Is Brian May a hypocrite?

I read an article on the board in which brian is moaning about the Olympics. He says "Do I want the Olympics here? Hell, no. Did anyone ask us, fellow Londoners, if we wanted this? I don't think so," he said. He instead wants a rock venue. Fair enough I thought. But speaking for myself and hopefully lots of Queen fans: Do we want a Queen and Paul Rodgers Live DVD? I don't think so! Did Queen productions or whoever else ask us? NO!!! We want more live Queen from the 70's and even 80's, and also a Greatest Video Hits 3 DVD with no Queen+ stuff would be apreciated.

So is brian being a hypocrite? And does anyone else agree with me?


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I want Queen + PR to gig in Scotland as Brian "promised" ages ago, but it looks like that aint gonna happen either. So basically his promises arent worth a lot either.

Maybe I should "promise" to buy the new DVD when it comes out.......

Actually on the subject of DVD's, I believe someone from QP said that no 70's shows will released on DVD.

I fuckin' want Sheffield DVD! The sooner the better!!!

SixPence wrote:

I believe someone from QP said that no 70's shows will released on DVD.

Nah- Brian in the interview (I think it was in USA Dec'04) said Hammy is next. Didn't say which one though :)

Good point, forever!

forever wrote:

I read an article on the board in which brian is moaning about the Olympics. He says "Do I want the Olympics here? Hell, no. Did anyone ask us, fellow Londoners, if we wanted this? I don't think so," he said. He instead wants a rock venue. Fair enough I thought. But speaking for myself and hopefully lots of Queen fans: Do we want a Queen and Paul Rodgers Live DVD? I don't think so! Did Queen productions or whoever else ask us? NO!!! We want more live Queen from the 70's and even 80's, and also a Greatest Video Hits 3 DVD with no Queen+ stuff would be apreciated.

So is brian being a hypocrite? And does anyone else agree with me?


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Funnily enough, I don't think it's fair to compare the bid for the olympics with a Queen dvd release, Forever. Releasing a dvd or product that no-one (apparently) wants is quite different from the government (correct?) using billions of pounds to make some huge event come over here to the UK.

Not really hypocritical of anything, really.

Peace,
Adam.

Everybody is a hypocrite if they live long enough.

Agreed with Adam. Plus, I wouldn't mind getting Sheffield on DVD - who really made you the majority's voice?

I know that a DVD release is not the same as the Olympics but the point I was trying to make was that he is moaning about getting something that he wasn't asked if he wanted, as he said he would prefer a Rock venue instead. And if asked surley all real Queen fans would rather have another real Queen DVD released instead of Queen Rodgers one. And if I'm wrong about that then no wonder we aren't getting any new good products!!!

How can you compare the two things?
Queen release a DVD that fans don't want they don't buy it, it costs them - nothing.
The Olympics is staged in London, Londoners don't want it, it costs them - a bloody fortune and a hell of a lot of inconvenience from the day the bid is accepted until the whole thing is over and the Olympic village is left to rot like the millennium dome!

Brian hypocritical... not on this one, no!

I don't quite understand Brian's logic here. Nobody is forcing him to "participate" in the Olymics, so why should he get all fussy about it?

Cranky man that complains about silly things, maybe...not a hypocrite, tho.

He's a guitar player.

If they ask him to open the event standing on the top of the new Wembley stadium playing We Will Rock You, he will be there. Quote me on it.

<font color=purple>Miss James wrote:

I don't quite understand Brian's logic here. Nobody is forcing him to "participate" in the Olymics, so why should he get all fussy about it?

AwkbyName's post says why it actually IS forcing him to participate. That...I can totally agree with him on. Should it just be in the hands of the govt? Why not a people's choice?

Buying a Queen dvd is a choice. You don't have to buy it. But they (the government?) are using Londoner's money to make this olympic thing happen for them. Don't we want that money going towards something a little more useful?

The Olympics are a one-time thing. But a really good venue that Brian talks of is something that lasts a long time and brings in the money over many, many years. I can understand his point well.

Peace,
Adam.

there is a logic behind the olympics.

and Brian should quit dissing a politican(Ken Livingston),considering he said queen werent a political band, and the whole sun city sham.