There has got to be someone more important on the planet to impersonate.

That is Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi’s joking assessment of the conman who convinced people in Dover he was the rocker himself for six months.

Rossi was impressed by the man who told a Dover Town councillor he would give a spectacular performance to end the Festival of Dover with his pals Paul McCartney and Brian May of Queen.

He got Vic Matcham, 67, of River, Dover to wine and dine him and even got a couple of trips in the Mayoral car.

Rossi said: “You have got to give the guy his due for foxing everybody and he does not look remotely like me.

“I think it's a bit sad because there must be many more interesting, handsome and important people on the planet to impersonate.

“We want him to come to one of our shows to have a picture of him. He has so much front.

“When he said he had arthritis that made me laugh, because I thought it was such a great excuse. People think oh well he is old so it makes sense.

“All these things are fantastic lies. I would not have thought of them.”

The conman who called himself Graham as an alleged cover to keep himself incognito is thought to have lived in the Romney Marsh area before moving to St Margaret’s Bay.

Before he fleeing Dover when the cat came out of the bag it is understood he worked as a retained firefighter.

Rossi said he is used to travelling to Dover himself.

“Dover is the way we get across to Europe because I do not like flying anymore” said Rossi.

“Anyone who knows me knows I would never go in a Mayoral limo or go to council events because I do not like to draw attention to myself.

“To fool so many people in a town like Dover is pretty impressive.”