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Francis Rossi Confronts Mortality with Rigorous Fitness Regime Ahead of UK Tour

Daily health anxieties have driven his new wellness rituals after overcoming decades of addiction.

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Overview

  • Rossi, 76, says he wakes each morning consumed by the question “Will I last much longer?”
  • He has embraced a strict wellness routine of vegetable smoothies, herbal supplements, daily sit-ups and pool dips
  • After years of alcohol and cocaine addiction he lives teetotal but allows himself one cigarette a day
  • Despite a five-decade career he admits to performance insecurity that fuels daily vocal and guitar practice
  • As the sole continuous member of Status Quo he is preparing new studio sessions and a September UK tour that is already selling out