Queen members and intelligence.

Brian's the most intelligent one, surely.

Now - that might not seem to sit well with his ridiculous outbursts on the Soapbox over the years, but I think those have more to do with well-documented human behavioural patterns. He's a man of above-average intelligence, and he's developed a world view that he is absolutely certain is correct. After a few decades of being indignant about how fucked the world is, he throws a few wobblies.

There's an actual name for it, and I have no idea what it is, but I think it's at the root at why a lot of 'progressives' are actually abusive, intolerant eggheads. It's upsetting because I usually share most (if not all) of my 'beliefs' with these people, but absolutely none of their attitudes. They think being a pack of irritable cunts is going to fix the world for the better. It ain't; it's been tried before and it didn't work.

If we are excluding John because he has retired, shouldn't we be excluding Freddie for being, ya know, dead?

[QUOTE] [b]Pingfah wrote:[/b]

If we are excluding John because he has retired, shouldn't we be excluding Freddie for being, ya know, dead?[/QUOTE]

...Which means we're left to choose between Brian and Roger, and that isn't much of a competition!

I think if you are comparing one (famous) person with another when both are/were highly intelligent, talented, and accomplished, the thing that would make the difference would be how unique they were - I mean how rare was it to have achieved what they were able to achieve? How did they distinguish themselves? How do others in their profession feel about them/rank them? But in a group, such as Queen, it is the combination of individual talents and unique abilities/intelligence that is the achievement. It is interesting that they all chose to work in a collaborative entity, rather than just going it alone. So they got something magical out of the unique abilities of each other - enough to form the group in the first place, and then to want to stay in their group formation (for the most part) until death separated them. If any one of them hadn't been compatible intellectually, they would have been fired by the rest of the group, I think. So, obviously, they all had respect for each other in terms of their individual intelligence. I think that is all that matters.

I take it back, after seeing the Psy picture. Brian's retarded.

i think brian may is the most intelligent one

for sure Brian May, but they are all smart guys

[QUOTE] [b]notsofatso wrote:[/b]

i think brian may is the most intelligent one[/QUOTE]

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...you still think so?

I think so. It shows his business acumen. Through these activities, the young ones are made aware of the band. Staying Power !!!

I dont think through any of those associations Brian is likely to hook any serious young music fans and inspire them to buy up the early Queen back catalogue. The opposite effect is far more likely. The other classic rock bands seem to maintain status and credibility from not over selling. The likes of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin just seem to roll on regardless. They play a big gig or put out quality remasters every few years which generates new interest but theres none of this tarting around.