QUEEN Bassist John Deacon Amasses £65 Million Fortune But Stays Out Of Band Spotlight
November 14, 2009, 15 years ago
Grant Rollings from Thesun.co.uk is reporting:
While the surviving members of QUEEN prepare to perform to millions of X Factor viewers, there will be one noticeable absentee.
Bassist John Deacon, 58, a man who has turned his back on everything that Simon Cowell's hit ITV show desires - fame.
While Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor were performing sold-out concerts across the globe with Paul Rodgers on vocals, Deacon decided to shun the Freddie Mercury-less Queen.
He has become a recluse, refusing to have anything to do with show business.
In doing so he is one of the few old rockers willing to resist the lure of the lucrative comeback.
Both May and Taylor are clearly perplexed by his reluctance to rejoin Queen.
Last year Taylor said: "John's turned into a bit of a recluse. And if that's what he wants then who are we to pressurize him?"
It is understandable that after years on the road John would want to spend more time with his wife Veronica and six kids.
He certainly doesn't need the money, having amassed a fortune of £65 million.
Some friends say he never recovered from Freddie's death from an Aids-related illness in 1991.
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