PAUL RODGERS Becomes Canadian Citizen
October 23, 2011, 12 years ago
According to Thenownewspaper.com, legendary singer PAUL RODGERS (BAD COMPANY, FREE, QUEEN), became a Canadian citizen in Surrey this past Friday morning.
The vocalist was among dozens of people given Canadian citizenship during an hour-long ceremony at the Central City tower.
Reading from a lyric sheet, Rodgers led attendees in a version of 'O Canada' during the event.
"To be honest with you, I know most of the words (to O Canada), and I think I can get by," Rodgers told the Now before he sang. "I don't know the English national anthem too well, either. I'll be doing my own version (laughs)."Rodgers, who lives with his wife, Cynthia, at homes in the Crescent Beach area of Surrey and in Summerland, has called Canada home for some 14 years.
"It may not be my native land, but Canada is surely now my home," he said. "Read more here.
As previously reported, Rodgers says he's heard the rumors about him reuniting with Queen for a performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But that's as far as it's gone, he says.
"No one's actually approached me yet," Rodgers, who worked with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor from 2005-2009, tells Billboard.com. But he adds that he "would be open to something like that, I must say. (Queen + Paul Rodgers) did great. I think we did fantastically well. We were up against potential disaster, really, and I think we really pulled it off. Toured the world a couple of times. Made a brand new studio album (2008's The Cosmos Rock). I just didn't want to do it forever... But for something like (the Olympics), that would be ideal."Rodgers also gives his thumbs-up to the Queen Extravaganza, the tribute band the group, spearheaded by Taylor, is assembling.
"It'd be very interesting," Rodgers notes. "Anybody who tries...is going to have their different take on it. Nobody's Freddie (Mercury), and they're all definitely going to have their own take."Read more at Billboard.com.
