Rossi and Lancaster became close friends and, along with other schoolmates formed the band "The Scorpions" – an early Quo forerunner.
ɹˈɔsi ænd lˈæŋkæstɚ bɪkˌeɪm klˈoʊs fɹˈɛndz ænd, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ skˈuːlmeɪts fˈɔːɹmd ðə bˈænd "ðə skˈoːɹpiənz" ɐn ˈɜːli kwˈoʊ fˈɔːɹʌnɚ.