Richard Parfitt, Tommy Oswald Parfitt, Harry Parfitt
Nicknames
Parfitt, Rick , Richard John Parfitt , Parfitt, Richard J.
Music Groups
Status Quo (Since 1967), Band Aid (1984)
Movies
Bula Quo!
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
1
We were all kind of suspicious of Jimmy Savile. We all felt, 'There's something not right there.' But we didn't know what, and it was kind of in the back of our minds. But you could never quite suss him out. We did so many Top of the Pops (1964), so many Jim'll Fix It (1975)s.
2
At Top of the Pops (1964) in those days, all the bands were down in the cellar, as it were - just endless dressing rooms. It was like being in a prison.
3
I think that anybody would be forgiven around that time if you've got a girl in the corner - everybody was doing that. There were loads of girls, and they were willing. They were all coming into the dressing room - you're walking into a rock band's dressing room with a skirt up to your chin. Everybody was messing about. Of course we were. Everybody was groping everybody - that was it at Top of the Pops (1964), everybody was at it.
4
If you watch those early editions of Top of the Pops (1964), all the girls there have got skirts up to their chins. There were a lot of girls knocking around downstairs and people would invite them down to the dressing room. There were loads of little birds about at Top of the Pops (1964), of course there were. What used to happen upstairs in the upper echelons where Savile [Jimmy Savile] and the other DJs were - well, I never, ever knew where their dressing rooms were.
5
[on performing at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala in 2010] To me it felt like a little Live Aid (1985) tonight with Queen and Phil [Phil Collins] and Midge [Midge Ure] here.
6
If you're as good as Queen were, you can get away with anything, and I think they did.
7
On being awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2010 with Francis Rossi: To be perfectly honest with all the hard work we have put in over the years I accept it graciously.
8
"I will beat this. With such good thoughts from everyone, we will get through this together." (On his battle with throat cancer)
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Fact
1
Suffered heart attacks in December 2011, August 2014 and June 2016.
2
He and Francis Rossi were each awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for their services to music and charity.
3
Underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1997.
4
Diagnosed with throat cancer in December 2005. He blames years of smoking fifty cigarettes a day for the disease.
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Member of Status Quo since the start in 1967.
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Guitarist and singer of Status Quo.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dolezal Backstage
2015
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Ochéntame... otra vez
2015
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Gabalier - Die Volks-Rock'n'Roll-Show
2014
TV Movie writer: "Whatever You Want"
Live from Studio Five
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Angela and Friends
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
writer: "Whatever You Want" 1979
Paul Is Dead
2000
writer: "Again And Again"
Top of the Pops
1976-1995
TV Series writer - 7 episodes
Hasta luego cocodrilo
1992
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Crossroads
1985
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bula Quo!
2013
Rick
Children in Need
2005
TV Series
Performer
Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV
2005
TV Special
Performer (as Status Quo)
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bula Quo!
2013
composer: theme music / musician
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bula Quo!
2013
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
2014
TV Special
Himself
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
2014
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Status Quo
Loose Women
2007-2014
TV Series
Himself
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2014
TV Series
Himself - Performer
Hello Quo
2012
Documentary
Himself
The Butlin's Story
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - The Highlights, 1965
Daybreak
2011
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2004-2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Singer
The A Team: T4 Premiere Special
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Stars on the Street
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
All Star Mr & Mrs
2009
TV Series
Herself
The One Show
2008
TV Series
Himself
Spicks and Specks
2006-2008
TV Series
Himself
James May's 20th Century
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks
2007
TV Series
Himself
Greatest Ever Comedy Movies
2006
TV Movie
Himself
An Audience with Coronation Street
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Audience Member
Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
UK Music Hall of Fame: Biggest Selling Artists of the 21st Century