Music interview: Roger Taylor of Queen on Queen Extravaganza!
Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Posted at : Wednesday, September 24, 2014
It is well documented that a lot of rock bands hate tribute acts. Queen are no exception.
One of the biggest bands in the world, they have sold over 150 million albums and given the world hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and We Are the Champions. In a career spanning four decades, the group have had 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles and 10 number one videos. Fronted by the late great Freddie Mercury, they have become one of the most iconic groups in rock.
Since Mercury’s death in 1991, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May have continued touring under the name Queen, despite original bass player John Deacon retiring in the 1990’s.
They are currently at the end of a world tour with Adam Lambert, but this month, Britain will once again see Queen return – this time, the official tribute band, Queen Extravaganza.
This tribute group was assembled by Taylor through online auditions on YouTube. They are currently on a UK tour, which stopped at Leeds’s O2 Academy.
Speaking to him as he sits backstage in rainy Sydney a few hours before the original band perform at the Allphones Arena, Taylor explains why he decided to create a tribute group for his own band. “It was a difficult thing, really. I’d got so fed up with seeing rather cheesy tribute bands, and it looked like we were playing down the road in the village hall or something. I thought if anybody can put a band together with our music, it’s us, we know our music better than anybody else.”
Read full article:
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/music-interview-roger-taylor-of-queen-on-queen-extravaganza-1-6859460
One of the biggest bands in the world, they have sold over 150 million albums and given the world hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and We Are the Champions. In a career spanning four decades, the group have had 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles and 10 number one videos. Fronted by the late great Freddie Mercury, they have become one of the most iconic groups in rock.
Since Mercury’s death in 1991, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May have continued touring under the name Queen, despite original bass player John Deacon retiring in the 1990’s.
They are currently at the end of a world tour with Adam Lambert, but this month, Britain will once again see Queen return – this time, the official tribute band, Queen Extravaganza.
This tribute group was assembled by Taylor through online auditions on YouTube. They are currently on a UK tour, which stopped at Leeds’s O2 Academy.
Speaking to him as he sits backstage in rainy Sydney a few hours before the original band perform at the Allphones Arena, Taylor explains why he decided to create a tribute group for his own band. “It was a difficult thing, really. I’d got so fed up with seeing rather cheesy tribute bands, and it looked like we were playing down the road in the village hall or something. I thought if anybody can put a band together with our music, it’s us, we know our music better than anybody else.”
Read full article:
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/music-interview-roger-taylor-of-queen-on-queen-extravaganza-1-6859460
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There is some discussion about Queen + Adam further along in the article... once you get through the parts about the Queen Extravaganza Tribute Band..
And Roger mentions the possibility of more shows "next year" for Queen + Adam... ***This interview was before the one where Dr. Bri and Roger said there will definitely be shows in Europe and the UK...
Interesting article all in all...
And Roger says this:
"Despite his distaste for cheesy tribute acts, Taylor does admit how good it feels to be in a band with such awesome longevity that tributes abound. “It feels great, because we’re here at the moment in Australia and we’ve just been to Japan and Korea and it’s just been sensational. Brian and I never thought we’d do it again, but it goes with Adam Lambert, he’s a sensation. He just works so well with us, he has all the right ingredients."
Thanks for adding Roger's comment, Glitzy and for all the great news that you post!:)
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