John Deacon
John in facts | ||
Full
Name: John Richard Deacon Born: 21 August 1951 Place: Leicester |
Star
Sign: Leo Height: 5ft 11 inches Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Grey-Green Degree: Electronics - 1st Class Honours |
Marital
Status: Married - Veronica Parents: Lillian (nee Perkins) & Arthur Deacon Siblings: Julie Children: Robert, Michael, Laura, Joshua, Luke, Cameron School: Oadby Beauchamp Comprehensive Early bands: Opposition, The Art |
His hobbies | ||
Favourite
Musician: Tony Thompson, Stevie Wonder, Leon Sylvers III Favourite Group: Whispers, Skyy, Commodores, Chic, Police Favourite Albums: The Last Dance, My Aim is True, Off the Wall Favourite Book: Roots, Rebecca, The Grapes of Wrath Favourite Writer: No special favourite Favourite Movie: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Wizard of Oz, Clockwork Orange, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
Favourite
Colour: Silver, Black Favourite Actor: Jack Nicholson Favourite Actress: Jane Alexander Favourite Country: Japan, Brazil, USA Favourite Food: Cheese on toast Favourite Drink: Tea, Milk Favourite Instrument: Bass Guitar |
Favourite
Queen Album: The Game Music most influenced by: Rock Musicians most influenced by: Chris Squires, Philip Chen Groups Disliked: Kiss, Japan, Brotherhood of Man, Toyah, Whitesnake, Clash, country & folk music Clothes Designer: Off the peg Greatest Achievement: Writing a No 1 in the USA (& Canada, Spain, Argentina & Guatemala) Admire Most: Modest talented people Pet Hate: Snobs |
His children | ||
Robert:
July 18, 1975 Michael: February 3, 1978 Laura: June 25, 1979 Joshua: December 13, 1983 Luke: December 5, 1992 Cameron: 1993 |
His personal album | |||
John was born in Oadby, Leicester, England. John got
his first guitar, a plastic "Tommy Steele" guitar, when he was seven. Though he
was interested in music, while he was younger, his first love was his hobby of tinkering
with electronics. When he was 11, John started saving his money from odd jobs and his
paper route to buy himself an inexpensive acoustic guitar, and it didn't take long before
John and his friends were playing together in one of their parent's garages. John formed his first band "The Opposition" when he was 14, playing rhythm guitar for the group. A year later, when there was a vacancy in the band due to the bass player leaving, John decided to buy his first bass guitar, and fill that spot. |
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Said by... John "My biggest fear is getting out on time" |
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Questions about John | |||
Does
John sing on some of the songs? Despite the fact that a few videos show John singing, John maintains that he did not sing on any of the songs because he says he has a terrible voice and can't sing. The videos were done that way just for effect. In some concerts, he can also be seen singing into a microphone. Nothing specific has been said about this, but since John says he didn't sing, perhaps the microphones were not turned on or he wasn't really singing. How tall is John? 5' 11" (180.3 cm) |