Another interview: http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1274348/brand-new-interview-with-john-deacon-.aspx [/QUOTE]
You really think this is a John Deacon real interview?!
I don't get sarcasm straight away...
Jimmy Dean · Member since
I completely see his point of view. If I was in his shoes, and I wish I was... I would have done the same.
After 1997, it was about carrying on... how could you? why would you try? You had a legend on vocals, what are you going to rely on now? So he had in right in that respect.
Going forward, the only interest he would have would be to continue the legacy by preserving recordings, box set, etc...
In that respect, his opinion means shit. Why? Because he knows Brian and Roger will always out-vote him no matter what he thinks.
"Should we carry on after Freddie?" --> Brian, "I don't see why not"... Roger, "Yeah, we'll give it a go"... John, "Umm, no."... That's where it ends.
(By the way, those weren't actual quotes - so don't ask for a source)
I respect the man, he made the right decisions at the time and in hindsight.
Holly2003 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]notimeforlosers wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
Another interview: http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1274348/brand-new-interview-with-john-deacon-.aspx [/QUOTE]
You really think this is a John Deacon real interview?!
I don't get sarcasm straight away...
[/QUOTE]
Absolutely. Fatty has never been known to tell a lie.
gregorsamsa · Member since
- John was said to have a recording studio in his london house. No one seems to know wether he still plays bass and write songs, let alone recording material. It could well be that he has not played for the best part of twenty years, that means chances of seeing him taking the stage again with brian & roger have got slimmer over the last years. I do not think that we'll ever see him again with a Precision in hands. Was he not already less active in the band in the last years of Queen with freddie ?
- Made in heaven was a sucess commercially. I remember all the promo material laid in record shops at that time as well as the broad TV and press coverage. That was not the case of the No one but you single, which did not chart well accross Europe (by the way, was it not a success in South Africa or somewhere ?). That disappointment may have been one of the factor that led him to give up, as I was told by Jackie around that time when I visited the Fanclub Office in Barnes
- This particular interest in John within Queen fans is fuelled by his very absence and the mystery that surrounds it. I am not sure that this interest is shared by a wider audience. Hence, I wonder if he has been approached by serious journalist lately and wether he would accept a serious interview with national press.
Rick · Member since
John and Roger were very keen on the Made In Heaven project. They also performed together at a festival as Queen (without Brian). I believe Brian once said that John and Roger had made a mess concerning the MIH project and that he had to re-arrange everything, like putting back together a jigsaw puzzle. I think something happened between Brian and John in those days. Taking Brian's huge ego into account, I don't think it was something pretty.
Pelle VT · Member since
Hi, new to this place so I don't know any of you people here. What sources, if any sources, you have. I'm a life long fan from Sweden and I don't have any other sources than the media. :)
Anyway, someone said that John's relationship with Freddie was strictly the music business. First of all it's hard to be in the same band and don't have any other relationship, I'd imagine. And all the band members speak of Queen as its family. I've always got the impression that Freddie was kind of a big brother to John. Not literally, of course.
I might well be very wrong on this, but I always got the impression that Deacy's absence from Queen after '96 was that it was too hard for him when Freddie wasn't around anymore.
Tehre are for sure no reports of him visiting Freddie before he died, but he hasn't spoken about it himself either, has he? All the other stories that I've read or heard about people visiting Freddie was told by the persons themselves. But I could well be wrong.
Pingfah · Member since
To be honest I am long past caring whether John plays with Brian and Roger or not. In fact, unless he can get them to do a u-turn on their direction, it's probably best he doesn't.
But I would dearly love to hear John playing on something, there are so many musicians out there he could have a fruitful relationship with.
splicksplack · Member since
Another piece to add to the jigsaw. In 1994 Roger played my local (S Bush Empire) twice. I was very well acquainted with the venue and staff.
On one of the nights the venue's own stage manager told me that they had to sneak Brian and Anita in after the show had started and were told ON NO ACCOUNT was Roger to know that Brian was there.
They were basically hidden away in some old disused cloakrooms in one of the circles.
The stage manager said "I don't think they get on". Whether he knew that as fact I can't remember.
Jazz 78 · Member since
I think it would be a nice gesture on John's part just to put out a statement to his fans that say's, "thank you, I'm doing fine, the kids are great, the wife is still with me, I've given up strip clubs and please look for my new book coming this fall." Afterall... it was we fans that made him a success and he could at least take notice of us.
Benn · Member since
Re:
>Let's not forget, Brian thinks Queen is his and Roger's band. It started with them in Smile and Fred then John came afterwards. Brian is extremely stubborn about Queen's legacy. Without Fred to support John, he probably had enough of Brian by the late 1990s. IMO.
This hits the nail on the head. MIH began as a project whilst Brian was 'out of the picture'; when he returned having had limited success with his solo effort, he went in like a bull at a gate, changing everything John and Roger had done. John was out on a limb as the last to join and lacked the support of Freddie (who had been his writing and musical direction supporter) during the bands career.
John - IMVHO - figured that he'd happily live from the spoils of th band's success but that fighting out of a corner was just not worth the hassle. He's been INCREDIBLY dignified in staying to himself and I think it's power to his elbow that he hasn't given the interviews that other members of other bands would have done with an axe to grind.
I'm happy he's silent about it and hope that it stays that way. For his and the band's (original Queen!) sake.
Missreclusive · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
Another interview: http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1274348/brand-new-interview-with-john-deacon-.aspx [/QUOTE]
Oh my Holly, thanks for this, way funny!
Khizzy · Member since
John Deacon is a legend, quite literally. He used to be my favourite member of the band when I first got into them but not so much these days. I don't think we will ever see him being back in the band again.
Roger and Brian aren't getting any younger, so the chances of reconciliation are growing smaller by the day. They're both in their mid-60s now so how long can they really keep the band alive for? Maybe 5-10 years absolute max. If one of them pops their clogs within that timescale then the band will just fade away I think - but let's hope that doesn't happen. Although it may be our only chance of seeing some good releases.....
Khizzy · Member since
Hey Pelle,
Do you also post on Villa Talk? If so then it's good to have a fellow Villa fan on here! You won't know me but I post on there very occasionally too under the same username :P (UTV!)
[QUOTE] [b]Pelle VT wrote:[/b]
Hi, new to this place so I don't know any of you people here. What sources, if any sources, you have. I'm a life long fan from Sweden and I don't have any other sources than the media. :)
Anyway, someone said that John's relationship with Freddie was strictly the music business. First of all it's hard to be in the same band and don't have any other relationship, I'd imagine. And all the band members speak of Queen as its family. I've always got the impression that Freddie was kind of a big brother to John. Not literally, of course.
I might well be very wrong on this, but I always got the impression that Deacy's absence from Queen after '96 was that it was too hard for him when Freddie wasn't around anymore.
Tehre are for sure no reports of him visiting Freddie before he died, but he hasn't spoken about it himself either, has he? All the other stories that I've read or heard about people visiting Freddie was told by the persons themselves. But I could well be wrong. [/QUOTE]
Pingfah · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Jazz 78 wrote:[/b]
I think it would be a nice gesture on John's part just to put out a statement to his fans that say's, "thank you, I'm doing fine, the kids are great, the wife is still with me, I've given up strip clubs and please look for my new book coming this fall." Afterall... it was we fans that made him a success and he could at least take notice of us. [/QUOTE]
I think being one of the most tasteful and talented bass players ever to play in a rock band might have had something to do with his success too.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Dunno223 wrote:[/b]
1. Roger and Brian both mentioned that they visited Freddie at Garden Lodge in the weeks before he died. Did John?
