Queen’s Brian May Says Ex-Bassist John Deacon Still Has Voice In Band’s Decisions

In a new interview with Mojo, legendary Queen guitarist Brian May opened up about his relationships with the surviving band members, especially when it comes to John Deacon. Deacon was Queen’s original bassist, and wrote their Top 10 hits, “You’re My Best Friend,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” and “I Want to Break Free.” He officially retired from music back in 1997, but May says that Deacon still has an active voice in the band’s operations and decision making. “John still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say,” May said. “We get messages that he’s happy with what we’re doing, but he doesn’t want the stress of being involved creatively, and we respect that. Freddie [Mercury] we can’t talk to, sadly. But the four of us worked as a team for so long that Roger [Taylor] and I have a pretty good idea what our fellow Queen members would be saying. This thing is longer that anybody’s marriage.” (NME)