Is John Deacon a good bassist?

In a reader’s poll in 2017, Mr Deacon came eighth in our list of the Top 40 Greatest Bassists, while two of his best known basslines, Under Pressure and Another One Bites The Dust, could be found in our Top 40 Coolest Basslines Ever poll, at numbers seven and two respectively.

Why is John Deacon no longer with Queen?

Clearly, Freddie’s death is the reason why John left the band, and he was greatly upset by the death of his close friend and colleague. He told Rolling Stone: “We don’t [keep in contact with John Deacon], really. He doesn’t want to. He wants to be private and in his own universe.

What is John Deacon net worth?

One of the reasons for Queen splitting from Trident, their original management company, is that it refused to lend Deacon money to put a deposit on a house. According to the 2019 Sunday Times Rich List, Deacon was worth £130 million.

Was Jack Bruce a good bassist?

Bruce formed his own band to perform the material live, and subsequently formed a blues-rock band West, Bruce and Laing in 1972, with guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing. Bruce is considered to be one of the most important and influential ‍bassists ‍of all time.

Did John Deacon throw his guitar?

He did throw his Fender away at Knebworth, after the last chord of Radio GaGa. It hit the other ones on their stands.

Was John Deacon underrated?

As a bass player, John Deacon has been vastly underrated and this is probably due to him being the shy part of a quartet that featured three outstanding personalities, but without doubt it was John’s solid and sometimes inspirational playing that helped them all to shine.

Who left Queen first?

Roger Taylor and Brian May have spoken about John Deacon quitting Queen, explaining what happened in the aftermath of Freddie Mercury’s death and their total belief that Queen was finished.

Does John Deacon still get royalties?

The 2018 biopic is still bringing in royalties for Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody biopic was released in 2018, but it’s still making quite a lot of cash for band’s legendary members every day.

Who is the best bassist in the world?

Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Top Ten Bassists of All Time

1. John Entwistle. The clear winner in our poll was John Entwistle of The Who.
2. Flea.
3. Paul McCartney.
4. Geddy Lee.
5. Les Claypool.
6. John Paul Jones.
7. Jaco Pastorius.
8. Jack Bruce.

Were Brian May and John Deacon friends?

Queen: John Deacon discusses his ‘craziness’ in 1991 The couple were together from 1970-1976 and met through May, remaining close friends for the rest of his life.