Rick Parfitt , the father of Rick Parfitt Jnr , front man of rock band The RPJ Band and successful motor racing driver in the British GT Car racing series , had a quadruple heart bypass in 1997 , as a result of a heart attack .
Parfitt is the father of Rick Parfitt Jnr , front man of rock band The RPJBand and successful motor racing driver in the British GT Car racing series. Following a heart attack , Parfitt had a quadruple heart bypass in 1997 , when he was told by doctors that he could die `` at any time '' unless he changed his lifestyle of drugs , smoking and heavy drinking .
Rick Parfitt