Category: Queen

95: Interviews, Punk, and Dental Appointments

    You learn a great deal about people in interviews. Not just what they say, but how they say it and the body language they show. The managers of the interviewee will try to get them to reveal as little as possible, but ask the right questions, and you can break the shield. Throughout history, there… Continue reading 95: Interviews, Punk, and Dental Appointments

29: Wood, Black and Blue, and Finding A Replacement

 In 1975 the Rolling Stones were the biggest band in the world. Millions of albums sold, selling out world tours and names constantly in the tabloids you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing of the band’s exploits. So, when at the end of 1974 Mick Taylor decided to quit the band the biggest job in music… Continue reading 29: Wood, Black and Blue, and Finding A Replacement

11: A Mini Rock Opera, A Farm, and Putting Your Eggs In One Basket

It’s a bittersweet week for Queen fans this week. There’s something to celebrate with their pinnacle song Bohemian Rhapsody reached number one on the 23rd November and then the next day almost 16 years to the day of that feat we lost the maestro of that song Freddie Mercury. As there has been a lot… Continue reading 11: A Mini Rock Opera, A Farm, and Putting Your Eggs In One Basket

2: Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and the creation of Dad Dancing

This story is about two singers who made a charity single. How they created a stunning video in the London Docklands late at night. How they can embarrass themselves in under three minutes for charity and how it came to fruition. This week the Beat Marches On to 7th September 1985.  The origins of this… Continue reading 2: Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and the creation of Dad Dancing