Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of Status Quo.
Status Quo won the 1991 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.
He and Rick Parfitt 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.
His father's side of the family were merchants of Rossi's Ice Cream and had an ice cream business in London.