Have you ever met a Queen member? Would you prefer to meet Brian or Roger?

Quality thread everyone.
I only met Roger. Nice guy. Brian and Anita walked past but I didn't pay too much attention. Friend went 'OH MY GOD!!!!!' and pointed at Brian and said 'IT'S ANITA DOBSON!!!'

Real interesting stories here
I was supposed to go with one of my cousins to this errand sometime in 1979 but cancelled at the last minute
He ran into Brian May on the way and got an autograph

After that I begged to go with that cousin to all his errands
Brian never showed up again though lol

Met Roger on his Electric Fire tour in 1999 in Nottingham. I had been waiting in line all morning with a friend and we nipped off for a toilet break and when we got back there he was. I ran up to him and got him to sign my Surrender 7" single but never got a picture. I said I had been waiting all day to meet him and his rather silly response was "Have you?". I gave that Surrender single to a girl I used to fancy back in the day and haven't seen it since. Absolutely gutted.

I've technically met Brian but haven't spoken to him, which was on the same tour as I met Roger but this time in Wolverhampton where Brian guested. After the gig everyone was waiting for Rog and Brian burst out of one of the side exits and everyone flocked to him, and he legged it. I managed to keep pace with him (I was still young, you know!) and all I remember him saying was "Mustn't keep the lady waiting" - everyone speculated that he had a mistress waiting for him!

@Khizzy

When you described Roger's response as "rather silly" what do you mean?

Was he trying to be funny or was he just socially awkward and didn't know what to say?

I met him (Roger) twice and he was very kindly! Really nice.. took time to sign to me and take photos... I feel that He enjoys a lot to meet fans..
I met Brian three times.. he was very nice.. but I felt he was not very comfortable.. but still take time to talk, and take photos... another thing... I feel that He doesn't like to sign items.. it's my impression...

Further to my post, I've seen them both around a few times but feel it's right to just leave them be. I'm more of a chatter than a 'sign this-er'.

@ACCR

What about Brian made you think he felt "uncomfortable"?

I've met BM a couple times and RT once, late 90's early 2000's. Chatted with both, signed a couple things and took pictures. These days I would just chat, don't care about autographs/pictures anymore. I don't like to bother people with things like that anymore, getting old.... They were both very friendly, also remember my wife had a long conversation with RT's wife?/girlfriend? back then, she was very friendly also. Overall great experience and great memories.

[QUOTE] [b]PrimeJiveUSA wrote:[/b]

Wow...Vocal Harmany!

Thank you for sharing that! Yeah, Freddie never had a reputation of being "great" with the fans but I think a lot of it was the "role" he thought he had to play to keep in the fans esteem as kind of amn untouchable 'god".[/QUOTE]

I think you could be right about Freddie, at the time I met them he was the only one of them with visible protection, two guys and he did obviously have more important things then meeting a fan or two to do, Brian was easily the most down to earth.

When I met them subsequently I never went down the autograph route again, always thought it much nicer just to say hello.

My only conversation with Brian May was I think in 1999 at the Party In The Park event in Hyde Park.
He happened to be there and was walking towards me when I asked if I could take a photo.
He refused, for some reason he thought I was the Paparazzi as my camera was on the rather large size.
I couldn't convince him otherwise, and he trotted off!

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@ACCR

What about Brian made you think he felt "uncomfortable"?

Probably by the hour (was around 1-2am) after show XD

I met Brian at a book signing he did in NYC for one of his stereoscopy books. I was waiting in line and they mentioned we had to write our name on a piece of paper so Brian would know who to address the autograph to. I had forgotten to do that so the lady had to remind me when i was on deck to get my book signed. I said loudly, "what, just because he's one of the greatest guitarists of all time, i have to write my name down for him"--i was being very obvious that i was not being insulting but joking. Brian laughed and took a picture with me. Also, i had told him i was looking forward to meeting him at the event on his website through the soap box postings or whatever (he wasn't on instragram back then--this was like 2010) and how i played Queen songs on the piano as part of a charity project i do on Monday nights and he (or one of his people) messaged me back saying--"Thats so great! Cheers!" So my interactions with him were both really positive.

Yeah, Freddie never had a reputation of being "great" with the fans but I think a lot of it was the "role" he thought he had to play to keep in the fans esteem as kind of amn untouchable 'god".

@PrimeJiveUSA - Freddie seem to sound OK in the letters that he wrote to the fans in fan club magazine. May be he felt nervous (though he may not have showed it) making 1 on 1 conversations with people he did not know, as numerous people including Brian May have mentioned him to be shy and reserved in private and he could not walk into a room full of strangers on his own.

Some people are naturally good public speakers like Brian May. Brian May's calm and measured voice puts everyone at ease. quickly.

Freddie was shy and socially awkward in one to one interactions with people he didn't know well. But he was by all accounts a nice guy once you got through his protective wall. I would like to meet Roger but I think Brian would be more open to talking

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