WTS 345: Richie Malone

About this episode

The episode features an interview with rockstar Richie Malone, discussing his journey with Status Quo and his new music venture.

This week we chat to rockstar Richie Malone. Like a lot of kids growing up, Richie idolised his favourite band, but unlike most Richie actually joined them! For the last 10 years, he’s been carrying the torch for Status Quo’s legendary rock and iconic sound, stepping into the role left by his hero Rick Parfitt and bringing his own energy to stages around the world. We talk about the surreal moment he got the call to join the band, what it’s really like on the road as a musician, how people reacted to his news and his new music venture, The Richie Malone Band. *An earlier version of this episode was published with some "bonus behind the scenes" content due to Danny having sausage fingers in the edit. Thanks to the listeners who got in touch to alert us / take the piss.

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny, Mero

Guest: Richie Malone

Topics covered

• music
• rock
• band
• touring
• personal journey

Keywords

• Richie Malone
• Status Quo
• Rick Parfitt
• musician
• rock music
• touring
• new music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Status Quo

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