Welcome to the dotmusic chat with Mystery Guest
dave from croydon asks: Are you male or female?
Mystery: Yes, or maybe no
fRANCK from Cannes asks: Are you the same band as in the 60s? How many
players have there been now
Mystery: No, there's about the same players as a football team over
the
years
Donald from Shepton Mallet asks: What's the biggest gig you ever
played?
Mystery: Central Park to 400,000
Cari from NY asks: Are you guys famous for fighting with each other
Mystery: No, why do you want some?
Chris from Isle of Wight asks: What's the highest in the singles chart
you've ever been and what year?
Mystery: Number 1 in 1994
Paul from London asks: Phil Collins - why are you so bland?
Mystery: Well said Paul, but I'm not Phil
Ivo from Lucerne asks: Are you considered a heavy metal group and how
many people are there
Mystery: Yes and no, we are the frantic five
Emma from Hamburg asks: Does the band have its own plane or helicopter
Mystery: We've got our own bikes, and zimmerframes
TK from San Fran asks: Is being in your band anything like the movie
Spinal Tap
Dermot Quoth from A Shed asks: Who do you think you are?
Mystery: Yes but I'm nothing lklike Derek Smalls but we do have our
very
own David St Hubbins
Mystery: A bigheaded twat
Terry from London asks: Which football teams do the band support
Mystery: there is only one team - the world famous mighty brentford fc
Dale from Norway asks: What is your favourite song?
Mystery: Ummm, Sign O The Times by prince
Richard from Sweden asks: Is your name the same as mine?
Mystery: no but i'm a bit of a dick
steve monty from London asks: have you ever been in a levis ad!!
Mystery: no but i wear them on stage
arthur from portsmouth asks: do you have an easily identifiable sound
Mystery: only a lot
Dyllan from Wales asks: You are Francis Rossi
Mystery: no i ain't
Ruud from holland asks: Is you're nickname Frame
Mystery: no
fred from netherlands asks: is it Rhino from status quo?
Mystery: it could be
dotmusic: well done Fred. You're the winner. Rhino will now answer
your
Quo questions
Pat Kelly from Ontario, Canada asks: What did John Fogarty think of
your
version of "Rockin' All Over The World"?
Rhino: i expect that he and his bank manager were well chuffed
Martin Brand from Cologne, Germany. asks: I guess that the "unkown"
artist is John "Rhino" Edwards of Status Quo. My question is how long
the
concert in Dusseldorf will be?
Rhino: a couple of days if you don't like it, an hour and a half if
you
do
MARK STUMBLE INN EATON from CANNOCK asks: REMEMBER THE SMALLEST GIG ON
THE PUB TOUR? HOW DID YOU RATE THE STUMBLE INN GIG?
Rhino: we sutmbled in , stumbled out, i remember we phoned up from the
b
us to find out about the stage at which our production manager was
heard
to fall oaround laughing as there wasn't really one. but it was a good
show.
colin berry from hartlepool asks: i know you are the best bass player
that quo has had,but how good do francis and rick rate as guitarist
compared to some of the other musicians you've played with?
Rhino: they are the two most original players i've ever worked with
and
rossi's charisma on stage is something else
JOHNS from YATELEY, UK asks: Hiya Rhino. Quo are about to hit the
studio
to record some new stuff can we hope for the same sort of rawness and
energy as your brilliant Rhino's Revenge album?
Rhino: i'd like to think so. we worked really hard to keep it fresh
and
we will trying to achieve that sort of vibe on the quo record
Mr Ian Fox from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire asks: When you joined Status
Quo
in 1985, did you think they would still be popular in 2001?
Rhino: i didn't realise that i had joined such an institution and on
the
one hand i'm surprised because rock'n'roll is quite short-lived but
we've
grown older with our fans
quolion from germany says: could you tell us your personal highlights
with QUO?
Rhino: blimey, i really enjoyed the english pub tour as i like a
drink.
basically joining was quite a high and it's still better than working
Matthew Bradshaw from London asks: Rhino, How easy has it been to
persude
Francis & Rick to play more of the older 70's material in the set? Any
chance in the future of some old songs we have never heard live before?
Rhino: matthew believe it or not i'm the main instigator in trying to
get
the band to play more of our old songs e.g. big fat mama. i'm trying to
get break the rules, paper plane, etc but when there's such a vast
catalogue of material you have to cover each era
Andy Jermond (www.quoratory.co.uk) from Harrow, NW London asks: Rhino,
loved your solo effort. Bearing in mind Quo's already hectic touring
schedule and the need to have a family life, how the heck do you find
the
time to record a solo album, and will you find the time to record
another?
Rhino: it was time-consuming but it was like my hobby. and i know that
the next one will not as difficult to make as i now know how to do it!
(ask my wife)
Sven from Stockholm asks: I hear your album is good, but I am having
trouble finding a copy here in Sweden. Can you help?
Rhino: it will be available to buy on our forthcoming tour of
Scandanavia. or if you want a signed copy (i don't know who's going to
sign it) go to rhinosrevenge.com where you will find details (it says
here)
Chris Farrington from Cambridge asks: Are you likely to ever do any
live
dates on your own to promote "Rhino's Revenge"
Rhino: i did a launch gig the day the album was released at the 100
club
in london and it was fantastic. i'm looking to do some more uk shows in
either february or march, checdk the website for details but i can
assureyou that when we play live it rocks like a m
Gazzer from Crewe asks: What is your favourite quo song Rhino?
Rhino: hold ya back
Rock Til You Drop from nowhere asks: woking says: where's ur favourite
venue to play?
Rhino: it depends sometimes because for some unknown reason you can
fill
out a venue and one year the sound is fantastic, the next it's awful.
the
best place for me personally is cirkus krone in munich
Jo from Australia asks: the recent tour of Australia was
Brilliant....but
the crowd numbers really dissapointing, will Quo tour Australia (in the
near future) again?
Rhino: that's difficult...I don't know but we had a brilliant time
there.
I hope we do. I'm going there on holiday there this year
spikearoony from northumberland asks: why are you called Rhino ?
Rhino: I am the Austin Powers of rock on that one. The international
man
of mystery. You can take from that what you will...
stefanquo from quo fan since 1973 asks: can you make a pub tour here
in
germany,please please
Rhino: We did. Why weren't you there?
n.t.mears from peterborough asks: is the new quo album likely to
feature
your good self, on vocals, and will it be a rocker?
Rhino: I'd be surprised if I was singing on it. I'm hopeful that it
will
be a rocker...!
rg from nowhere asks: what was the feeling ( if you can remember)
after
the gig at wembley 86 gig with queen ?
Rhino: I loved it. But in retrospect I looked like a complete prat!
BlueEyedLady from QuoNada asks: Some of the cuts on your new CD made
me
think of Jimi Hendrix. Was he an influence on you?
Rhino: Yeah...especially on 'The Strange One' which was directly
inspired
by Jimi
rossilover from essex uk asks: what guage strings do u use?
Rhino: Narrow (laughs)
Timmy Langner from Guildford asks: Any chance of getting Quo to play
Blue
eyed lady or reaosn for living live? Reason is a great motto for life.
Also please don't stop writting/playing the newer stuff, just mix it
all
around bit so we never know whats next. Thanks
Rhino: I'm not sure but you never know. Secondly don't forget this
band
is called Status Quo - changes are difficult
Chris Perkins from uk asks: whats francis like on a tour coach
Rhino: He is the grand old man of rock'n'roll. He likes a game of
cards,
a chat and a smoke.
John from England asks: Why didn't you get coghlan back when jeff
left?
Rhino: Beacuse we got Matthew. John won't be back.
Can from Turkey asks: Hi Rhino,which Quo album is your favourite one?
Rhino: I would say...Hello
Rhino: sorry I was wrong - Piledriver. In Australia they used to call
it
Pile Driver
John from Carmarthen asks: How is the writing going with Francis and
Bob?
Paul Nicholson from Sheffield asks: Are you sick and tired of people
saying bring back Alan Lancaster, because I certainly am?
Rhino: Very well and they are still it at now.
Rhino: Paul I love you - but for the last five yearsI have to say it
hasn't bothered me. To all you who want Alan back there are other bands
on
tour and other CDs to buy
Chris Perkins from uk asks: How much longer will quo be touring?
Rhino: Until after about seven years after we are dead!
Gazzer from Crewe asks: On the rock till you drop album you did 4500
times a cut down version off about 12 minutes why won't you ever do
that
full version live in concert
eddy kilgore from N.ireland asks: when should we expect the next QUO
STUDIO ALBUM
Rhino: My personal opinion - as I wasn't there at the time and have
only
seen on video - it reminds me of watching paint dry if I'm being honest
and I'm an honest kind of geezer
Rhino: My personal opinion - as I wasn't there at the time and have
only
seen on video - it reminds me of watching paint dry if I'm being honest
and I'm an honest kind of geezer
Rhino: Hopefully later this year but rest assured it won't come out
until
its ready and if you have to wait it will be worth it.
dotmusic: time for one more for Rhino
nigel mellor from burton on trent asks: will you be doing another solo
album in the future?
Rhino: hopefully provided I can get a few hours off from Quo
Rhino: That's it folks...I've got a fresh bottle of Cotesderhone with
my
name on it. I'd like to thank you all for talking the time to ask me so
many intertesting questions. Now bugger off. Rhino Revenge rools
dotmusic: thanks Rhino for being our first mystery guest and to you
all
for your questions.