John Deacon
John Deacon
John Richard Deaconis a retired English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He composed several hit singles, including "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "I Want to Break Free", and was involved in the band's financial management...
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I must say American radio is good in a way because for new groups, especially like English groups that's how the interest picked up on us over here.
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I mean basically I was the newest member in a way, because the band was formed for 6 months with a few other bass players when I came along.
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No, I mean we'd all definitely involved in the music business someway or another, because we're all living with it, and in it, and also we've got all sorts of things we would like to do.
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I have a few personal ambitions for the band.
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If I could sing, it would be lovely.
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Lot's of marriages don't last as long as Queen have been together.
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I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.
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The band was rejuvenated by that wonderful day. It breathed new life into us.
song writing albums
Our albums just tend to be collections of songs really, because we all write in the group, all four of us.
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Live Aid turned our world upside down.
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I'll probably make loads of plans, and then just sit around on my bottom all day long and do nothing.
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That first bass I had was an Eko, a very old thing with a thin neck, I had that for quite a while.
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Arguments are healthy. They clear the air.
song firsts albums
I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album.