John uncomfortable at the Freddie Tribute

Still a lot of infighting. I'd have thought after a while it would have calmed down but obviously
not so much, it's so gutting.

Dr Magus wrote:

It is time for us all to stop calling the old band Queen and instead refer to it as Queen + Freddie Mercury (feat. John Deacon).

THE QUEEN IS DEAD, EVERYONE. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN + FREDDIE MERCURY (feat. John Deacon).

I suggested as much years ago, but it never caught on.

Ha ha The name Queen = ££££££££££ or $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ even though they are not 100% Queen.

I seem to remember reading a letter from John in the fan club magazine, after the Freddie tribute concert.

While I can't remember his exact words, he said something along the lines of needing a lot of persuading to go ahead with performing without Freddie.

A lot of money maybe.
Aren't you tired of venerating the relics of St.John the Righteous?

Lets face it Queen are corrupt now no argument there!
People who have never been to a Queen show end up going and come away thinking they have been to a Queen show but they have not no way.
A Queen show with two out of four original band members and a karaoke singer in Adam Lambert, surely that is cheese!
Crime of the century in rock n roll terms!

You're doing a good job of contributing many times to my "dumb thread". It's a shame it's just your usual nonsense, repeated ad nauseam.

aristide1 wrote:

A lot of money maybe.
Aren't you tired of venerating the relics of St.John the Righteous?

How much money did John make from the tribute concert?

I believe all earnings went to the aids/red ribbon fund didn't it?

I remember watching the tribute concert and noticing John was more in the background than in previous tours with Freddie.
Some songs went by without a show/close up of John, making you wonder if he was still on stage.
Of course a lot of attention went to the guests on stage but still I thought it was remarkable.

The tribute concert and Made in Heaven were his last big Queen projects. A shame but I understand his wish to stop and enjoy a more private life. It had been 20+ years of madness.

fras444 wrote:

I believe all earnings went to the aids/red ribbon fund didn't it?

Nope ... Arseysnide1 has documented proof that John got all the earnings

All the money from the tribute concert went to the Mercury Phoenix trust for AIDS ...it is well known and stated by Roger Taylor

what is the john deacon magic mushroom incident in bali??

John fled Munich for Bali when Queen were finishing off the Works album (for reasons not disclosed). Based on various sources it appears he took magic mushrooms whilst there and returned to Munich after 10 days or or so stating that he had seen God. According to the memoir of an Australian record company executive a few weeks later whilst on a promotional tour in Sydney John disappeared for two days believing Rupert Murdoch was spying on him. Peter Hince states in his book that John was never the same again after this period.

FMBMJDRT wrote:

J whilst on a promotional tour in Sydney John disappeared for two days believing Rupert Murdoch was spying on him. .

To be fair to John, whether he was off hit tits on mushrooms or not, there's a high possibility (albeit indirectly through his media organisations) of that being true!