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remember when Freddie bought a microwave and didn’t use it because he didn’t know how

He was my best friend, my best man. We shared so much and I owe so much to him.”

— Roger Taylor, May 2011

when I’m sad. I just look at pictures of john deacon. he makes me smile.

thanks deaky 💛

JOHN’S ROYAL FAMILY

For some reason, the bass player is often the quietest member of a group, and that’s certainly true of John Deacon. He’s the dark horse of Queen, and by far the most difficult to get to know.

There’s one story about John which the others in the group love to tell people, and which tells us a lot about him. While the group were hard at work in the studio, recording their second album, QUEEN II, John suddenly announced that he had to leave for a couple of hours, and slipped out.

The rest of the group carried on working, a bit annoyed at John’s sudden departure, and also bursting with curiosity to find out what on earth he was up to! They found out later in the afternoon, when John returned and admitted he’s been sitting his exams!

And a few months later, when QUEEN II was released, John found out that nor only had he helped the group to make a very successful album, he’d also passed his finals, and now held an honours degree in electrical engineering!

That sums up to John’s character. There’s a lot more going in on inside his head than you might at first imagine. To some people, he seems abrupt and sarcastic, but once you get to know him better, you realise that this is mostly due to shyness.

“I suppose I am the quietest member of the group,“ John told me. “I’m the most conservative one, anyway.“

And that also shows through in the kind of clothes John wears offstage.

The rest of the group are pretty distinctive. You’d turn round if you passed them in the street, anyway!

But John, you’d probably not even notice! He usually slouches around in an ancient blue zip-up cardigan, and only gives his hair the occasional despairing glance in the dressing-room before going onstage.

John is also the only member of the band who’s married, and he’s never happier than when he’s pottering around the house with his wife Veronica, and baby son, Robert. Veronica trained to be a teacher, and she and John met while they were at their respective colleges.

Robert is now nine months old, and, according to John, is a wonderfully good baby. And John himself is a very devoted Dad – as everyone who’s seen the two together knows!

“He’s already been to one or two of our concerts,“ said John, “and he seems to love the life backstage. So he’s not like me in that respect!“

Home for John, Veronica and Robert is a pleasant house in West London. “Originally I just had a flat in the house,“ said John, “but now we’ve taken over the whole house, and I’ve done some alterations to it myself.“

Being an engineer, John loves to tinker about the house. He’s always building himself little gadgets, or rebuilding existing ones! And it’s a joke within the group that he can’t bear to sit in front of the television set without getting up every few minutes to change the channel, adjust the colour or play with the fine tuning.

“As long as John has lots and lots of knobs to twiddle, and buttons to play with, he’s happy!“ Brian May once told me with a laugh.

Like Roger Taylor, John loves cars – both fiddling with them and driving them. Last year, they both entered for the Brands Hatch All Stars Race, and to their delight, John was first and Roger second!

“My own car isn’t anything like that, though,“ John told me. “It’s an old Rover, Which I’ve ad for ages now. It still goes pretty well though – I hotted up the engine myself!“

John also has a keen eye for details – although, unlike Freddie and Brian, his interests aren’t artistic. He looks after the group’s finances, and when they’re on tour, he fusses endlessly over the sound system. He also built and devised their monitor system, which is said to be one of the most sophisticated in Europe.

Nowadays, of course, the group have very experienced roadies to look after their equipment, but in the days before they’d made it big, you’d often find John down on his knees wielding a screwdriver if anything went wrong!

But perhaps the most surprising aspect of John’s personality is his sense of humour. At first, he seems a rather serious, solemn person, but half-way through a conversation, he’ll suddenly burst out laughing at some odd, private joke.

“I suppose my sense of humour is a bit strange,“ he admitted. “I laugh at things that the others don’t find at all funny. All sorts of things make me laugh – I love practical jokes for instance, and I like following people round and catching them unawares with a camera!“

But most of all, John’s idea of fun is playing with his baby son – and that sums up his attitude to life. He enjoys being on the road, visiting new towns and playing to new audiences every night. But all the time, he can’t wait to get back home – back to the two people he loves most in the whole world.

-fin-

Brian May and animals: A storyline

Queen and their studies

Since Anon asked me I thought it would be good to make a proper post

Freddie studied graphic art and design at Ealing Technical College and School of Art, graduating in 1969.

Brian studied Mathematics and Physics at Imperial College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1968 with honours. In 2007, he was awarded a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College London for work started in 1971 and completed in 2007.

John graduated with a First Class honours degree in Electronic Engineering from Chelsea College - London University in 1972

Roger started studying dentistry at the London Hospital Medical College, but after one year he realised dentistry wasn’t for him, Roger changed to biology (in 1970 when Queen was already formed) and obtained a BSc at North London Polytechnic - London University

I might just actually post a fic on this god help me Originally from BrianMayNumber1Fan on youtube (x)

Priceless video! Talking about the Kensington Market stall that Roger and Freddie had

— “Look at this beautiful, beautiful jacket we got!“ —

— “Fred, that’ FLEA-BITTEN, that is, throw it away!” —

Brian May after talking about how his dad finally accepted him as a musician.

Up until that time, his father thought that Brian had kind of thrown his life away, running away from school to go join a rock band. But then Brian flew over his parents to see Queen play in New York and after the show, Brian’s parents having seen just how much the fan got hyped up and how they sang along and everything, his dad said “Ok. I get it now”

and Brian goes to tears talking about it

and then I burst into tears because feels

why the fuck wasn’t this outfit in the movie: john deacon edition

brian may | roger taylor | freddie mercury

I’m in love with my car

Freddie: [is sad]

John [begins disco dancing gently]: What’s wrong, mate?

They’re so cute

Jim: Who of the four of you has slept with who of the four of you?

John: Wow

Freddie: it’s like a dirty math problem.

Brian: I’m sorry, the answer would be none of us.

Jim: Come on, over the years, none of you ever got drunk and stupid?

Roger: Well, that’s really a different question.

Ben: So I panicked for nothing?! Roger didn’t want me to play the live solo?

Rami, chuckling: I swear he specifically asked for it!

Roger [walks in]: No, I didn’t want you to perform live. Nice work though, Ben.

Ben: Thanks, dad.

Gwilym:

Joe:

Ben: Why is everyone staring at me?

Joe: You just called Roger “dad"

Ben: What? No, I didn’t. I said, "thanks, man”.

Roger: Do you see me as a father figure, Ben?

Ben, annoyed: No. If anything, I see you as a "bother" figure, 'cause you're always bothering me.

Brian: Hey, show your father some respect!

Ben, frustrated: I didn’t. call him. dad!

Roger: No, no, no, no, Ben. I take it as a compliment.

Rami: Oh, dude…[laughing]

Ben: And You! You’ve been lying to me all day!

Rami: All right, all right, I was lying about the solo. But the dad thing, that happened.

Ben: Aha! He admitted that it was a prank. It was a trap, all part of my crazy, devious plan to get Rami to confess.

Roger: I believe you.

Ben: Thank you.

Roger: Son.

Roger: Do you want to talk about it later over a beer?

Ben:

Ben: I’d like that.

I don’t understand Why Freddie left Jim such a small inheritance compared to Mary.

I’ve said this before but I think it had something to do with discovering that Jim also had AIDS. Freddie must have believed that Jim will last just as long as he did so he gave him just the right amount he believed that Jim would be okay with. Jim wasn’t greedy and materialistic like Mary, and Freddie knew him best. Jim didn’t need an extravagant mansion nor did he need a big ass fortune to know that Freddie loved him and cared about him (£500,000 was equivalent to $1,000,000 at the time so that’s still pretty big). Plus, they had a house built in Ireland and perhaps Freddie assumed that’s where Jim would want to live once he’s gone– to his motherland.

If he had given everything to Jim, then Jim would have been left with the spotlight on him and they both knew he didn’t like that much attention– especially when their relationship wouldn’t have been as widely accepted as it does today. That’s why Freddie used to have Mary by his side during public events instead of Jim because he knew Mary was used to the spotlight (loved it, even). It’s a possibility that Freddie didn’t want to burden Jim since he allegedly told Mary that the inheritance will put a lot of pressure on her. He cared too much about Jim to make him go through that.

It’s also possible that Freddie had hoped that Jim, Joe, Peter, Mary and her kids will live at Garden Lodge like one big happy family (because that’s what they were). He most likely didn’t think Mary would treat them like that. He wouldn’t have left her with that much if he did.

When Jim was asked whether or not he felt betrayed by the small fortune Freddie left him with compared to Mary’s, he said: “No, I feel betrayed by the people he left in charge of carrying out his wishes.” 

For the love of God, please.

Reblog this if you want anons to ask your opinion on Queen things

more handy Queen anecdotes if you ever think they’re a serious band in any way:

1) roger locking himself in a cupboard to get his song as the b-side of bohemian rhapsody 

2) freddie throwing a brick through their managers window because he walked off and left him at a restaurant alone #not glam 

3) them all getting stuck in a lift because they started jumping up and down having just heard they got their first number 1 single 

4) freddie calling his manager to get him out of michael jackson’s house immediately because michael kept bringing his llama into the recording stupid and it freaked him the fuck out and this is genuinely why freddie wasn’t on thriller

5) john coming up with the under pressure bassline then going out for pizza and forgetting it 

6) freddie calling sid vicious simon ferocious 

7) the new orleans jazz party which no one can actually remember  

It'S tHe BbC

lines you can hear when you read them:

-I’ve got better things to do on saturdays, I could give you their names

-who even is galileo?

-are you JOKING

-jesus how many more galileo’s do you want?

-you’re a legend, fred

-iT’s A mEtApHoR bRiAn

-NOT THE COFFEE MACHINE!!!!

-there’s only room in this band for one hysterical queen

Pleaseee

Queen follow chain!

I’m tryna get more Queen and Brian on my dash! Enjoy these hot ass pics of Brian and please reblog if you’re a Queen blog!

I did both. I’m the law here

Poll time!

Like for “You call me sweet like I’m some kind of cheese”

Reblog for “When my hand’s on your grease gun”

GO!

Look at this man.

LOOK AT THIS FUCXIN MAN. HE CANNOT BE REAL

John: I believe that the moon does not exist. I believe that vampires are the world’s greatest golfers but their curse is they never get a chance to prove it. I believe that there are 31 letters in the alphabet.

Interviewer: …

John: Wait, what was the question?

Priceless video! Talking about the Kensington Market stall that Roger and Freddie had

— “Look at this beautiful, beautiful jacket we got!“ —

— “Fred, that’ FLEA-BITTEN, that is, throw it away!” —

[Smile era, still at college]

Brian: [studiously doing his homework, listening to instrumental music, very focused]

Roger: [upside down on the couch] In your professional opinion, do you think stars have feelings?

MY HEART

ok but imagine freddie mercury doing that “celebrities answer questions while playing with kittens” interview on buzzfeed. thats it thats the post

we’re all just freddie mercury on top of the pops and tumblr is that one guy that works for the bbc who wants to get the camera off our junk

Freddie talks about Brian’s big cock :)

Some things may never change

Freddie: If I start singing the lyrics of “Liar” to Deaky, he will most certainly rush to sing with me.

Freddie: *to John* Listen, are you gonna listen?

John: No, I’m holding cheese on toast!

Freddie: Mama I’m gonna be your slave…

John: *throws away his cheese on toast, grabs his bass, rushes towards Freddie and lean onto Freddie’s cheeks* ALL DAY LONG!!!