Status Quo frontman: ‘We saw Ian Paisley in Belfast… he seemed bigger than usual but it was because of bulletproof vest’

Belfast-bound Status Quo frontman talks fame, regrets and his love of dogs – and says band’s latest tour could be the last

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Lorraine Wylie

With more UK chart hit singles than any other band and worldwide sales above 118 million units, Status Quo have earned their place in the music hall of fame.

Even today, songs such as Pictures of Matchstick Men, Rockin All Over The World, Whatever You Want and What You’re Proposing are popular with a new generation of fans.

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