CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>John Deacon - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"cd27d18d-9151-4634-8f9d-b7fe2bae7a30","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"John_Deacon","wgTitle":"John Deacon","wgCurRevisionId":1276153808,"wgRevisionId":1276153808,"wgArticleId":10950533,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Good articles","Use British English from August 2014","Use dmy dates from October 2021","Articles with hCards","Commons category link is on Wikidata","1951 births","20th-century English bass guitarists","20th-century English male musicians","20th-century English songwriters","Alumni of King's College London","English multi-instrumentalists","English male songwriters","English rock bass guitarists", "English male bass guitarists","Ivor Novello Award winners","Living people","Musicians from Leicester","People from Oadby","Queen (band) members"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"John_Deacon","wgRelevantArticleId":10950533,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false, "wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q192103","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media", "ext.scribunto.logs","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.17"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/1200px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1568"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/800px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1045"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/640px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="836"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="John Deacon - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-John_Deacon rootpage-John_Deacon skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="n-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages"><span>Special pages</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=John+Deacon" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=John+Deacon" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=John+Deacon" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=John+Deacon" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Early_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Early life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Career</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retirement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retirement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Retirement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retirement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_style_and_equipment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_style_and_equipment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Musical style and equipment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Musical_style_and_equipment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">John Deacon</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 54 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-54" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">54 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86" title="جون ديكون – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جون ديكون" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Dikon" title="Con Dikon – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Con Dikon" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86" title="جان دیکن – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جان دیکن" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BD" title="Джон Дийкън – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джон Дийкън" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BD" title="Τζον Ντίκον – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζον Ντίκον" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86" title="جان دیکن – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جان دیکن" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B4_%EB%94%94%EC%BD%98" title="존 디콘 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="존 디콘" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D4%B4%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%B8%D5%B6" title="Ջոն Դիքոն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջոն Դիքոն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9F" title="ג'ון דיקון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ון דיקון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ჯონ დიკონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯონ დიკონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEons_D%C4%ABkons" title="Džons Dīkons – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Džons Dīkons" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86" title="جون ديكون – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جون ديكون" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3" title="ジョン・ディーコン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョン・ディーコン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Дикон, Джон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дикон, Джон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Џон Дикон – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џон Дикон" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Джон Дікон – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джон Дікон" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="John Deacon" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%84%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E8%BF%AA%E8%82%AF" title="約翰·迪肯 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="約翰·迪肯" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E8%BF%AA%E8%82%AF" title="约翰·迪肯 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="约翰·迪肯" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q192103#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:John_Deacon" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/John_Deacon"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/John_Deacon"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/John_Deacon" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/John_Deacon" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&oldid=1276153808" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=John_Deacon&id=1276153808&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJohn_Deacon"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJohn_Deacon"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=John_Deacon&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:John_Deacon" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q192103" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> <div id="mw-indicator-good-star" class="mw-indicator"><div class="mw-parser-output"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_articles*" title="This is a good article. Click here for more information."><img alt="This is a good article. Click here for more information." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/19px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/29px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/39px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">English musician and songwriter (born 1951)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other people named John Deacon, see <a href="/wiki/John_Deacon_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="John Deacon (disambiguation)">John Deacon (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">John Deacon</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_News_Of_The_World_(1977_Press_Kit_Photo_07)_John_Deacon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/220px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/330px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg/440px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1334" data-file-height="1743" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Deacon in a 1977 publicity photo for <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News Of The World</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">John Richard Deacon</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1951-08-19</span>) </span>19 August 1951<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 73)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_College_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Chelsea College of Science and Technology">Chelsea College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Musician</li><li>songwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1965–1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Veronica Tetzlaff</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="18 January 1975">1975</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Bass guitar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Richard Deacon</b> (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Best_Friend_(Queen_song)" title="You're My Best Friend (Queen song)">You're My Best Friend</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free" title="I Want to Break Free">I Want to Break Free</a>"; co-wrote "<a href="/wiki/Under_Pressure" title="Under Pressure">Under Pressure</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Friends_Will_Be_Friends" title="Friends Will Be Friends">Friends Will Be Friends</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/One_Vision" title="One Vision">One Vision</a>"; and he was involved in the band's financial management. </p><p>Deacon grew up in <a href="/wiki/Oadby" title="Oadby">Oadby</a>, Leicestershire, playing bass guitar in a local band, The Opposition, before moving to study electronics at <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_College_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Chelsea College of Science and Technology">Chelsea College</a>, London. He joined Queen in 1971 on the strength of his musical and electronic skills, particularly the homemade <a href="/wiki/Deacy_Amp" title="Deacy Amp">Deacy Amp</a> which guitarist <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> used to create guitar orchestras throughout Queen's career. From the third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i>, onwards, he wrote at least one song per album, several of which became hits. As well as bass guitar, Deacon played some guitar, keyboards and piano on Queen's studio work. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Mercury" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Freddie Mercury">death of lead singer Freddie Mercury</a> in 1991 and the following year's <a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">Tribute Concert</a>, Deacon performed only sporadically with the remaining members of Queen before retiring from the music industry in 1997 after recording "<a href="/wiki/No-One_but_You_(Only_the_Good_Die_Young)" title="No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)">No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)</a>". He has not performed on any of the other projects that the two remaining members, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a>, have put together. </p><p>He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as a member of Queen in 2001 and into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> in 2003. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John Richard Deacon was born on Sunday, 19 August 1951 at St Francis Private Hospital, London Road, Leicester<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198611-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Arthur Henry and Lilian Molly Deacon (<i>née</i> Perkins).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had an older brother, Robert, who died aged 6 in July 1953<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a younger sister Julie, born in January 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John's father worked at the <a href="/wiki/Norwich_Union" title="Norwich Union">Norwich Union</a> insurance company and in 1960 the family moved to neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Oadby" title="Oadby">Oadby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200412_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200412-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon was known to friends and his bandmates as "Deacs" or "Deacy".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon took an interest in <a href="/wiki/Electronics" title="Electronics">electronics</a> at an early age, reading magazines on the subject and building small devices, including the modification of a <a href="/wiki/Reel-to-reel" class="mw-redirect" title="Reel-to-reel">reel-to-reel</a> tape deck to record music directly from the radio.<sup id="cite_ref-oqfc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oqfc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200413_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200413-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He studied at Linden Junior School in Evington,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gartree_High_School" title="Gartree High School">Gartree High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beauchamp_College" title="Beauchamp College">Beauchamp Grammar School</a> in Oadby, achieving eight GCE <a href="/wiki/O_level" class="mw-redirect" title="O level">O level</a> and three <a href="/wiki/A_level" class="mw-redirect" title="A level">A level</a> passes, all at grade A.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200427_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200427-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He particularly enjoyed <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198646_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198646-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1965, at the age of fourteen, Deacon formed a school band, the Opposition. The band would go through many lineup and name changes, with Deacon eventually leaving the band altogether in 1969 to pursue studies in Electrical Engineering at <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_College_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Chelsea College of Science and Technology">Chelsea College</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deacon joined his first band, The Opposition, in 1965 at the age of 14. The band played covers of chart hits; Deacon played rhythm guitar using an instrument he bought with money borrowed from the group's founder, Richard Young.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200415_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200415-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He switched to bass the following year after the original bassist was fired for not improving his playing as much as the other members.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200417_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200417-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon also acted as the band's archivist, taking clippings from newspapers of even the advertisements featuring The Opposition. After being in the band for four years, not long after the group cut an <a href="/wiki/Acetate_disc" title="Acetate disc">acetate</a> of three songs, Deacon played his final concert with the band (then called The Art) in August 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200425–26_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200425–26-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rc_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rc-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left as he had been accepted to study at <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_College_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Chelsea College of Science and Technology">Chelsea College</a> in London (now part of <a href="/wiki/King%27s_College_London" title="King's College London">King's College London</a>), where he obtained a First Class Honours degree in Electronic Engineering in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198611-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having become a fan of <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>, he saw the group perform the <i><a href="/wiki/Concerto_for_Group_and_Orchestra" title="Concerto for Group and Orchestra">Concerto for Group and Orchestra</a></i> with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Royal Philharmonic Orchestra">Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a> that September.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200426_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200426-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although he left his bass and amplifier at home in Oadby, after less than a year of studying in London, Deacon decided he wanted to join a band.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004176_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004176-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1970, <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> formed Queen; Deacon saw them in October that year but was not immediately impressed.<sup id="cite_ref-rc_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rc-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the year, he briefly formed a band called Deacon that made one live appearance at Chelsea College.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004177_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004177-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1971, Deacon was introduced to Taylor and May by a friend at a disco who told him that they were in a band that had just lost its bassist. A couple of days later he auditioned in a lecture room at <a href="/wiki/Imperial_College_London" title="Imperial College London">Imperial College London</a> and became the last member of Queen to join. Deacon was the youngest member of the band.<sup id="cite_ref-rc_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rc-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon was selected for his musical talent, his quiet demeanour and his aptitude in electrical systems.<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A persistent legend claims Deacon was the seventh bassist auditioned,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean19869,_11_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean19869,_11-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but more recent sources show Queen's bassists were, in order: Mike Grose, Barry Mitchell, Doug Bogie and Deacon.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004174–176_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004174–176-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon played his first show with Queen at the College of Estate Management in Kensington in June.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198611-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Queen's <a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)" title="Queen (Queen album)">first album</a> (1973) he was credited as "Deacon John",<sup id="cite_ref-queen1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-queen1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to make him "sound more interesting". He asked to be credited under his real name, which was done on all albums from <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i> (1974) onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201282_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201282-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bass_player_queen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Bass_player_queen.jpg/220px-Bass_player_queen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Bass_player_queen.jpg/330px-Bass_player_queen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Bass_player_queen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="338" data-file-height="382" /></a><figcaption>Deacon performing with Queen at the <a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a>, Dublin on 22 November 1979</figcaption></figure> <p>Deacon's first writing credit came on Queen's third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i> (1974). He wrote "Misfire", a Caribbean-themed song on which he played almost all guitar parts, and co-wrote "<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Crazy" title="Stone Cold Crazy">Stone Cold Crazy</a>" with the rest of the band. He also played some guide guitar parts on the album, as May was hospitalised with <a href="/wiki/Hepatitis" title="Hepatitis">hepatitis</a> when recording started.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201288_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201288-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His second song, written for his fiancée Veronica, "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Best_Friend_(Queen_song)" title="You're My Best Friend (Queen song)">You're My Best Friend</a>", was featured on the group's fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i> (1975), and went on to be an international hit. Subsequently, Deacon tended to write one or two songs for every Queen album, until <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i> (1989) and <i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i> (1991), which credited the band as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004188_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004188-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He wrote the hit "<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>" (1980) as a dance song based on his early love of soul. The song saw radio play on both black and white US music stations, quickly becoming one of the band's best-selling singles.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198646_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198646-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon would collaborate with Mercury throughout the early 1980s, helping push the band's musical direction towards a lighter disco sound.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012163_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012163-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon's collaboration with Mercury culminated in the release of the band's 1982 album <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i>. He played rhythm guitar on the opening "Staying Power" because of his soul and Motown-influenced style, and insisted on playing guitar on his own composition "<a href="/wiki/Back_Chat" title="Back Chat">Back Chat</a>", not allowing May to play any guitar solos because the style did not fit what Deacon wanted; this led to an acrimonious argument between the two. "Back Chat", and the album as a whole, would prove commercially unsuccessful, leading to the band returning to their rock roots in subsequent albums.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012181_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012181-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the mid-1980s Deacon had started to play with other bands as well. He performed on the single "Picking Up Sounds" by Man Friday & Jive Junior, a <a href="/wiki/Supergroup_(music)" title="Supergroup (music)">supergroup</a> also featuring <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Scott_Gorham" title="Scott Gorham">Scott Gorham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Company" title="Bad Company">Bad Company</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Simon_Kirke" title="Simon Kirke">Simon Kirke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Ralphs" title="Mick Ralphs">Mick Ralphs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Pretenders" title="The Pretenders">The Pretenders</a>' <a href="/wiki/Martin_Chambers" title="Martin Chambers">Martin Chambers</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198666_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198666-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bb_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played with The Immortals, which released the track "No Turning Back" as part of the soundtrack to the film <i><a href="/wiki/Biggles:_Adventures_in_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Biggles: Adventures in Time">Biggles: Adventures in Time</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon played bass on Mercury's single with <a href="/wiki/Montserrat_Caballe" class="mw-redirect" title="Montserrat Caballe">Montserrat Caballe</a> "How Can I Go On"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012290_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012290-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also worked with <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hot_Chocolate_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Chocolate (band)">Hot Chocolate</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Errol_Brown" title="Errol Brown">Errol Brown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon considered his songwriting to be of equal importance to his musical skills in Queen. He later said: "If I'd just been a bass player all my life with the band, I wouldn't be as satisfied ... I only consider that as part of what I do".<sup id="cite_ref-musicradar_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicradar-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement">Retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deacon was saddened by <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Mercury" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Freddie Mercury">Mercury's death</a> in November 1991 and this caused a significant reduction in his musical activity.<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said, "As far as we are concerned, this is it. There is no point carrying on. It is impossible to replace Freddie."<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After playing live with Queen three more times – at <a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert</a> for AIDS Awareness on 20 April 1992, in a charity concert with Roger Taylor at <a href="/wiki/Cowdray_House" title="Cowdray House">Cowdray House</a> in Midhurst on 18 September 1993, and at the opening of the Bejart Ballet in Paris on 17 January 1997, performing only "<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>" with Elton John on lead vocals – he decided to retire from music.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reappeared only briefly by joining his former bandmates in October 1997 for the recording of the final Queen song "<a href="/wiki/No-One_but_You_(Only_the_Good_Die_Young)" title="No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)">No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)</a>", included on the <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i> album released a month later.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon described the May/Taylor/<a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> cover of "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>", recorded for <i><a href="/wiki/A_Knight%27s_Tale" title="A Knight's Tale">A Knight's Tale</a></i>, as "rubbish".<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon has stayed out of the public eye since retiring. He chose not to be present at Queen's induction into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2001. He also did not join the collaboration with singer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis20121464_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis20121464-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he was replaced on bass by Danny Miranda.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosmos_Rocks" title="The Cosmos Rocks">The Cosmos Rocks</a></i>, the bass duties were split between May and Rodgers, but Deacon was thanked in the notes on the CD. Brian May has since said that Deacon is still involved on the business side of Queen but chooses to stay out of the limelight. May also confirmed that Deacon approved of the making of the band's biopic <i><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (film)">Bohemian Rhapsody</a></i>, where he was played by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mazzello" title="Joseph Mazzello">Joseph Mazzello</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon also appeared as a character in the parody biopic <i><a href="/wiki/Weird:_The_Al_Yankovic_Story" title="Weird: The Al Yankovic Story">Weird: The Al Yankovic Story</a></i>, played by <a href="/wiki/David_Dastmalchian" title="David Dastmalchian">David Dastmalchian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, a newly-discovered species of the genus <i><a href="/wiki/Heteragrion" title="Heteragrion">Heteragrion</a></i> (Odonata : Zygoptera) from Brazil was named <i>Heteragrion johndeaconi</i> after Deacon, in honour of his musical and songwriting skills; one of four <i>Heteragrion</i> flatwing <a href="/wiki/Damselfly" title="Damselfly">damselflies</a> named after the bandmates, paying tribute to the 40th anniversary of the release of Queen's first album.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2014 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine regarding the forthcoming <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert" title="Queen + Adam Lambert">Queen + Adam Lambert</a> North American tour with <a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a>, May and Taylor said that they no longer had much contact with Deacon except regarding finances, with Taylor stating that Deacon had "completely retired from any kind of social contact" and describing him as "a little fragile". May added, however, "he still keeps an eye on the finances, though. John Deacon is still John Deacon. We don't undertake anything financial without talking to him."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Session bassist Neil Fairclough played on the tour.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, May told Rock FM Spain that despite many enquiries, Deacon has repeatedly declined to rejoin Queen. May also said that it would not be easy for Deacon to return to performing live because "things have changed a lot, and Roger and I have adapted a certain amount. We're still very old school but we're aware of different ways of behaving these days and different ways in which our art is channelled... It's possible that we could meet in some low-stress situation, I think, but in public, probably not."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style_and_equipment">Musical style and equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Musical style and equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Deacon_(1977).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg/150px-John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg/225px-John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg/300px-John_Deacon_%281977%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="481" /></a><figcaption>Deacon on stage at the <a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Coliseum" title="New Haven Coliseum">New Haven Coliseum</a>, Connecticut, US, in 1977</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1973, <i>Rolling Stone</i> wrote that the combination of Taylor and Deacon "is explosive, a colossal sonic volcano whose eruption makes the earth tremble."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deacon played guitar in addition to bass, taking over rhythm parts on many albums, as well as several acoustic performances. Some of the guitar work on <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i> (the clean <a href="/wiki/Fender_Telecaster" title="Fender Telecaster">Fender Telecaster</a> single-coil sound) is Deacon's. He would occasionally play synthesizers on his own compositions and often composed at the piano, playing a <a href="/wiki/Wurlitzer_electric_piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Wurlitzer electric piano">Wurlitzer electric piano</a> on "You're My Best Friend".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJones2012159_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJones2012159-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He can also be seen playing the grand piano in the music video to "<a href="/wiki/Spread_Your_Wings" title="Spread Your Wings">Spread Your Wings</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although on the actual recording the piano was played by Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012126_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012126-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the other three members of Queen, Deacon did not sing on the group's records, though he did occasionally sing backing vocals during live performances.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon's first bass, used in The Opposition, was an <a href="/wiki/Eko_guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Eko guitars">Eko</a>, later switching to a <a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a> 4001. For most of Queen's career, he used a <a href="/wiki/Fender_Precision_Bass" title="Fender Precision Bass">Fender Precision Bass</a>, which underwent a number of cosmetic changes. Towards the end of the group's career, he used a custom bass designed by Roger Giffin.<sup id="cite_ref-bassist_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-musicradar_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicradar-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also used an <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Ball" title="Ernie Ball">Ernie Ball</a> MusicMan Stingray live on occasion.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a trained electronics engineer, he was able to build equipment for the band. His most famous creation is the "<a href="/wiki/Deacy_Amp" title="Deacy Amp">Deacy Amp</a>", built in 1972 from pieces of electronic equipment found in a <a href="/wiki/Dumpster" title="Dumpster">skip</a>, and used by himself and May throughout Queen's recording career. Many of the so-called "guitar orchestras" on Queen albums use this amplifier.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deacon usually played the bass with his fingers, only using a <a href="/wiki/Plectrum" title="Plectrum">plectrum</a> on some songs. He counted his influences as <a href="/wiki/Chic_(band)" title="Chic (band)">Chic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>. His favourite bass players were <a href="/wiki/Chris_Squire" title="Chris Squire">Chris Squire</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/The_Who%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="The Who's">The Who's</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Entwistle" title="John Entwistle">John Entwistle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201210_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201210-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A trademark of Deacon's playing is his bass runs. A 1975 review of <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i> said, "Only at the end would a new initiate to Queen recognize John Deacon's unmistakable trademark ... the least well known musician in Queen is one of his rock generation's most able."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deacon has often been described as the quiet member of the band. Although the rest of the band felt he was the right bassist for them, he barely spoke in rehearsals and avoided arguments.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198611-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lives in <a href="/wiki/Putney" title="Putney">Putney</a> in south-west London with his wife Veronica Tetzlaff, whom he married on 18 January 1975,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004234_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004234-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the father of six children.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the reasons for Queen splitting from Trident, their original management company, is that it refused to lend Deacon money to put a deposit on a house.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJones2012129_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJones2012129-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004239_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004239-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 February 1985, Deacon was banned from driving for a year and fined £150 after being breathalysed for drink-driving in the West End of London.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Times_Rich_List" title="Sunday Times Rich List"><i>Sunday Times</i> Rich List</a>, Deacon was worth £130 million.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Queen_discography" title="Queen discography">Queen discography</a></div> <p><b>Queen songs Deacon wrote that were released as singles:</b> </p> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Best_Friend_(Queen_song)" title="You're My Best Friend (Queen song)">You're My Best Friend</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-bb_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spread_Your_Wings" title="Spread Your Wings">Spread Your Wings</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Need_Your_Loving_Tonight" title="Need Your Loving Tonight">Need Your Loving Tonight</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-bb_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Under_Pressure" title="Under Pressure">Under Pressure</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i> (co-written with <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_Chat" title="Back Chat">Back Chat</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ams_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ams-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free" title="I Want to Break Free">I Want to Break Free</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Works (Queen album)">The Works</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ams_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ams-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Vision" title="One Vision">One Vision</a>" (co-written with <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Year_of_Love_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="One Year of Love (song)">One Year of Love</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic" title="A Kind of Magic">A Kind of Magic</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Friends_Will_Be_Friends" title="Friends Will Be Friends">Friends Will Be Friends</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Pain_Is_So_Close_to_Pleasure" title="Pain Is So Close to Pleasure">Pain Is So Close to Pleasure</a>" (both co-written with <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i> (written by Queen, but mostly by <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>Selected Queen album tracks:</b> </p> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack#"Misfire"" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Misfire</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(Queen_album)#"You_and_I"" class="mw-redirect" title="A Day at the Races (Queen album)">You and I</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album)" title="A Day at the Races (album)">A Day at the Races</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)#"Who_Needs_You"" title="News of the World (album)">Who Needs You</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)#"If_You_Can't_Beat_Them"" title="Jazz (Queen album)">If You Can't Beat Them</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)#"In_Only_Seven_Days"" title="Jazz (Queen album)">In Only Seven Days</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)" title="Jazz (Queen album)">Jazz</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hot_Space#"Cool_Cat"" title="Hot Space">Cool Cat</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i> (co-written with Freddie Mercury)<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)#"Rain_Must_Fall"" title="The Miracle (album)">Rain Must Fall</a>" and <a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)#"My_Baby_Does_Me"" title="The Miracle (album)">"My Baby Does Me"</a> (both co-written with Freddie Mercury and credited to Queen) from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven#My_Life_Has_Been_Saved" title="Made in Heaven">My Life Has Been Saved</a>" (credited to Queen) from <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Made in Heaven (album)">Made in Heaven</a></i>.</li></ul> <p><b>Selected solo efforts:</b> </p> <ul><li>Jive Junior and Man Friday: "Picking Up Sounds" (7" single, 1983)<sup id="cite_ref-bb_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Immortals: "No Turning Back" (single from <i><a href="/wiki/Biggles:_Adventures_in_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Biggles: Adventures in Time">Biggles: Adventures in Time</a></i> soundtrack) (1986)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012730_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012730-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Citations</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198611-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198611_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDean1986">Dean 1986</a>, p. 11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFTremlett1976" class="citation book cs1">Tremlett, George (1976). <i>The Queen Story</i>. Futura Publications. p. 122. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0860074129" title="Special:BookSources/0860074129"><bdi>0860074129</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Queen+Story&rft.pages=122&rft.pub=Futura+Publications&rft.date=1976&rft.isbn=0860074129&rft.aulast=Tremlett&rft.aufirst=George&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRider1993" class="citation book cs1">Rider, Stephen (1993). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp2RYDtmc5EC&q=%22John+Richard+Deacon+was+born+on+19th+August+1951%22"><i>Queen: These are the Days of Our Lives</i></a>. Castle Communications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781898141204" title="Special:BookSources/9781898141204"><bdi>9781898141204</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Queen%3A+These+are+the+Days+of+Our+Lives&rft.pub=Castle+Communications&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=9781898141204&rft.aulast=Rider&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DHp2RYDtmc5EC%26q%3D%2522John%2BRichard%2BDeacon%2Bwas%2Bborn%2Bon%2B19th%2BAugust%2B1951%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200412-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200412_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 12.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDrBrianMay2019" class="citation web cs1">@DrBrianMay (19 August 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/DrBrianMay/status/1163309042904817665">"Happy Birthday Deacy !!! Bri"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Happy+Birthday+Deacy+%21%21%21+Bri&rft.date=2019-08-19&rft.au=DrBrianMay&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FDrBrianMay%2Fstatus%2F1163309042904817665&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-oqfc-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-oqfc_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.queenworld.com/about_queen_john.php">"John Deacon"</a>. International Queen Fan Club<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=John+Deacon&rft.pub=International+Queen+Fan+Club&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenworld.com%2Fabout_queen_john.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200413-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200413_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.linden.leicester.sch.uk/">"This is the current school website"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 August</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=This+is+the+current+school+website.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linden.leicester.sch.uk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200427-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200427_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198646-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198646_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198646_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDean1986">Dean 1986</a>, p. 46.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.queenonline.com/john_deacon">"John Deacon"</a>. Queen Official Site<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=John+Deacon&rft.pub=Queen+Official+Site&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenonline.com%2Fjohn_deacon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200415-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200415_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200417-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200417_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200425–26-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200425–26_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, pp. 25–26.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rc-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rc_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rc_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rc_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210225021739/https://brianmay.com/queen/queenbeforequeen/rcfeb96/rcfeb96b.html">"Queen before Queen – the 1960s recordings Part 4 – The Opposition"</a>. <i>Record Collector</i>. February 1996. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.brianmay.com/queen/queenbeforequeen/rcfeb96/rcfeb96b.html">the original</a> on 25 February 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2015</span> – via BrianMay.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Record+Collector&rft.atitle=Queen+before+Queen+%E2%80%93+the+1960s+recordings+Part+4+%E2%80%93+The+Opposition&rft.date=1996-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brianmay.com%2Fqueen%2Fqueenbeforequeen%2Frcfeb96%2Frcfeb96b.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200426-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200426_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 26.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004176-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004176_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 176.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004177-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004177_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 177.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bassist-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bassist_21-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.deaky.net/rain/invisibleman-e.html">"The Invisible Man"</a>. <i>Bassist Magazine</i>. April 1996<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bassist+Magazine&rft.atitle=The+Invisible+Man&rft.date=1996-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deaky.net%2Frain%2Finvisibleman-e.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean19869,_11-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean19869,_11_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDean1986">Dean 1986</a>, pp. 9, 11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004174–176-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004174–176_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, pp. 174–176.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlake2011" class="citation magazine cs1">Blake, Mark (31 March 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.popmatters.com/feature/137549-is-this-the-real-life-the-untold-story-of-queen/">"Is This the Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen"</a>. <i>PopMatters</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=PopMatters&rft.atitle=Is+This+the+Real+Life%3F+The+Untold+Story+of+Queen&rft.date=2011-03-31&rft.aulast=Blake&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popmatters.com%2Ffeature%2F137549-is-this-the-real-life-the-untold-story-of-queen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-queen1-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-queen1_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation AV-media-notes cs1"><i>Queen</i> (Media notes). EMI / Trident. 1973. EMC 3006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen&rft.pub=EMI+%2F+Trident&rft.date=1973&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/members/john-deacon/">"John Deacon"</a>. Queen (official website)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=John+Deacon&rft.pub=Queen+%28official+website%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenonline.com%2Fen%2Fthe-band%2Fmembers%2Fjohn-deacon%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201282-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201282_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 82.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201288-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201288_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 88.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004188-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004188_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 188.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012163-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012163_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 163.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-hot-space/">"Why Queen Struggled With 'Hot Space' Amid a 'Difficult Period'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. Ultimate Classic Rock. 20 May 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Why+Queen+Struggled+With+%27Hot+Space%27+Amid+a+%27Difficult+Period%27&rft.pub=Ultimate+Classic+Rock&rft.date=2017-05-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fultimateclassicrock.com%2Fqueen-hot-space%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012181-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012181_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 181.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198666-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198666_33-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDean1986">Dean 1986</a>, p. 66.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bb-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bb_34-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bb_34-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bb_34-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bb_34-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/artist/1525349/john-deacon/biography">"John Deacon"</a>. <i>Billboard</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=John+Deacon&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2F1525349%2Fjohn-deacon%2Fbiography&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012290-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012290_35-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 290.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-musicradar-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-musicradar_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-musicradar_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNewell2011" class="citation web cs1">Newell, Roger (25 October 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/bass-legends-queens-john-deacon-508630">"Bass Legends: Queen's John Deacon"</a>. Music Radar<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bass+Legends%3A+Queen%27s+John+Deacon&rft.pub=Music+Radar&rft.date=2011-10-25&rft.aulast=Newell&rft.aufirst=Roger&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicradar.com%2Fnews%2Fbass%2Fbass-legends-queens-john-deacon-508630&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreene2013" class="citation magazine cs1">Greene, Andy (17 October 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180313155144/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-queen-and-elton-john-perform-the-show-must-go-on-20131017">"Flashback: Queen and Elton John Perform 'The Show Must Go On'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Rolling Stone</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-queen-and-elton-john-perform-the-show-must-go-on-20131017">the original</a> on 13 March 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rolling+Stone&rft.atitle=Flashback%3A+Queen+and+Elton+John+Perform+%27The+Show+Must+Go+On%27&rft.date=2013-10-17&rft.aulast=Greene&rft.aufirst=Andy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fvideos%2Fflashback-queen-and-elton-john-perform-the-show-must-go-on-20131017&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation AV-media-notes cs1"><i>Queen Rocks</i> (Media notes). EMI. 823-091-2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+Rocks&rft.pub=EMI&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150329214328/http://www.brianmay.com/freddie/cr1201/cr1201e.html">"The Royal Family"</a>. Classic Rock. December 2001. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.brianmay.com/freddie/cr1201/cr1201e.html">the original</a> on 29 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 September</span> 2014</span> – via BrianMay.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Royal+Family&rft.pub=Classic+Rock&rft.date=2001-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brianmay.com%2Ffreddie%2Fcr1201%2Fcr1201e.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis20121464-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis20121464_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 1464.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWright" class="citation journal cs1">Wright, Jeb. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=1052">"CRR Interview – Danny Miranda"</a>. <i>Classic Rock Revisited</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Classic+Rock+Revisited&rft.atitle=CRR+Interview+%E2%80%93+Danny+Miranda&rft.aulast=Wright&rft.aufirst=Jeb&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classicrockrevisited.com%2Fshow_interview.php%3Fid%3D1052&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140116120350/https://www.thesound.co.nz/Brian-May-disappointed-by-John-Deacons-movie-snub/tabid/299/articleID/985/Default.aspx">"Brian May disappointed by John Deacon's movie snub – Sound Bites – Display – Sound Bites"</a>. The Sound. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thesound.co.nz/Brian-May-disappointed-by-John-Deacons-movie-snub/tabid/299/articleID/985/Default.aspx">the original</a> on 16 January 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Brian+May+disappointed+by+John+Deacon%27s+movie+snub+%E2%80%93+Sound+Bites+%E2%80%93+Display+%E2%80%93+Sound+Bites&rft.pub=The+Sound&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesound.co.nz%2FBrian-May-disappointed-by-John-Deacons-movie-snub%2Ftabid%2F299%2FarticleID%2F985%2FDefault.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1692329/John-Deacon-Weird-Al-Yankovic-movie-Freddie-Mercury-Queen/amp">"John Deacon replaced Freddie Mercury in new movie after Queen blocked late star depiction | Films | Entertainment | Express.co.uk"</a>. <i>www.express.co.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.express.co.uk&rft.atitle=John+Deacon+replaced+Freddie+Mercury+in+new+movie+after+Queen+blocked+late+star+depiction+%7C+Films+%7C+Entertainment+%7C+Express.co.uk&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fentertainment%2Ffilms%2F1692329%2FJohn-Deacon-Weird-Al-Yankovic-movie-Freddie-Mercury-Queen%2Famp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLencioni2013" class="citation web cs1">Lencioni, F.A.A. (9 July 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/z03685p080f.pdf">"Diagnoses and discussion of the group 1 and 2 Brazilian species of Heteragrion, with descriptions of four new species (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Zootaxa 3685 (1): 001–080"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Zootaxa</i>. Magnolia Press – Auckland, New Zealand<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 September</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Zootaxa&rft.atitle=Diagnoses+and+discussion+of+the+group+1+and+2+Brazilian+species+of+Heteragrion%2C+with+descriptions+of+four+new+species+%28Odonata%3A+Megapodagrionidae%29.+Zootaxa+3685+%281%29%3A+001%E2%80%93080.&rft.date=2013-07-09&rft.aulast=Lencioni&rft.aufirst=F.A.A.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mapress.com%2Fzootaxa%2F2013%2Ff%2Fz03685p080f.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndy_Greene2014" class="citation magazine cs1">Andy Greene (6 March 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141122032756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-queen-adam-lambert-talk-new-tour-pressure-and-john-deacon-20140306">"QA: Queen, Adam Lambert Talk New Tour, Pressure and John Deacon | Music News"</a>. <i>Rolling Stone</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-queen-adam-lambert-talk-new-tour-pressure-and-john-deacon-20140306">the original</a> on 22 November 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rolling+Stone&rft.atitle=QA%3A+Queen%2C+Adam+Lambert+Talk+New+Tour%2C+Pressure+and+John+Deacon+%26%23124%3B+Music+News&rft.date=2014-03-06&rft.au=Andy+Greene&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Fq-a-queen-adam-lambert-talk-new-tour-pressure-and-john-deacon-20140306&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.samsontech.com/artists/neil-fairclough/">"Neil Fairclough"</a>. Samson Tech<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Neil+Fairclough&rft.pub=Samson+Tech&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsontech.com%2Fartists%2Fneil-fairclough%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMyRadioLink.com" class="citation web cs1">MyRadioLink.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.myradiolink.com/2022/07/06/queens-brian-may-doesnt-think-john-deacon-will-ever-perform-again/">"Queen's Brian May Doesn't Think John Deacon Will Ever Perform Again"</a>. <i>My Radio Link</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 July</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=My+Radio+Link&rft.atitle=Queen%27s+Brian+May+Doesn%27t+Think+John+Deacon+Will+Ever+Perform+Again&rft.au=MyRadioLink.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myradiolink.com%2F2022%2F07%2F06%2Fqueens-brian-may-doesnt-think-john-deacon-will-ever-perform-again%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151211071859/http://queenarchives.com/qa/12-06-1973-queen-rolling-stone-issue-149/">"Queen"</a>. <i>Rolling Stone</i>. No. 149. 12 December 1973. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://queenarchives.com/qa/12-06-1973-queen-rolling-stone-issue-149/">the original</a> on 11 December 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rolling+Stone&rft.atitle=Queen&rft.issue=149&rft.date=1973-12-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fqueenarchives.com%2Fqa%2F12-06-1973-queen-rolling-stone-issue-149%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJones2012159-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJones2012159_49-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJones2012">Jones 2012</a>, p. 159.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSaleksi2015" class="citation web cs1">Saleksi, Mark (28 October 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/10/28/queen-news-of-the-world/">"Queen, "Spread Your Wings" from News of the World (1977): One Track Mind"</a>. Something Else Reviews<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen%2C+%22Spread+Your+Wings%22+from+News+of+the+World+%281977%29%3A+One+Track+Mind&rft.pub=Something+Else+Reviews&rft.date=2015-10-28&rft.aulast=Saleksi&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsomethingelsereviews.com%2F2015%2F10%2F28%2Fqueen-news-of-the-world%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012126-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012126_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 126.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-deacon-queen-songs/">"Top 10 John Deacon Queen songs"</a>. Classic Rock. 19 August 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Top+10+John+Deacon+Queen+songs&rft.pub=Classic+Rock&rft.date=2013-08-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fultimateclassicrock.com%2Fjohn-deacon-queen-songs%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/24109-ernie-ball-announces--th-anniversary-stingray">"Ernie Ball Announces 40th Anniversary StingRay"</a>. <i>Premier Guitar</i>. 22 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Premier+Guitar&rft.atitle=Ernie+Ball+Announces+40th+Anniversary+StingRay&rft.date=2016-04-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.premierguitar.com%2Farticles%2F24109-ernie-ball-announces--th-anniversary-stingray&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.deacyamp.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=57">"KAT Deacy Amp Replica"</a>. Knight Audio Technologies<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=KAT+Deacy+Amp+Replica&rft.pub=Knight+Audio+Technologies&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deacyamp.com%2Findex.php%3Froute%3Dproduct%2Fproduct%26product_id%3D57&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210301121906/https://brianmay.com/john/gtrsep99/gtrsep99.html">"Overlords of the Bass: John Deacon"</a>. <i>Guitar Magazine</i>. September 1999. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://brianmay.com/john/gtrsep99/gtrsep99.html">the original</a> on 1 March 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 November</span> 2015</span> – via brianmay.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Guitar+Magazine&rft.atitle=Overlords+of+the+Bass%3A+John+Deacon&rft.date=1999-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbrianmay.com%2Fjohn%2Fgtrsep99%2Fgtrsep99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis201210-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis201210_56-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080615222829/http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=620">"03-XX-1975 – Sheer Heart Attack – Circus"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=620">the original</a> on 15 June 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=03-XX-1975+%E2%80%93+Sheer+Heart+Attack+%E2%80%93+Circus&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenarchives.com%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D620&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004234-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004234_58-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 234.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/legacy-of-music-legends-why-queen-will-still-rock-you-31149002.html">"Legacy of music legends: Why Queen will still rock you"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Belfast_Telegraph" title="Belfast Telegraph">Belfast Telegraph</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 October</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Belfast+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Legacy+of+music+legends%3A+Why+Queen+will+still+rock+you&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.belfasttelegraph.co.uk%2Flife%2Ffeatures%2Flegacy-of-music-legends-why-queen-will-still-rock-you-31149002.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJones2012129-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJones2012129_60-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJones2012">Jones 2012</a>, p. 129.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004239-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004239_61-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHodkinson2004">Hodkinson 2004</a>, p. 239.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Sunday People - Sun, 24 Feb 1985 ·Page 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48204955">"Ed Sheeran tops Adele as Stormzy joins Sunday Times Rich List"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. 9 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 May</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Ed+Sheeran+tops+Adele+as+Stormzy+joins+Sunday+Times+Rich+List&rft.date=2019-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fentertainment-arts-48204955&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/song/spread-your-wings-mt0041591494">"Spread Your Wings"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Spread+Your+Wings&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fsong%2Fspread-your-wings-mt0041591494&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ams-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ams_65-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ams_65-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/singles-collection-vol-2-mw0001291115">"Queen : The Singles Collection"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+The+Singles+Collection&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fsingles-collection-vol-2-mw0001291115&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/queen-mn0000858827/songs">"Queen : Song Highlights"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+Song+Highlights&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fqueen-mn0000858827%2Fsongs&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/sheer-heart-attack-mw0000191374">"Queen : Sheer Heart Attack"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+Sheer+Heart+Attack&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fsheer-heart-attack-mw0000191374&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-at-the-races-mw0000182727">"Queen : A Day At The Races"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+A+Day+At+The+Races&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fa-day-at-the-races-mw0000182727&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/news-of-the-world-mw0000191493">"Queen : News Of The World"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+News+Of+The+World&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fnews-of-the-world-mw0000191493&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-mw0000191373">"Queen : Jazz"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+Jazz&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fjazz-mw0000191373&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-space-mw0000195391">"Queen : Hot Space"</a>. AllMusic<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+Hot+Space&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fhot-space-mw0000195391&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-miracle-mw0000653515">"Queen : The Miracle"</a>. AllMusic. 11 December 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+The+Miracle&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft.date=2015-12-11&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fthe-miracle-mw0000653515&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012730-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2012730_73-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPurvis2012">Purvis 2012</a>, p. 730.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><b>Sources</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDean1986" class="citation book cs1">Dean, Ken (1986). <i>Queen : A Visual Documentary</i>. Omnibus Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7119-0857-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7119-0857-4"><bdi>978-0-7119-0857-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+A+Visual+Documentary&rft.pub=Omnibus+Press&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=978-0-7119-0857-4&rft.aulast=Dean&rft.aufirst=Ken&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHodkinson2004" class="citation book cs1">Hodkinson, Mark (2004). <i>Queen : The Early Years</i>. Omnibus Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84449-012-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-84449-012-2"><bdi>1-84449-012-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Queen+%3A+The+Early+Years&rft.pub=Omnibus+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=1-84449-012-2&rft.aulast=Hodkinson&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJones2012" class="citation book cs1">Jones, Lesley-Ann (2012). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/mercuryintimateb00jone"><i>Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury</i></a></span>. Simon and Schuster. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4516-6395-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4516-6395-2"><bdi>978-1-4516-6395-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Mercury%3A+An+Intimate+Biography+of+Freddie+Mercury&rft.pub=Simon+and+Schuster&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1-4516-6395-2&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Lesley-Ann&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fmercuryintimateb00jone&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPurvis2012" class="citation book cs1">Purvis, Georg (2012). <i>Queen: Complete Works</i>. Titan Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78116-287-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78116-287-3"><bdi>978-1-78116-287-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Queen%3A+Complete+Works&rft.pub=Titan+Books&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1-78116-287-3&rft.aulast=Purvis&rft.aufirst=Georg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Deacon" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <p><b>Further reading</b> </p> <ul><li>Mark Blake (Editor) (2005). <i>MOJO Classic Queen Special Edition</i>. EMAP Metro Limited.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:John_Deacon" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:John Deacon">John Deacon</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.queenlive.ca/queen/79-11-22.htm">Queenlive.ca</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1256394678">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-solo .navbox-title{background-color:#f0e68c}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-vocal .navbox-title{background-color:#f4bf92}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-perform .navbox-title{background-color:#bfe0bf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-group .navbox-title{background-color:#b0c4de}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-cover .navbox-title{background-color:#d8bfd8}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-classical .navbox-title{background-color:#b0e0e6}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-temp .navbox-title{background-color:#d3d3d3}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}html.skin-theme-clienpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-title{background-color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clienpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-title{background-color:inherit}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="Queen403" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Queen" title="Template:Queen"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Queen" title="Template talk:Queen"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Queen" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Queen"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Queen403" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Deacon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)" title="Queen (Queen album)">Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album)" title="A Day at the Races (album)">A Day at the Races</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)" title="Jazz (Queen album)">Jazz</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(soundtrack)" title="Flash Gordon (soundtrack)">Flash Gordon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Works (Queen album)">The Works</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic" title="A Kind of Magic">A Kind of Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven" title="Made in Heaven">Made in Heaven</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_Killers" title="Live Killers">Live Killers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_Magic" title="Live Magic">Live Magic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/At_the_Beeb" title="At the Beeb">At the Beeb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Wembley_%2786" title="Live at Wembley '86">Live at Wembley '86</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_on_Fire_%E2%80%93_Live_at_the_Bowl" title="Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl">Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Rainbow_%2774" title="Live at the Rainbow '74">Live at the Rainbow '74</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Odeon_%E2%80%93_Hammersmith_1975" title="A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975">A Night at the Odeon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Air_(Queen_album)" title="On Air (Queen album)">On Air</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (Queen album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Queen" title="Classic Queen">Classic Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_12%E2%80%B3_Collection" title="The 12″ Collection">The 12″ Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_III_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits III (Queen album)">Greatest Hits III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Classics" title="Stone Cold Classics">Stone Cold Classics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_A%E2%80%93Z_of_Queen,_Volume_1" title="The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1">The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Greatest" title="Absolute Greatest">Absolute Greatest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_1_(1973%E2%80%931976)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)">Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_2_(1977%E2%80%931982)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)">Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_3_(1984%E2%80%931995)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)">Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Queen_album)" title="Icon (Queen album)">Icon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Forever" title="Queen Forever">Queen Forever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_in_Japan" title="Greatest Hits in Japan">Greatest Hits in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Box sets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Complete Works (Queen album)">The Complete Works</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_CD_Single_Box" title="Queen CD Single Box">Queen CD Single Box</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_Jewels_(box_set)" title="The Crown Jewels (box set)">The Crown Jewels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Platinum_Collection_(Queen_album)" title="The Platinum Collection (Queen album)">The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_1" title="The Singles Collection Volume 1">The Singles Collection Volume 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_2" title="The Singles Collection Volume 2">The Singles Collection Volume 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_3" title="The Singles Collection Volume 3">The Singles Collection Volume 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_4" title="The Singles Collection Volume 4">The Singles Collection Volume 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Air_(Queen_album)" title="On Air (Queen album)">On Air</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_First_E.P." title="Queen's First E.P.">Queen's First E.P.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Five_Live_(George_Michael_and_Queen_EP)" title="Five Live (George Michael and Queen EP)">Five Live</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(soundtrack)" title="Flash Gordon (soundtrack)">Flash Gordon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody:_The_Original_Soundtrack" title="Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack">Bohemian Rhapsody</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Queen_videography" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen videography">Videography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(video)" title="We Will Rock You (video)">We Will Rock You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_in_Rio#Rock_in_Rio_(1985)" title="Rock in Rio">Live in Rio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_Wembley" title="Queen at Wembley">Queen at Wembley</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions:_Final_Live_in_Japan" title="We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan">We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Video_Hits_1" title="Greatest Video Hits 1">Greatest Video Hits 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Video_Hits_2" title="Greatest Video Hits 2">Greatest Video Hits 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_on_Fire_%E2%80%93_Live_at_the_Bowl" title="Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl">Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Rainbow_%2774" title="Live at the Rainbow '74">Live at the Rainbow '74</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Odeon_%E2%80%93_Hammersmith_1975" title="A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975">A Night at the Odeon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Queen_concert_tours" title="List of Queen concert tours">Tours</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_Tour" title="A Day at the Races Tour">A Day at the Races Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_Tour" title="News of the World Tour">News of the World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Tour" title="Jazz Tour">Jazz Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Tour" title="Crazy Tour">Crazy Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Tour" title="The Game Tour">The Game Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space_Tour" title="Hot Space Tour">Hot Space Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Works_Tour" title="The Works Tour">The Works Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">The Magic Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tributes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/One_Night_of_Queen" title="One Night of Queen">One Night of Queen</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_the_Ballet" title="Queen at the Ballet">Queen at the Ballet</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Extravaganza_Tour" title="Queen Extravaganza Tour">Queen Extravaganza Tour</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Attack:_A_Tribute_to_Queen" title="Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen">Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Queen:_A_Tribute" title="Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute">Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen:_A_Tribute_to_Queen" title="Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen">Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Hip_Hopera" title="A Night at the Hip Hopera">A Night at the Hip Hopera</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen_(band)" title="God Save the Queen (band)">God Save the Queen</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tie_Your_Mix_Down:_A_Queen_Tribute" title="Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute">Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queen_discography" title="Queen discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Queen" title="List of songs recorded by Queen">Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Queen" title="List of awards and nominations received by Queen">Awards and nominations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Queen_concert_tours" title="List of Queen concert tours">Concert tours</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody">The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosmos_Rocks" title="The Cosmos Rocks">The Cosmos Rocks</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert" title="Queen + Adam Lambert">Queen + Adam Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smile_(band)" title="Smile (band)">Smile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cross_(band)" title="The Cross (band)">The Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brian_May_Band" title="The Brian May Band">The Brian May Band</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen:_The_Eye" title="Queen: The Eye">Queen: The Eye</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(musical)" title="We Will Rock You (musical)"><i>We Will Rock You</i> (musical)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You:_10th_Anniversary_Tour" title="We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour">We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacy_Amp" title="Deacy Amp">Deacy Amp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Phoenix_Trust" title="Mercury Phoenix Trust">Mercury Phoenix Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Studios" title="Mountain Studios">Mountain Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">Red Special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Edney" title="Spike Edney">Spike Edney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Beach" title="Jim Beach">Jim Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Reid_(music_manager)" title="John Reid (music manager)">John Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bohemian_Rhapsody_cover_versions" title="List of Bohemian Rhapsody cover versions">List of "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover versions</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SingStar_Queen" title="SingStar Queen">SingStar Queen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (film)"><i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i> (film)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)" title="List of accolades received by Bohemian Rhapsody (film)">accolades</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_Family_Singalong" title="The Queen Family Singalong">The Queen Family Singalong</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Queen_(band)" title="Category:Queen (band)">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_–_Class_of_2001153" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2001_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2001_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template talk:2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2001_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_–_Class_of_2001153" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees">Class of 2001</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Performers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Tom Hamilton (musician)">Tom Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Kramer" title="Joey Kramer">Joey Kramer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(musician)" title="Joe Perry (musician)">Joe Perry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Tyler" title="Steven Tyler">Steven Tyler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Whitford" title="Brad Whitford">Brad Whitford</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Burke" title="Solomon Burke">Solomon Burke</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Flamingos" title="The Flamingos">The Flamingos</a></b> <ul><li>Jake Carey, Zeke Carey, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Carter_(singer)" title="Johnny Carter (singer)">Johnny Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hunt" title="Tommy Hunt">Tommy Hunt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_%22Buzzy%22_Johnson" title="Terry "Buzzy" Johnson">Terry "Buzzy" Johnson</a>, Sollie McElroy, Nate Nelson, Paul Wilson</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a></b> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Deacon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Becker" title="Walter Becker">Walter Becker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donald_Fagen" title="Donald Fagen">Donald Fagen</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ritchie_Valens" title="Ritchie Valens">Ritchie Valens</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-performers<br />(Ahmet Ertegun Award)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Blackwell" title="Chris Blackwell">Chris Blackwell</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sidemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/James_Burton" title="James Burton">James Burton</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Johnson_(musician)" title="Johnnie Johnson (musician)">Johnnie Johnson</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192103#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata2142" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192103#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata2142" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192103#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000114781985">ISNI</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/96869318">VIAF</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/134804554">Germany</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n2004017652">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14051221h">France</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14051221h">BnF data</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Deacon, John"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://opac.sbn.it/nome/DDSV063110">Italy</a></span></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?func=find-c&local_base=aut&ccl_term=ica=xx0030530&CON_LNG=ENG">Czech Republic</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi?action=display&authority_id=XX1225345">Spain</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://data.bibliotheken.nl/id/thes/p097502707">Netherlands</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://authority.bibsys.no/authority/rest/authorities/html/4015014">Norway</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://katalog.nsk.hr/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000065392&local_base=nsk10">Croatia</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lod.nl.go.kr/resource/KAC2020Q0186">Korea</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dbn.bn.org.pl/descriptor-details/9811778064405606">Poland</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nli.org.il/en/authorities/987007389012405171">Israel</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a0b77a10-ecff-4b84-b1f3-008391038d67">MusicBrainz</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.idref.fr/101522770">IdRef</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&oldid=1276153808">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&oldid=1276153808</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1951_births" title="Category:1951 births">1951 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:20th-century_English_bass_guitarists" title="Category:20th-century English bass guitarists">20th-century English bass guitarists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:20th-century_English_male_musicians" title="Category:20th-century English male musicians">20th-century English male musicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:20th-century_English_songwriters" title="Category:20th-century English songwriters">20th-century English songwriters</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Alumni_of_King%27s_College_London" title="Category:Alumni of King's College London">Alumni of King's College London</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:English_multi-instrumentalists" title="Category:English multi-instrumentalists">English multi-instrumentalists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:English_male_songwriters" title="Category:English male songwriters">English male songwriters</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:English_rock_bass_guitarists" title="Category:English rock bass guitarists">English rock bass guitarists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:English_male_bass_guitarists" title="Category:English male bass guitarists">English male bass guitarists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ivor_Novello_Award_winners" title="Category:Ivor Novello Award winners">Ivor Novello Award winners</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musicians_from_Leicester" title="Category:Musicians from Leicester">Musicians from Leicester</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Oadby" title="Category:People from Oadby">People from Oadby</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Queen_(band)_members" title="Category:Queen (band) members">Queen (band) members</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Good_articles" title="Category:Good articles">Good articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_British_English_from_August_2014" title="Category:Use British English from August 2014">Use British English from August 2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_October_2021" title="Category:Use dmy dates from October 2021">Use dmy dates from October 2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_is_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata">Commons category link is on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 17 February 2025, at 05:30<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Deacon&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia.svg" width="25" height="25" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" width="88" height="31"><img src="/w/resources/assets/mediawiki_compact.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="25" height="25" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="mw-page-title-main">John Deacon</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>54 languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-6cc877bdc-9fhff","wgBackendResponseTime":119,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"1.029","walltime":"1.310","ppvisitednodes":{"value":7668,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":131063,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":13601,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":22,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":7,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":198936,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 1188.519 1 -total"," 29.32% 348.456 1 Template:Infobox_person"," 27.13% 322.465 1 Template:Reflist"," 15.30% 181.862 21 Template:Pluralize_from_text"," 9.87% 117.294 32 Template:Sfn"," 9.49% 112.811 26 Template:Cite_web"," 9.47% 112.546 6 Template:Cite_book"," 8.80% 104.590 2 Template:Short_description"," 8.07% 95.923 2 Template:Hlist"," 6.14% 72.978 1 Template:Queen"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.649","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":11812623,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\n\"\"\nanchor_id_list = table#1 {\n [\"CITEREFAndy_Greene2014\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFBlake2011\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFDean1986\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFGreene2013\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFHodkinson2004\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFJones2012\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFLencioni2013\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFMyRadioLink.com\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFNewell2011\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFPurvis2012\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFRider1993\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFSaleksi2015\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFTremlett1976\"] = 1,\n [\"CITEREFWright\"] = 1,\n}\ntemplate_list = table#1 {\n [\"!\"] = 3,\n [\"2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\"] = 1,\n [\"Authority control\"] = 1,\n [\"Birth date and age\"] = 1,\n [\"Cite AV media notes\"] = 2,\n [\"Cite book\"] = 6,\n [\"Cite journal\"] = 3,\n [\"Cite magazine\"] = 6,\n [\"Cite news\"] = 2,\n [\"Cite tweet\"] = 1,\n [\"Cite web\"] = 26,\n [\"Commons category\"] = 1,\n [\"DEFAULTSORT:Deacon, John\"] = 1,\n [\"Good article\"] = 1,\n [\"Hlist\"] = 2,\n [\"Infobox musical artist\"] = 1,\n [\"Infobox person\"] = 1,\n [\"Main\"] = 1,\n [\"Marriage\"] = 1,\n [\"Other people\"] = 1,\n [\"Queen\"] = 1,\n [\"Refbegin\"] = 1,\n [\"Refend\"] = 1,\n [\"Reflist\"] = 1,\n [\"Sfn\"] = 32,\n [\"Short description\"] = 1,\n [\"Use British English\"] = 1,\n [\"Use dmy dates\"] = 1,\n}\narticle_whitelist = table#1 {\n}\nciteref_patterns = table#1 {\n}\n"},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-698c79758b-xcxr8","timestamp":"20250225123650","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"John Deacon","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Deacon","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q192103","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q192103","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2002-02-27T08:20:57Z","dateModified":"2025-02-17T05:30:58Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e6\/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_07%29_John_Deacon.jpg","headline":"British musician, bassist and songwriter"}</script> </body> </html>