Sure, but in this case, there's also evidence - loads of it. If Brian (or anybody else for that matter) cannot quite remember how long before Live Aid they'd last played together, a few minutes on the internet will give you the right answer.
Sweetandtenderhooligan · Member since
Yeah, I'm sure Freddie would be pleased as punch to be portrayed as an ego maniac who partied so much he left the band and then came crawling back begging for his job. Sure, Bri.
emrabt · Member since
My mum was diagnosed with the pre-stages of dementia 2 years ago, I've occasionally wondered if Brian might have the same.
But he's been like this for many years so I very much doubt it, we would have seen more deterioration by now I think.
Joeker · Member since
"Maylor".....I know Roger goes along with most of the day to day dealings still, but I honestly don't think he's at the same level as Brian when it comes to attitude. I don't hear the same level of subtle animosity from Roger as I do Brian, but I could be wrong.
Dim · Member since
Listening the interview more carefully, I would like to be little more fair on Brian. He said that the touring of the works had been ended long time ago than the two months prior Live Aid. So either his memory doesn't serve him so much or he tries to be diplomat defending the movie. If it is the latter then he is a bit of an arse.
Thrill Yeti · Member since
It's funny, he complains about critics 'wanting the film to be a documentary', and argues that what really matters is the emotional truth of the film; then, he can't bare to acknowledge that a technical detail of the film isn't factually correct. Unbelievable really.
dysan · Member since
He is clear it 'felt like' they hadn't played together for a long time which I believe may have been true. Of course, they rehearsed loads for it (why would they need to if they felt tight right off a tour) and still made a few mistakes. The plot for the film exaggerates this because movie. Fair dos
I like the massive hint that the WWRY sesstion is totally wrong. The host (who, of course, would know) was too much of a gentleman to force the point.
Another Roger (re) · Member since
Yes, Brian with some factual errors in this interview. But my god how much hate there is for the man in here. Awful to see. I like Brian a lot. He is a really nice guy with some faults here and there. But it is shocking how much hate he gets on QZ. I just want to express clearly that I am not behind it at least.
RS_Protos · Member since
It's not hate, this is constantly happening and it's pretty sad what he's doing.
dysan · Member since
After seeing the film I realised I didn't want to follow him and Taylor on social media and put up with their 2018 bollocks. I'm now incubating the reasons I liked Queen in the first place and forgetting about 1991-2018.
Because of this damage prevention, I believe I liked this interview more that I would if my trajectory of giving-a-flying-one-about-Queen had continued.
cmsdrums · Member since
Brian stops and deliberates over Johnnie Walker’s specific comment that ‘the truth is you had been on tour before Live Aid unlike as portrayed in the film’....and then just flatly denies it. God I love the man but he really doesn’t do himself any favours with shit like this.
k-m · Member since
@ Another Roger
Dear Fan, no this topic wasn't bred from hatred for Brian, in fact, I used to like him a lot until recently. I wasn't even a particularly vocal anti-QAL fan since I thought it wasn't really that important after all. It's their music and why should anyone stop them from playing it live to worldwide audiences who are clearly hungry for it? But unfortunately, the movie and its tone changed a lot in my perception of Brian and I'm just trying to point out some basic facts with regards to the way its promoted and the whole portrayal which I think is fake and completely unnecessary.
Let's put it this way, my sister is not a huge Queen fan, although she likes them and that's probably why she went to see the film. But even she told me it was a big let down, with Freddie portrayed as some lost, poor boy. I think we both felt there was so much more to this story, so much that was left out which makes it an unbearable viewing. Brian is a very intelligent man and frankly, I'm a little gobsmacked they did not find a better way to tell this story with all its nuance and universality which I'm sure is there. Ever thought what this film could actually be had they let the filmmakers do their work and just corrected them on the actual storyline and Freddie's real reactions, let's say? With the hunger for the film, it would have been an Academy Award contender to say the least, but instead, they settled down for a piece of bland soap-opera with one really great shot, being the Live Aid recreation.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Dim wrote:[/b]
Listening the interview more carefully, I would like to be little more fair on Brian. He said that the touring of the works had been ended long time ago than the two months prior Live Aid. So either his memory doesn't serve him so much or he tries to be diplomat defending the movie. If it is the latter then he is a bit of an arse.[/QUOTE]
It's likely a bit of both.
He's marketing a product that has brought in half a billion dollars. Of course he's going to toe the line for Hollywood, whether or not he remembers his 1984-85 tour itinerary.
This is what a successful person looks like. They know exactly whose corner to be in and when. And right now isn't the time to side with a few hundred superfans.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Queenman!! wrote:[/b]
Did he forget:
11.01.1985 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
18.01.1985 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
13.04.1985 Auckland, New Zealand
16.04.1985 Melbourne, Australia
17.04.1985 Melbourne, Australia
19.04.1985 Melbourne, Australia
20.04.1985 Melbourne, Australia
25.04.1985 Sydney, Australia
26.04.1985 Sydney, Australia
28.04.1985 Sydney, Australia
29.04.1985 Sydney, Australia
08.05.1985 Tokyo, Japan
09.05.1985 Tokyo, Japan
11.05.1985 Tokyo, Japan
13.05.1985 Nagoya, Japan
15.05.1985 Osaka, Japan[/QUOTE]
Yes. Plenty of artists aren't their own historians. That's a few tour dates over 30 years ago. He's played about a thousand dates since. It's easy to forget.
Plenty of artists don't even remember which songs are on which albums. Artists tend to disconnect after investing themselves so heavily in something. And instead of studying what they just did, they move on to the next thing. They have creative brains, after all. They're artists.
And this is something most people on internet forums can't begin to understand.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
Sure, but in this case, there's also evidence - loads of it. If Brian (or anybody else for that matter) cannot quite remember how long before Live Aid they'd last played together, a few minutes on the internet will give you the right answer.[/QUOTE]
Maybe he simply doesn't care. Maybe his past doesn't mean as much to him as some people think it does/should.
This is why he hired an archivist to take care of that stuff. Artists tend to live in the present, not in the past.
