NEWS:Kudos to Status QUO Legend,Francis Rossi as he takes a step to be as fit as mick jagger on stage after a massive workout
The Rocking All Over The World singer, 74, has been walking and swimming to get fit for the band’s upcoming tour. He compared himself to energetic Rolling Stones frontman Mick, 80, whose shows are physically demanding like Status Quo’s.
Francis said: “I’ve been working out a lot and swimming a lot and trying to get fit for the tour. I think there’s only myself and Mick Jagger who do that sort of thing, but you do. I do workout exercises. I do 40 lengths in the swimming pool, I’ve been walking and stuff.
“Because one thing with Status Quo is it’s physically demanding. And it seems weird about music, doesn’t it? How can we say it’s music and yet it’s physically demanding? Well, it f***ing is. And I don’t know why. And it hurts. I’m trying to be fit and ready for it. I don’t take it lightly. I don’t just think, ‘Oh f***, we’re going on tour, who cares?’
“It means a hell of a lot to me, to all of us, to be in correct condition, so the audience get the best we can give them. I’m not going to tell them it’s going to be the most fantastic night they’ve ever had, because I’d hope when they had sex it was a better night. But we really do try hard. It’s not taken lightly, as the idea to come out and do it wasn’t taken lightly.”
Francis will be 75 when the rockers hit the road in June and admits he is starting to feel his age, especially in the mornings. He told German Radio station Rock Antenne: “I think every morning, 75! I mean, you got to 40 and 50, you think, yeah, and you can adjust to it, but 75 – it’s kind of a bit too real. In the morning, I definitely feel like 75.
“I’m very much aware of age. Yeah. And they keep saying age is just a number, everything’s just a f***ing number! It’s kind of, yeah, until you are 75. In the morning, I sit on the bed, I go, ‘Oh, it’s more than a number. Ouch.’ And then I get down the stairs and it’s OK. In the evening the last thing I do is I practice in my bedroom.
“And then I sit and play Patience on my iPad. And then I look forward to the following day. Every time. Although I’m aware that I don’t know if I’m going to get ill. I don’t know if I’m going to drop dead. People say it’s kind of morbid, but it’s actually funny that I’m in this business at 75. But it’s real, you know. I’m old. Don’t pretend you don’t feel old. It’s not true.”
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