Rick Parfitt

We were all kind of suspicious of Jimmy Savile. We all felt, 'There's something not right there.' But we didn't know what, and it was kind of in the back of our minds. But you could never quite suss him out. We did so many Top of the Pops (1964), so many Jim'll Fix It (1975)s. Show less «

[on being awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2010 with Francis Rossi] To be perfectly honest with all the hard work we have put in over the years I accept it graciously. Show less «

I think that anybody would be forgiven around that time if you've got a girl in the corner - everybody was doing that. There were loads of girls, and they were willing. They were all coming into the dressing room - you're walking into a rock band's dressing room with a skirt up to your chin. Everybody was messing about. Of course we were. Everybody was groping everybody - that was it at Top of the Pops (1964), everybody was at it. Show less «

If you watch those early editions of Top of the Pops (1964), all the girls there have got skirts up to their chins. There were a lot of girls knocking around downstairs and people would invite them down to the dressing room. There were loads of little birds about at Top of the Pops (1964), of course there were. What used to happen upstairs in the upper echelons where Savile [Jimmy Savile] and the other DJs were - well, I never, ever knew where their dressing rooms were. Show less «

If you're as good as Queen were, you can get away with anything, and I think they did.

[on his battle with throat cancer] I will beat this. With such good thoughts from everyone, we will get through this together. Show less «

[on performing at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala in 2010] To me it felt like a little Live Aid (1985) tonight with Queen and Phil [Phil Collins] and Midge [Midge Ure] here. Show less «

At Top of the Pops (1964) in those days, all the bands were down in the cellar, as it were - just endless dressing rooms. It was like being in a prison. Show less «