Is this Roger’s words or a translated quote?
I don't know. I just did a google translate: I don't see anything about doing an album with Adam in this translation.
October 2017 16. 20:00 Kult
"There was only one Freddie," an interview with Queen's drummer Roger TaylorOn the 4th of November, Queen + Adam Lambert performs at the Papp László Budapest Sportarena in Budapest. The Queen of Fours originally consists of only three members: Adam Lambert, two founding members, soloist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor are on stage. The team has three accompanying musicians, Keyboard Spike Edney, bassist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren. Roger Taylor in London came to hvg.hu.
hvg.hu: Even at the end of 31 years, I remember very well the Queen's first Budapest concert. July 27, 1986, Népstadion.
Roger Taylor: I remember very well, the previous day was my birthday. And I remember very well the great Folk Stadium we played in. We were very excited because we did not know what to expect, as other times were political in that time. So for us, the concert was a step in the unknown and far better than we expected. It was fantastic as the audience sang with us.
Roger Taylor is a musician at a charity event press conference in Kiev in August 2008.
hvg.hu: For the Hungarians especially the Spring Wind will flood water forever eternal memory. Freddie Mercury read the text from her hand, and this memorable moment as well as many other moments of the Hungarian stay was captured by the then-filmed Hungarian Rhapsody.
R. T .: It was a wonderful experience for us. Unfortunately, the film came to DVD only a few years later, and so it could only be seen on the TV before being commercialized.
hvg.hu: Now, however, is another movie that will be released at the end of 2018, which already has a huge echo. The film is about the life of Freddie Mercury, the title of Bohemian Rhapsody, and of course the Queen. According to the news, they started to rotate in September.
R. T .: Yes, we went to filming. You know, this is really important to us. Briant and me are mainly involved with music, we do not want to talk in the rest of the film. I think the actors are great, the great director, Bryan Singer. It is very strange that there is a film about you, your friends and the band. I'm a little nervous to avoid being an idiot.
hvg.hu: Do you like actor Ben Hardy, who turns you on?
R. T: Yes, I think he is a good choice and amazingly resembles my son who is also drummer and plays in the excellent Darkness band.
hvg.hu: And what do you think about Rami Malek, who makes Freddie Mercury?
R. T .: I think he's a fantastic, charismatic actor. We know from the Robot series. Collaborating, it's easy to work with. It invests great energy to make Freddie credible.
hvg.hu: Everyone remembers Freddie Mercury, and I think his death in 1991 was a huge loss not only for the Queen. Adam Lambert has now replaced him. What do you think of it?
R. T .: I'm happy to play with him. You know, when Freddie died, we thought that the end of Queens was beautiful, but that's all. Then we tried with Paul Rodgers, whose voice was good for soul and blues, but not for Queen's style. And then we accidentally found Adams who is an incredibly great singer and we have chemistry - we love to work together and love our music. We've been concerts for 5 years and it's getting better and better. With Brian, we've been young again, revived onstage, it's just fantastic! Adam is humble and at the same time very funny, one of the best singers I've ever heard. Of course Freddie was only one, he could not be brought back, but with Adami we can do great tours.
hvg.hu: The Queen originally consisted of four members, and John Deacon was the fourth bass guitarist who retired in 1997. Do not miss?
R. T .: We even thought that the Queens were over. John not only retired but disappeared. Deeply touched by Freddie's death, he did not want to see a lot of people around him, lived a calm life, we did not see him, we just sent him the money.
hvg.hu: They only play old songs. There are no new songs?
R. T: We have one or two new songs that we may play, but people want to hear old songs. You are expecting an Eagles concert at Hotel California, and if you do not get it, you will be frustrated. We want the audience to happily go home, so we play great hits. But on the show we've changed a lot: for example, the contents of the songs are visually displayed. The design is very spectacular, the lighting is great, the sound is great, the show is 100 percent live. Our friend, the robot we call Frank, is most popular in the show on stage.
hvg.hu: The robot figure was featured on the cover of News Of The World, just 40 years ago. Looking back at the Queen's story: the style that is born is decisive.
R. T .: Yes, style diversity. This album was the real breakthrough in America. Our music is simpler and more straightforward