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Roger Taylor has lashed out at those who refuse to vaccinate themselves against COVID-19, saying they “must be ignorant and stupid”.READ MORE: Queen: 20 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’The longstanding Queen drummer made his comments in a recent episode of the Consequence podcast, Kyle Meredith With.

Queen‘s Roger Taylor has admitted that he was “tempted to laugh” the first time Freddie Mercury auditioned for the band.The sticksman met guitarist Brian May and the late charismatic frontman at college in London in 1968.Taylor and May were originally in a band called Smile with bassist-and-singer Tim Staffell.

Roger Taylor has released another single from his upcoming new solo album Outsider. The latest is a cover of 1965 classic The Clapping Song.

Roger Taylor has released the first single from his forthcoming new solo album, ‘Outsider’ – listen to ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ below.The song, which features KT Tunstall, is the first taste of Taylor’s first new album in eight years. ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ was written during “the dark depths of lockdown” but looks at the positives of being human and our need to survive.Taylor said of the track: “I tried to highlight the great things in life.

Queen are apparently looking at ideas for a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel.

Roger Taylor was: "As a drummer, he's completely unique because you always know when it's him behind the drums. "He has a way of making the drums sound like a creamy entity that hangs glues together and I've never known anyone else that can do that thing.

Freddie Mercury wrote his tribute song to Elvis Presley in the bath in 10 minutes, his bandmates Roger Taylor and Brian May have said.‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ was released in 1979, two years after the US star’s death at the age of 42.During the latest episode of Queen The Greatest, which looks back on the band’s career, Taylor and May recalled the origins of ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and its impact on the group.Talking about trying to change tact with their recording process seven

Queen are reportedly making over £100,000 a day from Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.The film, which came out in 2018 and divided fans and critics, documented the late frontman’s journey from childhood through to joining the band and later starting a solo career.Bohemian Rhapsody has made over $900million (£654m) at the box office at the time of writing, and according to new accounts from Customs House, the band – Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon – and Mercury’s estate, are

READ MORE:Elvis Presley: Roger Taylor agrees with John Lennon's view of The KingHart said: "Elvis has a way of being that in itself was very innocent, even though from the waist down there was serious invitation. "He broke the whole mold with sexuality by just pulling back the curtains and saying, 'Look, it's not as ugly as you all are saying.

Prince would have enjoyed his 63rd birthday. The star, who was born in 1958, died in 2016 following an accidental drug overdose following the ingestion of counterfeit pills.

Queen drummer is set to release his sixth solo album ‘Outsider’ on October 1 and will play cuts from the new record alongside Queen classics on a 14-date tour.The tour kicks off on October 2 at Newcastle’s O2 Academy before wrapping up at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on October 22.Ticket pre-sale starts at 10am next Tuesday (June 8) – find out more here.

Duran Duran are set to perform with Blur‘s Graham Coxon at this year’s Billboard Music Awards.The band will appear as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations and will premiere a new single at the awards event, which takes place on May 23.

READ MORE: Freddie Mercury 'had insane belief Queen would make it' says Brian MayFamously, These Are The Days of Our Lives' music video marked the last time Queen fans could see Freddie alive. The stunning black-and-white footage was shot in May 1991 with the singer having lost a lot of weight in the last stages of his AIDS battle.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor is planning to install a 20 foot high statue of the band’s former frontman Freddie Mercury in his garden.The bronze statue was originally created to promote the musical We Will Rock You, which made use of Queen’s back catalogue.

Brian May has revealed that Queen have been in the studio working on new music – although so far nothing good has come out of the sessions.The band’s remaining members, May and Roger Taylor, have been performing live with singer Adam Lambert for over a decade, but have never recorded any new material with him.Speaking in a new interview, May said that the three of them have actually tried to lay a few things down but that so far it hasn’t gone quite according to plan.Asked about the possibility

Queen collectible statues are to be released later this year – you can pre-order them below.The limited edition statues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon are currently in production by KnuckleBonz. The hand-crafted pieces are modelled on the band from their 1981 concert in Montreal.Officially licensed and approved by Queen, each statue is hand-painted, numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity on the base.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has quashed long-established rumours that George Michael turned down the chance to become the band’s new frontman after Freddie Mercury‘s death.The late singer fronted the group for three songs during 1992’s Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, leading to speculation that he would become the band’s full-time vocalist.While the prospect never materialised, Taylor has insisted that Michael was never offered the gig and wouldn’t have suited the group as a

Queen‘s Roger Taylor has become the latest high-profile name to criticise the government’s Brexit deal, after it failed to secure visa-free touring for musicians.The drummer, who was one of 100 celebrities to sign a letter against the deal, describedit as a “dreadful retrograde step” during an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend.“Borders are a dreadful invention of mankind, and so we are just putting up another one, and I think it’s a dreadful retrograde step,” he said.Taylor also

Queen‘s Roger Taylor has urged everyone to get the coronavirus vaccine in a new social media post.The drummer took to Instagram yesterday (February 13) to encourage people to get vaccinated, saying those who choose to not receive the shot should not “expect the services” of the NHS.“As they become available, everyone should have a vaccine,” Taylor wrote.

Duran Duran thanked the late David Bowie for inspiring them to become musicians. The British band performed virtually as part of the 24-hour A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day event on Saturday, and covered the iconic musician's track Five Years to mark the special occasion.

Queen + Adam Lambert are hosting a Q&A session to tease their upcoming live album.

Adam Lambert couldn't be happier to be working alongside Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The singer began touring with the original band members in 2011, and have since formed Queen + Adam Lambert.

Queen guitarist Brian May says he is “turning a corner” and has got his “sparkle” back after suffering a heart attack earlier this year.

The Cribs were gifted the use of the snare drum played by Queen drummer Roger Taylor during the 1992 ‘Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert’ for recording their new album — all thanks to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins.Ahead of the November release of their new album ‘Night Network’, which was recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 in LA last year, the Wakefield trio have begun sharing behind-the-scenes clips from the making of the record.In the second instalment of ‘Night Network Newsflash’, drummer Ross

Queen fans already know, former “American Idol” contestant, Adam Lambert has toured and been working with the band, Queen for several years. Lambert and Queen fist performed together over 10 years ago in 2009 when band members, Brian May and Roger Taylor joined Lambert for a performance on “American Idol” when he was a contestant.

Queen and Adam Lambert are to release their first live album after realizing just how good they are on stage together.Queen stars Roger Taylor and Brian May locked in on the idea after checking out concert clips for their hour-long Tour Watch Party highlights show, which aired online earlier this summer (2020) – and featured footage from eight years of concerts around the world.“We hadn’t really watched those clips before; we were always too busy touring,” drummer Taylor explains.

Queen and Adam Lambert are to release their first live album together later this year.The announcement follows a series of cryptic social media posts from the group’s Brian May after the guitarist teased an announcement in a new video earlier this week.Posting on Instagram on Wednesday (August 19), May shared a brief clip which saw him performing to thousands of fans, alongside drummer Roger Taylor and the band’s current vocalist, Lambert.

Queen‘s Brian May has teased an announcement from the band in a cryptic new video.Posting on Instagram this afternoon (August 19), the legendary guitarist shared a brief clip which sees him performing to thousands of fans, alongside drummer Roger Taylor and the band’s current vocalist Adam Lambert.While the video stopped short of revealing what’s in store for Queen fans, it confirmed that the announcement will arrive at 12AM BST on Friday (August 18) and 4PM/7PM PDT/EDT tomorrow.Responding to

Queen celebrate their 50th birthday today (July 18) on the golden anniversary of their first gig.

While some fans of “Bohemian Rhapsody” would love to see a sequel to the Queen biopic, documenting the band’s second act, at least one member of the band is lukewarm on the idea.

Bohemian Rhapsody was a massive success – so is a sequel in the works?

Queen’s Roger Taylor has said that there are no plans to make a sequel to the band’s film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ because he “wouldn’t want to be seen as cashing in”.This is Queen, by the way. A band who, I think most people, even their most avowed defenders, would probably agree, have a bit of a tendency to cash in.I mean, you can buy a Roger Taylor branded Christmas bauble.

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has addressed the prospect of a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel once more, admitting that it’s unlikely to happen.The big screen take on the band’s career hit cinemas in November 2018 and became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, raking in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.It also netted Rami Malek, who portrayed the late Freddie Mercury, an Academy Award for Best Actor.When asked by Rolling Stone about a possible sequel, Taylor said: “I have to

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has said the band would still be making new music today if Freddie Mercury was still alive. 

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has said the band would still be making music today if Freddie Mercury was still alive.Speaking to BBC Radio 6 Music, Taylor suggested that a whole new era of music from the rock icons would have arrived if Mercury hadn’t passed away in November 1991.He said: “I do believe that. Me and Freddie… he was my closest friend and we were very, very close.

LONDON — British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honor a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series – the veteran rock band that is celebrating its 50th anniversary.