STATUS QUO Guitarist RICK PARFITT Died For Three Minutes After Heart Attack; Saved By Doner Kebab
December 20, 2016, 8 years ago
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt's life was saved by a kebab after he collapsed and 'died' in a Turkish hotel, reports Daily Mail.
Parfitt, 68, was found lying on the floor by a colleague who had rushed past his room to be sick after eating the dodgy meal. She sounded the alarm and paramedics were called who were able to resuscitate the star.
Parfitt had returned to his room feeling unwell a show in Antalya, Turkey, last June - as the rest of the band gathered in guitarist Francis Rossi's hotel room for a meal. Instead of their healthy usual fish sushi, the band ordered dodgy doner kebabs, which prompted their PA Lyane Ngan to vomit. Thankfully, Parfitt's door room was ajar so Mrs. Ngan caught sight of him before it was too late.
Now bass player John 'Rhino' Edwards, 63, has finally revealed how the greasy kebab saved the iconic guitarist's life, in the band's new tour magazine.
The band-mate joked: “He's a jammy b******! If there had been sushi at the hotel Lyane would have been with us eating in Francis' room and wouldn't have gone to check on him. That for sure saved his life.
“Also a team of paramedics with all the necessary equipment for heart failure based at the nearest hospital had left the hotel two minutes earlier after another emergency and just turned around.”
Read the full story at DailyMail.co.uk.
