Queen - Brian May Disappointed By John Deacon's Movie Snub

Queen guitarist Brian May is disappointed the band's former bassist John Deacon will not be involved in the forthcoming Freddie Mercury biopic.
Deacon features on all of the group's 15 albums but has refused to appear alongside remaining bandmates May and Roger Taylor since 1997, missing out on their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and their performance at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The retired bassist has read and approved the script for the film, which is based on Mercury's life and stars Ben Whishaw as the tragic frontman, but he does not want to be involved in the project.
May tells Rolling Stone, "John doesn't want to be (involved). He's in his own space and we respect that. It's a shame, because we would love to have him around but he doesn't want to be in that arena anymore... he just doesn't want to be walking those roads.
"We kinda (sic) mourn for John as well as Freddie in a sense because there ain't nobody quite like John on those four strings. He's an amazing player and it was just the companionship, as part of the group. Hopefully you'll see that in the film - the relationships we've had were very strong. I do know John's read the script and he's in approval."

http://www.contactmusic.com/story/brian-may-disappointed-by-john-deacon-s-movie-snub_4001725

that article is definitely one of the worst i've seen as an example of taking things out of context.

I know I'm not Brian's greatest fan of the last decade or so, and consequently not known for defending his corner, but....Brian didn't use the words "disappointed" or "snub" from what i can see...Brian said it was "a shame, as there was no one like john" - completely different to what was inferred

so the journo is a wanker making things look like they aren't...what's new eh?

On the bright side, that's the nicest things we've heard from Brian or Roger about John in quite a long time.

Fifteen of the sixteen studio l.p.s that is.

At least John is still involved in a way. Brian stated on a radio interview that John is still the man who studies the contracts to make sure that Queen are not being ripped off. Now he says that John´s read and approved the script. It still means something to John.

I still have hope that John will be part of the next Queen record, at least on the tracks with Freddie - unless those tracks already have a perfect bass from the original recording by John.

Brian is absolutely right about John, he´s one of a kind on the bass guitar, and i miss him too. I respect his choices but i would love for him to reconsider working with Queen in the studio to record his magic again.

So nice to hear good things about Johh being said by Brian. Brian acknowledges that John was a very important part of the band as the bassist as well as a person. And they miss him just like they miss Freddie.

As for the whoever came up with the headline - middle finger to you.

It would be great to us fans if John would just put out a statement telling us, "I understand you are all wondering about me but I'm ok, my life is great thanks to you all..." blah, blah, blah etc. etc... Just one will do Johnny! It was US that gave you the life of comfort. I'm a Queen fan from way back so for him not to communicate with us is kind of like turning his back on us. Come on John... give us a Christmas present and let us know how you are!

[QUOTE] [b]Jazz 78 wrote:[/b]

It would be great to us fans if John would just put out a statement telling us, "I understand you are all wondering about me but I'm ok, my life is great thanks to you all..." blah, blah, blah etc. etc... Just one will do Johnny! It was US that gave you the life of comfort. I'm a Queen fan from way back so for him not to communicate with us is kind of like turning his back on us. Come on John... give us a Christmas present and let us know how you are![/QUOTE]
why should he? he made it clear he retired after 1997. give the guy a break..he owes no-one anything...he gave us loads and deserves to have his privacy and retirement respected - if that's what he wants

Brenski's right - 'snub' sounds much more abrasive than the respectful decline that Brian describes here.

John's a prick

Glad to hear he isn't dead. From the way he words it though, it does kinda sound like they haven't actually even spoken to him.

I may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back as it were.. I'm not sure of the exact date but I think it was around winter 97, I was in London walking down Knightsbridge and as I walked into a store I noticed two people walk out past me, I looked round and it was John and his wife. I have never been one for bothering celebs, but with John I had to say hello, so i walked quickly up to them, he looked very startled, but was ok, I simply said it was a great honour to meet him and how much I appreciated his bass playing and song writing ability, he thanks me, we shook hands and that was that...

Not long after I heard he was retiring and hated meeting people and crowds.... So sorry folks I really hope it wasn't all my fault!

[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]

John's a prick[/QUOTE]

From what I've seen over the years, he's by far the most decent guy in the whole band. I don't know him personally of course, but he seems like a really nice guy, as opposed to the self-obsessed BM.

"There ain't no one quite like John on those four strings." Is that REALLY how Brian would describe John and his contribution? Artistic license being put to good use yet again.....

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

Glad to hear he isn't dead. From the way he words it though, it does kinda sound like they haven't actually even spoken to him.[/QUOTE]

Roger recently said they haven't spoken in about 15 years.

They probably only speak through lawyers, which isn't at all unusual when band members go their separate ways. The business will always be running.