Freddie never tried taking credit for songs he didn't write...in fact there are songs in which he had a major hand in shaping the final product but he never took credit for them..., For eg, 'its a kind of magic', ' One Vision' , etc. one thing that Brian, Roger and John have repeatedly talked about it is how generous he was and how he never had a big ego, he was in fact, the peacemaker, the glue that held them together
Saint Jiub · Member since
Brian May: Vibrant Family Man and Political Savior
Despite his workload, Brian could easily pass for 50. His hands are slim and lithe. His teeth are great. His face is soft and smooth. ‘It’s all the plastic surgery,’ he jokes. ‘Not really. I think it’s cold showers — I’m a massive advocate — and lack of sleep, of course.’
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He was always clean-living. While Freddie Mercury was snorting cocaine off silver trays strapped to the heads of hermaphrodite dwarves, Brian said a polite ‘no thank you’. ‘Most people around me were trying everything but I never took drugs, not even cannabis. It became a sort of experiment on myself, to be the control rat.
‘I never minded anyone else doing it, but I knew that everything I was experiencing was real. I was high on music. And I never smoked, either. But I do love vodka.’
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Right now, though, he’s explaining — very politely, and without raising his voice, because as well as being the most beautifully spoken rock legend in the world, he’s also the politest — just how much he loathes David Cameron.
‘I am very, VERY much not a fan.’
They met once, briefly, in the corridors of Parliament, when Brian was campaigning against badger culling.
‘He’s very affable. Very charming. He stopped and said: “Oh, hi Brian, don’t worry about the badgers, they’ll be fine.”
‘Fine?’ He flicks the magnificent grey Louis XIV mane back over his shoulders in dignified disgust. ‘That’s a very telling remark. It was very pleasant on the face of it, but very condescending.’
Brian has a lot to say about Cameron.
‘To me, he’s a pillar of everything wrong: privilege, elitist Eton clique, no empathy. He has taken Britain back to something close to feudalism. That’s the sort of thing we want to change.’
‘We’ are Brian and his colleagues at Common Decency, the political revolution he launched last month with the help of a vast billboard in South London, emblazoned with the words: ‘You have one voice — one vote — use it!’
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He does, though, have a massive fortune and homes in Surrey and London. So how does this sit with his hatred of privilege and elitism?
‘It’s not a question of how much money you’ve got and how many houses,’ he insists. ‘It’s that certain people are unfairly rich and powerful and never worked for it. We should all have equal opportunities.’
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But did Brian, at the last general election, do as he is now urging everyone else to do, and vote?
‘No! Oh dear. I was so busy telling everyone else to vote that I forgot myself. It’s terrible.’
He claims his oversight is what motivated him this time.
‘I’m not an apathetic man. I work night and day to change the world. But I knew I was in a safe seat [Kensington and Chelsea, which has always had a Tory MP] and I forgot. This time I will vote but I haven’t decided, yet, who for.’
Suddenly he looks a bit tired.
‘Some people think I’m very naive and maybe I am. How can I change the world in 40 days?’
But he also sees this as his responsibility.
‘I’m no Mother Teresa, but I try to make the world a better place.
‘Perhaps this will be my work for the rest of my life. Though I’m hoping I can relax a bit after the election and spend more time with Anita, my kids and grandchildren.’
Brian May is a good, kind, clever man who, besides selling 200 million records, has dedicated much of his life to doing good, kind things.
OP is right!
Brian used to be a friendly guy, but is now a grumpy, greedy, money grabbing machine who thinks he’s a wise man.
Utterly annoying and boring guy with simplistic, paternalistic views.
someonewholikesadam · Member since
Most of you Queen "fans" on this forum are crazy! You are so negative. And the way you eviscerate Brian and Roger along with Adam is so sad. Brian and Roger are having the time of their lives (again) when they could be sitting at home counting their already large sums of money. But nothing wrong with making more! And Queen music being played again by Brian and Roger and sung by Adam is being enjoyed a LOT by people filling these venue. So you can all sit in your rooms on your computer and complain and insult all you like. Guess who's getting the last laugh?
What does that have to do with the topic?
See how you post without a second thought? Or even a first thought?
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]King of all Queen fans wrote:[/b]
OP is right!
Brian used to be a friendly guy, but is now a grumpy, greedy, money grabbing machine who thinks he’s a wise man.
Utterly annoying and boring guy with simplistic, paternalistic views. [/QUOTE]
You are right unfortunately
Dougie 4 · Member since
Why all the hate only for Brian though? Roger is no yes man and probably had equal say in everything the band has done in recent years
runner_70 · Member since
Roger is a yes man and doesn't give two fux
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Roger is a yes man and doesn't give two fux[/QUOTE]
You obviously don't know Roger or at least have never been involved with him on a professional level. . . .
Go and invent some other shit as that's all you do
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Roger is a yes man and doesn't give two fux[/QUOTE]
You obviously don't know Roger or at least have never been involved with him on a professional level. . . .
Go and invent some other shit as that's all you do[/QUOTE]
SUrely you did you lameturd freak knowing not a single thing about Queen history
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Roger is a yes man and doesn't give two fux[/QUOTE]
You obviously don't know Roger or at least have never been involved with him on a professional level. . . .
Go and invent some other shit as that's all you do[/QUOTE]
SUrely you did you lameturd freak knowing not a single thing about Queen history[/QUOTE]
If any of that made any sense you'd still be talking shit. . . . Of course that's all you do so maybe I shouldn't expect anything else. You're the one making stupid statements like Roger is a yes man or I'm a "lameturd freak" and that I don't know a single thing about Queen history. You of course have so little of interest to say you have to invent the crap you believe.
Many years ago the government of the country you live in did just that, and look what happened there.
Now if you can't say anything constructive why don't you take your crap views and leave
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Roger is a yes man and doesn't give two fux[/QUOTE]
You obviously don't know Roger or at least have never been involved with him on a professional level. . . .
Go and invent some other shit as that's all you do[/QUOTE]
SUrely you did you lameturd freak knowing not a single thing about Queen history[/QUOTE]
If any of that made any sense you'd still be talking shit. . . . Of course that's all you do so maybe I shouldn't expect anything else. You're the one making stupid statements like Roger is a yes man or I'm a "lameturd freak" and that I don't know a single thing about Queen history. You of course have so little of interest to say you have to invent the crap you believe.
Many years ago the government of the country you live in did just that, and look what happened there.
Now if you can't say anything constructive why don't you take your crap views and leave
[/QUOTE]
Try posting when you're sober noone understands your gibberish
Vocal harmony · Member since
I am sober, unlike you, I can't work out if you're over indulging in alcohol, off you nut on something you bought in a back alley in Munich or just heavily dosed up on some very necessary medication.
By the way, has it crossed your mind that your Lambert hate campaign is a total failure. You haven't stopped them working together, you haven't stopped anyone buying tickets, you repeat the same things over and over and while you've been going on and on they've all but sold out a US tour sold more tickets than they ever did with the original lineup in Australia and will soon announce European and UK dates for next year. . .
Go and find another band without its original lineup to complain about
SweetCaroline · Member since
There are people begging for tickets to the sold out QAL shows in North America. My daughter is looking for 2 tickets in the area where she lives!
