Queen guitarist Brian May has said that their former bassist John Deacon is still “very much part of” the band.Deacon joined Queen in 1971 and contributed to all of the band’s albums.
The bassist departed the music industry in 1997 after recording the Queen single ‘No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)’.
He did not take any part in any of the new iterations of Queen following Freddie Mercury‘s passing.In an interview with The Guardian, May answered a series of questions put to him by fans.
One asked if he had any “inkling” that Deacon would exit Queen for good, and why he thought the reclusive bassist walked away.The guitarist replied: “All I can say is that, historically, John was quite sensitive to stress.
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