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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO JOHN DEACON?
AND WHY IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY QUEEN STILL RULE
2 May 2005
I actually haven't got anything against Queen's (well, Roger Taylor and Brian May) re-union and tour
with Paul Rodgers. It's only human that after twenty years of not playing together, May and Taylor would
miss the big stadiums and the Queen material. I also don't think Freddie would have minded. The man was
up for trying anything and nothing embarrassed him (see the Barcelona album with Monsarat Cabalie).
What I want to know is what happened to John Deacon. Where is he? What does he think of the re-union? Why didn't he join
them? What does he think of the We Will Rock You musical? It seems to me that Roger and Brian are just two guys that can't say no.
Fine, the musical, debateable as it is, has only been doing good to the Queen legacy, but did they have to do a duet with Five?
Jam with Robbie Williams? Be in a Pepsi advert with Britney Spears and Byoncee?
It's kind of funny that while Freddie was alive, it was always Roger and Brian with their more traditional musical Rock
ideas that kept the band's authenticity and contact with other musicians and their audience (Freddie on his own would have
probably never made it). But now that Freddie can't embarrass anyone with some off-the-wall ideas, they just do it with publicity
that has no quirkiness attached to it, nor a particularly authentic vibe (and again I'm not referring to the Paul Rodgers tour,
which does make sense).
So what we're left with is John Deacon. He's now the authentic Queen member. And the more Brian and Roger do, the more curiosity
Deacon will attract. Come to think about it - Queen are now truly beating every other band in terms of promoting sales. They've got
two members touring stadiums around the world, one member dead and greatly missed, and one member completely out of the public eye
and constantly raising curiosity, plus a musical which has been running in London for a few years now.
Don’t get me wrong, though – I love them.
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