I think the only thing we can do is thank John for his contribution to our pleasure from Queens music and hope that he can find some peace now. Bless you John.
It's incredible to believe that I met John and the other members of Queen back in 1973 when they did a gig at my university and we did an inteview for our radio station. The band was virtually unknown at the time. We were all so young.
Awesome story id have loved to have seen them live and met them in the 70s. I didnt get onboard with it until 1980 .saw them live 11 times and Spoke to Freddie and Brian at elland road leeds 1982 night before Queen played a blistering performance there .
I hardly can imagine how heavy the loss of a man like Freddie Mercury must have been to him. Devastating. I mean: we - as Queen fans- we haven’t even known Freddie as a friend, yet we still miss the man till this day. I can totally understand John Deacon didn't want to continue anything that had to do with this big loss.
We respect your retirement John we love you. We miss you. We would love to see you play with the band live at least one more time that would truly be a blessing for us and the queen nation if you choose not to we still love you and thank you very very much, God bless you and your world
John Deacon is arguably the most savvy member of former Queen. Receiving a nice royalty cheque every month for the hits he penned, plus 25% of every Queen record sold AND everything Roger and Brian are doing these days without lifting a finger!
He's done his fair share of work, he's made some of their most famous songs, he went through hell after Freddie died, he wants his privacy and that's fine. Getting royalties is perfectly fine, it's not like brian and Roger are slaving for him, they love him dearly
@@TheBlackcredonot true! Many musicians walk away from the business for different reasons! John knows he would be well off financially if he left the music business behind! He has not wanted to do music because Freddie died! He’s not greedy like Brian & Roger! He doesn’t need to live in the spotlight! He was always the quiet one of the band!
Os integrantes fazem o gosta por amor a música,da onde vc tirou ganância então quer dizer que se fosse vc abandonaria sentaria em uma cadeira de balanço esperando a morte chegar , por exemplo pra começar é muito gratificante não tem preço ver Brian tocar aquele instrumento
Well you asked what is my favorite Queen song, and I can't give you an answer. But as far a John Deacon is concerned, I will say that one of his best and most overlooked songs is "Who Needs You" from News of the World. I wish that entire Album got a little more attention these days, but I still remember the first time I heard it. I said to myself, "holy crap, Deaky! Great job!" That and Brian May's "Sleeping on the Sidewalk" are my favorite songs on that album.
As a quiet person he found it difficult to go on stage and had to be encouraged and supported by Freddy. He may have found retirement from performing a relief.
I think we may be very distantly related. My name was Deacon, and my grandpa Deacon's family came from Leicester, like John. There was a family Deacon in Went Road, Leicester in the 50s, and I think they had a John who would be much the same age. Unfortunately I can never be sure, as my dad's side of the family fell out with the rest of them. Pure speculation, but he does look like members of our family!
John always said that he wanted to live a quiet life and both Brian and Roger have respected his wishes. He never felt the same after Freddie passed away and where Brian and Roger wanted to carry on the Queen legacy their way, John just wanted to come away from the limelight and focus more on his electronics engineering of which he gained qualifications in. He’s still involved with the band in the legal and business aspects but he’s chosen not to be up there on the stage any longer. Moving on I have to say that my favourite songs that he wrote are I want to break free and You’re my best friend. In fact they are what I would like played at my funeral
It's sad that he never used his unique talents ever again in other ventures. But I understand the great personal loss he felt with one of his closest friends dying. Grief affects people in different ways. I just wish the press would leave him alone.
Just another one of these ‘we don’t say anything new, because we don’t know anything new’ video’s. John came to Queen from obscurity and after Freddie’s death returned to obscurity. God bless you John, enjoy your life 🤘🤘
Exactly. The contents of this video amount to this: John Deacon is a quiet person bit played a vital role in the band. He didn't want to carry on with Queen after Freddie died and now leads a quiet life, avoiding publicity. Could all have been said in about 15 seconds.
By not having any part of May and Taylors continued sham I make him the most respected part of the living members of the best rock band ever Have a long happy retirement John
He is the best, respectable member of the surviving band but they are not the “best” rock band! They don’t come anywhere close to Zeppelin, who are the greatest band of all time! A Night At The Opera proves they are not close to the best!
Favourite song without doubt is Radio GaGa. The highs and lows of the notes create a lovely melody, which cancels the rather silly title: there is nothing GaGa about the song!
😂 Come on, like all the surviving members of Queen. John Deacon is worth millions of dollars 💵. So why would he need to now care about anything. Except counting his millions !...
@@TheBlackcredoWhy not? If it's true what Taylor said about him never getting used to fame and being in the spotlight, it was pretty simple for him to just walk away once Mercury was gone, he must have felt it was nonsense to continue.
"You're my best friend" and "In only seven days", Under pressure too is a good one. I "hate" Bohemian Rhapsody, far too pompous. And there's also a lot of rubbish on their albums. A "Best of" or Greatest Hits is more than enough. But then again, that can be said about many bands, including The Eagles, Dire Straits etc. Queen made some good songs, but I always felt "uneasy" with their stage acts and the whole press circus, it was so carnavelesque.
That was kind of the point of Queen. To be be big big big and absolutely ooze extravagance. That's where the "love it or hate it" comes into play. Many of the greatesd hits were some of the biggest, most royal songs, but somehow also the most digestible. Compare the greatest hits to the albums, and it's almost like a different version of the band wrote all the hits, and the albums kept all the real gold like buried treasure.
How very unkind of you. I am quite sure that if I were photographed in the morning, coming home after grabbing a bottle of milk and a newspaper, I would not be at my best, either. But, I scrubbed up very nicely for my nephew's wedding the week before last.
Let me save you 10mins, Deacon confirms nothing in this video.
Yeah, that was pure clickbait.
Thank you! Hate these things.
Thanks for the heads up
You are the champion of the world. I have ten minutes to do other stuff. (Minus a few seconds typing this, but thanks).
Thanks
I think the only thing we can do is thank John for his contribution to our pleasure from Queens music and hope that he can find some peace now. Bless you John.
It's incredible to believe that I met John and the other members of Queen back in 1973 when they did a gig at my university and we did an inteview for our radio station. The band was virtually unknown at the time. We were all so young.
Awesome story id have loved to have seen them live and met them in the 70s. I didnt get onboard with it until 1980 .saw them live 11 times and Spoke to Freddie and Brian at elland road leeds 1982 night before Queen played a blistering performance there .
I hardly can imagine how heavy the loss of a man like Freddie Mercury must have been to him. Devastating. I mean: we - as Queen fans- we haven’t even known Freddie as a friend, yet we still miss the man till this day. I can totally understand John Deacon didn't want to continue anything that had to do with this big loss.
We respect your retirement John we love you. We miss you. We would love to see you play with the band live at least one more time that would truly be a blessing for us and the queen nation if you choose not to we still love you and thank you very very much, God bless you and your world
John seems happy .that's the main thing
John Deacon is arguably the most savvy member of former Queen. Receiving a nice royalty cheque every month for the hits he penned, plus 25% of every Queen record sold AND everything Roger and Brian are doing these days without lifting a finger!
Yeah, probably doesn’t even know how much money he has, most likely hasn’t looked at his bank balance in years , lucky ba$tard lol
He's done his fair share of work, he's made some of their most famous songs, he went through hell after Freddie died, he wants his privacy and that's fine. Getting royalties is perfectly fine, it's not like brian and Roger are slaving for him, they love him dearly
Deacon was the only person who had the sense to realize that Queen ended with Mercury's death.
It was far more personal for him than that, otherwise he'd have continued his music career elsewhere.
@@TheBlackcredonot true! Many musicians walk away from the business for different reasons! John knows he would be well off financially if he left the music business behind! He has not wanted to do music because Freddie died! He’s not greedy like Brian & Roger! He doesn’t need to live in the spotlight! He was always the quiet one of the band!
@@GNewcomb-q9v are you a musician or a songwriter?
Os integrantes fazem o gosta por amor a música,da onde vc tirou ganância então quer dizer que se fosse vc abandonaria sentaria em uma cadeira de balanço esperando a morte chegar , por exemplo pra começar é muito gratificante não tem preço ver Brian tocar aquele instrumento
The Show Must Go On
Amazing bass player
Well you asked what is my favorite Queen song, and I can't give you an answer. But as far a John Deacon is concerned, I will say that one of his best and most overlooked songs is "Who Needs You" from News of the World. I wish that entire Album got a little more attention these days, but I still remember the first time I heard it. I said to myself, "holy crap, Deaky! Great job!" That and Brian May's "Sleeping on the Sidewalk" are my favorite songs on that album.
As a quiet person he found it difficult to go on stage and had to be encouraged and supported by Freddy. He may have found retirement from performing a relief.
John was perfect for Queen, a guy who was matter-of-fact and calm with both feet on the ground alongside Freddie's over the top mentality
I think we may be very distantly related. My name was Deacon, and my grandpa Deacon's family came from Leicester, like John. There was a family Deacon in Went Road, Leicester in the 50s, and I think they had a John who would be much the same age. Unfortunately I can never be sure, as my dad's side of the family fell out with the rest of them. Pure speculation, but he does look like members of our family!
I always thought he did the right thing.
John always said that he wanted to live a quiet life and both Brian and Roger have respected his wishes. He never felt the same after Freddie passed away and where Brian and Roger wanted to carry on the Queen legacy their way, John just wanted to come away from the limelight and focus more on his electronics engineering of which he gained qualifications in. He’s still involved with the band in the legal and business aspects but he’s chosen not to be up there on the stage any longer.
Moving on I have to say that my favourite songs that he wrote are I want to break free and You’re my best friend. In fact they are what I would like played at my funeral
John's no longer Under Pressure 😂
Deacon fu realista dopo la morte di MERCURY i Queen erano finiti ❤❤❤
It's sad that he never used his unique talents ever again in other ventures. But I understand the great personal loss he felt with one of his closest friends dying. Grief affects people in different ways. I just wish the press would leave him alone.
The March of the Black Queen !
Its good that Brian and Roger have publicly respected John's wish to step away.
He and Freddie wrote great songs 😢
Just another one of these ‘we don’t say anything new, because we don’t know anything new’ video’s.
John came to Queen from obscurity and after Freddie’s death returned to obscurity. God bless you John, enjoy your life 🤘🤘
Exactly. The contents of this video amount to this: John Deacon is a quiet person bit played a vital role in the band. He didn't want to carry on with Queen after Freddie died and now leads a quiet life, avoiding publicity. Could all have been said in about 15 seconds.
Оставьте Джона в покое. Без Фредди нет Королевы.
И никуда он не уходил - ушёл Фредди. И все это понимают.
By not having any part of May and Taylors continued sham I make him the most respected part of the living members of the best rock band ever Have a long happy retirement John
He is the best, respectable member of the surviving band but they are not the “best” rock band! They don’t come anywhere close to Zeppelin, who are the greatest band of all time! A Night At The Opera proves they are not close to the best!
Queen is not better than LED ZEPPELIN. Not better than The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, UFO, or Black Sabbath.
To be honest, I believe they are one of many overrated bands ever.
Favourite song without doubt is Radio GaGa. The highs and lows of the notes create a lovely melody, which cancels the rather silly title: there is nothing GaGa about the song!
Queen was over when Mercury died. Just a cover band now.
If one of those seo bait scam blog article would be a video, it would be this!
Mr. Deacon and Mr. Freddie were true friends!
Still get the feeling off Roger that he is a bit peeved at John's decision.
😂 Come on, like all the surviving members of Queen. John Deacon is worth millions of dollars 💵. So why would he need to now care about anything. Except counting his millions !...
Because being an artist is not something you can just retire from. He was affected deeply by the loss of one of his dearest friends.
@@TheBlackcredoWhy not? If it's true what Taylor said about him never getting used to fame and being in the spotlight, it was pretty simple for him to just walk away once Mercury was gone, he must have felt it was nonsense to continue.
It was a misleading, to say the least, title, no new news, no rumors coming from Deacon, simple spam
John is right.
Queen is dead.
"You're my best friend" and "In only seven days", Under pressure too is a good one. I "hate" Bohemian Rhapsody, far too pompous. And there's also a lot of rubbish on their albums. A "Best of" or Greatest Hits is more than enough. But then again, that can be said about many bands, including The Eagles, Dire Straits etc. Queen made some good songs, but I always felt "uneasy" with their stage acts and the whole press circus, it was so carnavelesque.
That was kind of the point of Queen. To be be big big big and absolutely ooze extravagance. That's where the "love it or hate it" comes into play. Many of the greatesd hits were some of the biggest, most royal songs, but somehow also the most digestible. Compare the greatest hits to the albums, and it's almost like a different version of the band wrote all the hits, and the albums kept all the real gold like buried treasure.
He's a legend , this channel isn't
Looks soooooooo old clint eastwood dyk von dyk over 90
Looks 90 not 73
How very unkind of you.
I am quite sure that if I were photographed in the morning, coming home after grabbing a bottle of milk and a newspaper, I would not be at my best, either.
But, I scrubbed up very nicely for my nephew's wedding the week before last.
That could be an altered picture! “Facts verse” is not really credible to begin with!