Francis Rossi
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Francis Rossi is the co-founder of the British rock band Status Quo, where he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. He is also known as 'Mike Rossi', 'Frame' and more recently, 'The GOMORR' (Grand Old Man of Rock 'n' Roll). He wrote the first Status Quo hit single "Pictures of Matchstick Men", as well as many other hit songs like "Paper Plane", "Caroline", and "Down Down".
A highly rated guitarist (within the music hierarchy) he has been with Status Quo for his entire musical career, although he has worked on albums by other artists and released some solo work, including the album King Of The Doghouse, which was not a commercial success.
His talent as an onstage frontman and his perfectionism mean that Status Quo remain a major live attraction after over 40 years on the road. On the other hand his conservative personality has led to increasing dissatisfaction at the static live set, especially amongst the hardcore of Quo's fan base.
He is also, along with Rick Parfitt, a meme on B3ta. It is unclear whether he knows this yet.