@ Supersonic_Man89 it's like what Roger said, the rest of the band would say anything to protect Freddie, as Roger appeared very flippant in the interview the whole "I'm waffling" bit about not touring and wanting to.
So maybe making light of the situation was easier than getting "heavily" into the reasons for not touring, which they must have known (something wasn't "right") considering the video for I Want It All had just been completed & Freddie's appearance was already noticable