John Deacon - became famous as the bassist of the immortal band Queen. He was a member of the group until the death of Freddie Mercury. The artist was the youngest member of the team, but this did not prevent him from gaining authority among recognized musicians.
On several records, John showed himself as a rhythm guitarist. During concerts, he played acoustic guitar and keyboards. He never performed solo parts. And Deacon also composed some cool tracks that were included in the Queen LPs.
Childhood and youth of John Deacon
The artist's date of birth is August 19, 1951. He was born in the English town of Leicester. The young man was brought up with his younger sister. His parents were not related to creativity.
At the age of seven, parents gave their son a wonderful gift - a red plastic guitar. Surprisingly, at this age, little John was not interested in toys at all. He loved electronics.
The boy made his own instruments. What was the surprise of the father when the son turned the coil device into a recording device. He liked to listen to the radio. The guy recorded the songs he liked on his device.
At the age of 9, John, together with his family, moved to a new city. Odby - quite warmly welcomed the guests. Parents and children settled in a cozy hostel. The young man began to attend the gymnasium, which formed a good opinion of itself among the locals. After some time, he moved to a prestigious college.
An educational institution with a humanitarian bias - opened up a wonderful world for John. He studied objects with curiosity. The future idol of millions - he studied pretty well in college.
As for musical preferences, the guy adored the works of The Beatles. It was these guys who managed to really surprise John. He dreamed of playing like the Liverpool Four.
John didn't sit back. He understood that in order to achieve his dream, he simply needed to purchase a musical instrument. The young man delivered newspapers, and soon he bought the first guitar with the accumulated money. Now the only thing left is to master the instrument.
The creative path of a musician
In the mid-60s of the last century, the musician joined the group. He became a member of The Opposition. A year later, the artists began to perform under a different sign.
In the team, he first played the rhythm guitar, but soon retrained as a bass player, and was forever faithful to this musical instrument. After the group changed its name to The Art, John went his own way.
He went to be educated at Chelsea Technical College. The artist decided to leave creativity and start life from a new leaf. After 6 months, Deacon realizes that he is not doing his job. He can't live without music. A young man sends a letter to his mother asking for musical equipment to be mailed.
He heard the first performance of the Queen team in his student years. Surprisingly, John was not at all hurt by what went into his ears. In those days, he did not seek to join the already popular group, rather, he wanted to create his own offspring.
Soon he founded a project, which he assigned the "modest" name Deacon. The artists of the newly minted team played only one concert, and then went into the "sunset". John joined Queen, and from that moment a new part of his creative biography began.
John Deacon as part of the Queen team
There are several versions of how John managed to become part of the cult group. The first version says that Deacon often looked through ads for recruitment in teams, and one day he came to audition at Queen.
The second version tells that the artist met the band members at a disco in college. At the time, the band was in dire need of a talented bass player, so the puzzle came together when they found John. The guys liked what Deacon would do not the guitar, and they unanimously told him "yes".
When John Deacon joined Queenhe was only 19 years old. Thus, John became the youngest member of the musical project. Despite his young age, Mercury managed to see great potential in the young man. Deacon first appeared on stage with the rest of the band in 1971.
A couple of years later, the newcomer took part in the recording of the group's debut LP. His game sounds in the album of the same name. By the way, John is the only member of the team who did not take part in composing tracks for the collection.
But over time, John, like the rest of the team, also began to write musical works. The debut track found its place in the third studio LP. However, the composition Misfire was received rather coolly by the audience.
The fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera, also contained a song by John Dickson. This time the work You're My Best Friend was warmly and even ardently accepted by the audience. This motivated him not to stop there.
Authorial success of John Deacon
Interestingly, the artist dedicated the composition to his beloved wife. The fourth studio album went platinum several times. The collection was included in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
John composed a piece of music not as often as the rest of the band. But, those songs that belong to the authorship of Deacon are still very popular among music lovers and fans of the Queen's work.
The musician's talent was highly appreciated not only by the "fans", but also by his colleagues. By the way, in addition to being responsible for playing the guitar, Deacon was responsible for Queen's musical equipment.
And each of the team members knew that John was able to competently manage money. The artist was in charge of the financial affairs of the group. Deacon was Queen's internal controller.
In the 80s, during an interview, the artist said that he wanted to try himself in other musical projects. As a result, other artists heard his words and he recorded several tracks with other bands.
After Mercury passed away, John finally announced his intention to leave the project. The last time, together with the Queen musicians, he appeared on stage in 1997.
Details of the artist's personal life
He didn't look like a typical public person. His personal life was distinguished by constancy. He married in the mid-70s of the last century. His wife was the charming Veronica Tetzlaff. The woman worked as an ordinary teacher. She was distinguished by a good disposition, religiosity and proper upbringing.
Their relationship is to be envied. In this marriage, six children were born. John idolizes his wife and does not understand men who often change partners.
John Deacon: Today
Today, very little is known about the life of the former Queen musician. Rumor has it that he lives in Putney in southwest London. The artist devotes a lot of time to his grandchildren and his family.
