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Ever since 1991, Brian May wanted one musician back in Queen. He has been rejected every single time
Brian May has repeatedly asked former Queen bassist John Deacon to return for a performance, but Deacon has declined each time. The article says May and Roger Taylor respect his decision, while continuing to perform under the Queen name without him.
Deacon retired from performing after Freddie Mercury’s death, feeling it was not right to put another singer at the front of the band. He wrote major Queen hits including “Another One Bites the Dust” and “You’re My Best Friend”; May says the band has little significant contact with him now, and Deacon has told them that performing is no longer what he does.
In short
- Brian May has asked John Deacon to return to Queen.
- Deacon has declined each invitation.
- The band says it respects his choice.
Explained simply
Queen were a British rock band whose best-known line-up included singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon. Deacon wrote several of the group’s major hits, including “Another One Bites the Dust” and “You’re My Best Friend”.
After Mercury died in 1991, Deacon stopped performing with the band. He felt it was not right to put another singer at the front of Queen, while May and Taylor later continued performing under the band’s name with other singers.
Deacon’s absence matters because he was both a key songwriter and part of Queen’s classic line-up. May has said the band has little significant contact with him now, and that Deacon considers performing no longer part of his life.