Queen and Paul Rodgers -- why did it end the way it did?

So we're a few years down the line now from this and we know the official reason(s) why it ended, so no need to go over all that again, but has anything leaked from either side as to why the collaboration ended?

If it had sold 10 million it would still be going...

Apparently something went wrong on South America during the Cosmos Tour?

I'm not sure if the low sales of the album had importance on that, the arenas and the stadiums were full and this is how bands make money nowdays.

Maybe was because Brian and Paul are very different, who knows?

[QUOTE] [b]Doga wrote:[/b]



Maybe was because Brian and Paul are very different, who knows?[/QUOTE]

Maybe?

Roger lost his mobile phone in the studio, in an effort to find it he reviewed the security camera footage and found out Paul had been dipping his cock into Brian's tea.

What is and or are the official reasons that we must not speak of?

[QUOTE] [b]Marknow wrote:[/b]

Roger lost his mobile phone in the studio, in an effort to find it he reviewed the security camera footage and found out Paul had been dipping his cock into Brian's tea.[/QUOTE]

Best post.

Brian and Paul had a BIG falling out; I heard this from Francis Rossi of Status Quo.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

Brian and Paul had a BIG falling out; I heard this from Francis Rossi of Status Quo.[/QUOTE]

So. ... this is about the hairplugs?


I always thought that Brian's was real

Brian wasn't prepared to treat it as anything OTHER than a Queen tribute band. Paul saw the band as an opportunity to start off something new, interesting and challenging. Brian wanted to churn out the Queen hits all year long. The album release was nothing more than a contractual obligation which QPL convinced Paul was going to become something more. There was only so long that Paul could continue to pay homage to Freddie in trying to push the band in a direction that had some value in the long-term.

Thankfully, Paul decided to get out.

[QUOTE] [b]AlexRocks wrote:[/b]

What is and or are the official reasons that we must not speak of?[/QUOTE]

Rodgers said it had run its course, that they had released an album and did two massive tours so there wasn't much else to do.

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b]

Brian wasn't prepared to treat it as anything OTHER than a Queen tribute band. Paul saw the band as an opportunity to start off something new, interesting and challenging. Brian wanted to churn out the Queen hits all year long. The album release was nothing more than a contractual obligation which QPL convinced Paul was going to become something more. There was only so long that Paul could continue to pay homage to Freddie in trying to push the band in a direction that had some value in the long-term.

Thankfully, Paul decided to get out.[/QUOTE]

Is this your opinion of what happened or has anything new come out to support this version of events?

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

Brian and Paul had a BIG falling out; I heard this from Francis Rossi of Status Quo.[/QUOTE]


Not sure whether this is a joke or not. "I heard it from Chas & Dave" etc., :) but if not, can you expand a bit?

^^^^ not quite.

RT and Paul Rodgers didn't get on during the first tour.

They decided to carry on because both sides thought there was a chance of producing something worthy. The album for whatever reason wasn't a huge success. Rodgers has since firmly laid the blame at BM and RT's feet.

The Cosmos tour played to big audiences but Rodgers was being difficult to work with. His reputation is well known. The back stage arrangments were like two different camps. Rodgers preferring to have little to do with BM and RT.

At one point they had Jeff Scot Soto on call in case Rodgers walked!

Things came to a head in South America. BM is on record ax saying to preserve their none profecional friendship they decided to end the partnership.

Rodgers has since said he'd like to work with them again if a big enough charity event was in the offing.

The lineup with Rodgers was very much two different camps coming together to work. At least with Lambert it has some feeling of being a real band in the sence that they are playing just Queen songs, and they all get on together.also Lambert unlike Rodgers isn't using the live shows to push his own career.

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[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

Brian and Paul had a BIG falling out; I heard this from Francis Rossi of Status Quo.[/QUOTE]


Not sure whether this is a joke or not. "I heard it from Chas & Dave" etc., :) but if not, can you expand a bit?[/QUOTE]

Not a joke Holly....I don't know the details, but the singer in my old band is friends with Rossi and so I got this second hand; I did however hear of the argument(s) before it really became known in fan circles that there seemed to to be an issue, so it wasn't passed on to me in reaction to the QPR split but in advance of and 'out of the blue', so I have no reason to doubt it.

Cheers