of stuff from live aid like the all access pass and things only the performers got it's been especially framed and autographed my friend received it less than a year before Alan passed away
@FF-so3su
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
There was no market for a new studio album from the Frantic 4? and then after Rick died, made a new studio album with his own Quo lite tribute band; I think that says more about him than all his chat .
@hml808
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
There is really no Status Quo anymore! he should respect his legacy and call it the Frances Rossi band from now on everything else is an insult in a joke … sorry
@colinmitchell9212
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Quo were never like the Everlys as Rossi would like to think, they've were only really successful once they embraced the Rock or as Rick used to say Let's ROCK.
@skinksmith
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Fantastic. Thank you.
@leiper72
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Ha, a lots of info and news there in the answers open and between the answers slipping through I think…? Greetings from Sweden! 😀
@VStrom2019
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
That has to be the best interview ever. Francis was like the guy next door talking over a pint at the local. Loved it.
@davidcarson7936
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Love Rossi's shirt. My parents had wallpaper in the bathroom identical in the 70s…. Love it 👍
@jonathanevans1064
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
What a brilliant interview. Great questions, fascinating answers. I'm not a Quo fan, don't own any of their records, and could probably only name 2 or 3 songs. Don't know how I ended up here, but glad I did.
@gilblax8764
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Pink Floyd is boring? Kkkkkkkk
@mrmitch5054
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
That’s very wierd that you are talking about the small faces as I’m just reading Ronnie Woods autobiography.
@neonskyline1
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Amazing you done an interview with Rossi and Brock, my two favorite Bands in the 70s, I was the only person in the school who liked Hawkwind, when Bob done the Marc show I paid for that the next day lol. I have to say my favorite Quo songs involved alan, great voice, my favorite song "Is there a better way", best Hawky song is "Steppenwolf" Calvert was a total genius and guided Hawkwind, great interview
@ronvandijk4133
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Nicest bloke in rock
@GRIFFINSEAN
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
He's a Muppet! Him calling anyone Boring 😂 Can't even play a chord oh 4 😂 Flyod Boring maybe you don't understand classic musicians, your a horrible man who Slates his dead bandmate..Get David Gilmour to teach you guitar 😂😂😂
@gudgengrebe
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
I love listening to Francis Rossi. He has so many interesting stories and take on people. More please.
@kirkoconnor4254
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Great interview. Some very different and interesting questions from the normal run of the mill. Great level of knowledge and music appreciation from the interviewer and Rossi's thoughtful honesty and extended meandering answers were a treat as always.
@delevans7334
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Francis talks so much sense. If he wants to chat for hours or play his favourite music, I'll happily listen. My Dad introduced me to Quo as I grew up and there are so many gems that need more exposure from the 70's and 80's!
@iangillon6981
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
Fuckin lovely!! My Dad would say` Got the new Thin Lizzy Album. Id say Na MATE.. I got Status Quo LP
@rogerbixley6911
April 19, 2026 at 2:03 am
He sounds very old now….has he got a new set of false teeth that don´t fit properly ?