John Deacon

And unfortunately, it sounds like Eric is too ill to collaborate.

Eric has become something of a John Deacon figure.

He's retired from the public eye.

He leaves 10cc up to Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman, and he just wants to...

I've written three books and this was the most pleasant to write because it's just, I mean, I wrote a book about U2, love the band, but there's only so much you can say about Bono and it gets... because it's Bono calling the shots, almost Bono and the Edge calling the shots, whereas Queen, it was four unique songwriters playing completely different music, so it's very easy to keep it.

I love the Rolling Stones, but I don't think I'd like to write a book about the Stones, because a lot of it would be Mick Jagger.

what else can you say what can you say about Charlie Watts but there's a lot to say even about someone like John Deacon who mightn't have been as colourful he's still a very interesting guy and yeah so it's up to the public now to see if they enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it well I can't wait it's been a good

reminder good reminder this evening Owen that That's the first thing I'm going to do.

Why did Brian May not use his distinctive Red Special guitar to perform Now I'm Here on the Dutch TV show? Top Pop.

Was it because Brian Rohde had left it in the studio in London by mistake and was now too late to have it for the performance? Was it that Brian felt like he wanted a different look to reflect the new sound of the album? Or was it that Brian opted to use a Fender Stratocaster so the colour would match with John Deacon's jazz bass and didn't matter as the band were miming and the instruments were not plugged in anyway? Answer at the end of the show.

How does it feel? It's the end of a day like that.

Do you like your job in an evening like that? I love my job, but I hate talking to people like you.

Well, earlier in the show, we asked you why did Brian May not use his distinctive red special guitar to perform Now I'm Here on the Dutch TV show Top Pop.

And the answer is, Paul? Brian opted

to use a Fender Stratocaster, so the color would match with John Deacon's jazz bass.

It didn't matter anyway, as the bands were rhyming, so all the instruments weren't plugged in.

Do you want to sleep with?

Only seven days written by Mr. John Deacon at two minutes and 30 seconds.

You know that I like that.

With all of our normal people doing their normal things recorded in Mountain Studios in Montreux in July of 78.

And it looks like it was finished up in Super Bear Studios in September of 78, produced by Queen and Roy Thomas.

Baker, now this is John Deacon's second contribution to the album, which I'm sure we listened to the other one, but I don't remember it.

But this, it's kind of reminiscent to You're My Best Friend, apparently.

So I'm quite looking forward to hearing it.

So I think I'll try to use this one.

And then the Deacy amp, I think I said Decay, but it's Deacy or Deaky, sorry, the Deaky amp, pronounced Deaky It's an electric guitar amplifier created in 1972 by Queens bassist John Deacon.

Oh, that makes sense.

Who's an electronics engineer by training.

But I'm just going to do it right now.

Queen, our British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury, lead vocals and piano, Brian May, guitar and vocals.

and roger taylor drums and vocals later joined by john deacon bass their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock hard rock and heavy metal but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio friendly works by incorporating further styles such as arena rock and pop rock before forming queen may and taylor had played together in the band smile mercury was a fan of smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques.

He joined in 1970 and suggested the name Queen.

And...

Who was he in Bohemian Rhapsody? John Deacon.

Who

was he?

... yeah, it's, like, okay, but it feels so cheesy.

But, um, anyway, so Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970, consisting of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon.

The earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal.

Uh, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock.

He joined in 1970 and suggested the name Queen.

Uh, the others were uncertain at first, but he said, "It's wonderful, dear.

People will love it." Deacon was recruited in 1971, uh, and this lineup remained until Freddie's death.

So on July the 2nd, 1971, Queen played their first show with the classic lineup, um, at the Surrey College outside London.