Queen is the only band I know (since the Beatles) whose individual members each wrote multiplatinum songs.
Freddie wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody" and many others. Brian May wrote "We Will Rock You" (and many others). Bassist John Deacon wrote "Another One Bites the Dust" and "You're My Best Friend." Drummer Roger Taylor wrote "Radio Gaga" (among others).
They were never scared to bounce musical ideas off each other because they had complete confidence in the others' abilities. Queen was a great environment for Freddie to blossom, because he knew the other guys were capable of following him into unexplored territory (even if they didn't quite understand what Freddie was going for until it was finished!).
The interplay of these four different personalities and how they formed a cohesive unit is fascinating to me. I wish we had more of that in the movie. But maybe that's just a Queen fan talking.
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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody
Date: 2019-02-17 06:40 pm (UTC)Freddie wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody" and many others.
Brian May wrote "We Will Rock You" (and many others).
Bassist John Deacon wrote "Another One Bites the Dust" and "You're My Best Friend."
Drummer Roger Taylor wrote "Radio Gaga" (among others).
They were never scared to bounce musical ideas off each other because they had complete confidence in the others' abilities. Queen was a great environment for Freddie to blossom, because he knew the other guys were capable of following him into unexplored territory (even if they didn't quite understand what Freddie was going for until it was finished!).
The interplay of these four different personalities and how they formed a cohesive unit is fascinating to me. I wish we had more of that in the movie. But maybe that's just a Queen fan talking.