What A Legend: We Talk to John Coghlan

John Coghlan of the legendary Status Quo will be returning to Liverpool, performing in the fittingly iconic Cavern… and we got to speak to him.

Incredibly, John reveals he hasn’t been back since “having played in the original Cavern with Status Quo in the ‘70s.”

John will be joined by Baz Barry, Mick Hughes and Pete Knight, who collectively make John Coghlan’s Quo on Thursday November 28. John confidently revealed together they “re-create the sound of Status Quo.”

Amazingly,  John will be using the same “super classic” drum kit he “bought brand new in 1965”,the very same one that featured in Quo’s famous ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’ Top of the Pops performance.

They will perform some of the best classic Quo tracks such as ‘In My Chair’, ‘Down Down’ and ‘Caroline’.

Last year the original Status Quo band members re-united and went on tour for the first time in over 30 years as the Frantic Four.

John told The Tab: “We didn’t realise we were so wanted, there were grown people actually crying in the audience…they were so moved by it all.”

For those who missed it, the Frantic Four will be touring next year again for the last time ever, this time expanding into Europe.

With all of this success under his belt, this is what he recommends for budding musicians today: “Go out there and learn, let people see you. Just work hard.”

The Tab even managed to bag an exclusive. John revealed he drove a truck in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick blockbuster “Full Metal Jacket.”

He recollects: “I had to hide my hair under my hat…it’s only about ten seconds but you can see it’s me.”

So don’t miss out, see John Coghlan in the Cavern on Thursday November 28. You can also see the Alan G Parker film Hello Quo on BBC iPlayer now.

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