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Post by cassie on Jul 6, 2020 10:24:13 GMT -5
We seem to be missing today's thread. So, for now, here it is. Please choose your favorite pic to add.
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Post by nica575 on Jul 6, 2020 10:31:20 GMT -5
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q:Do you miss being onstage? Do you miss the rush of a live audience?
We’ve already done a pretty big tour in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea just this year. I don’t miss it yet, but we have a pretty big tour of Europe booked for next year. It’s going to happen on exactly the same dates assuming that everybody is going to shows and gigs. We’ve all got our fingers crossed for a vaccine. We shall see.
Q:Would you be comfortable playing onstage if there’s no vaccine by that point?
If there’s no vaccine, I’m not sure it’s going to happen. I will be comfortable if I feel the risk for people in the audience is non-existent or very low. I wouldn’t be surprised if people are wearing masks in a year. We’ll see. Like everyone else, I don’t know.
Q:I saw the show at Madison Square Garden last year. There was so much energy and love in that room. The movie seemed to really give you guys a tremendous boost. I’m not sure you’ve ever had a bigger American audience.
I think that’s right, judging by the last tour. It was totally sold out. It was really gratifying for us. I think we have a new infusion of younger fans that saw the movie and enjoyed it. They probably had heard some of our music at sporting events, or whatever, but weren’t entirely sure who we were. We feel very grateful to be able to jump generations.
Q:Adam seems to grow more and more confident with each tour. I’m sure you feel that on the stage.
Absolutely. He’s a complete joy to work with. Incredible voice. Incredible professional. And a great sense of humor, which always makes it more fun for us onstage. I can’t imagine doing it with anyone else now. He’s just great. He’s been a joy.
Q:It’s like you scoured the planet and found the single best person to do that job.
We didn’t even scour, really. It just happened. He has this gift. He has this fantastic charisma onstage, sort of this Elvis thing. It’s like Camp Elvis as opposed to Camp David. He’s just great. I can’t say enough great things. He’s also a great friend and a neighbor in Los Angeles.
Q:How is Brian doing? I know he had some scary medical issues.
That’s right. We cancelled the tour and then Brian got really sick. We may have had to cancel it anyway, which is the irony. He’s very much on the mend. We’re in daily contact. It was quite a scare. He had a real scare. It’s been strange. We were struck doubly. Our manager had a pretty major heart attack too. It’s been a very weird year for us in all kinds of ways.
Q:How many more years do you hope to keep touring? I think about Charlie Watts. He’s nearly a decade older than you and still behind the kit.
He’s amazing. Good for Charlie! Brian and I talk a lot about this. We say, “Hey, look, we sort of enjoy it more now than we did before.” We realize that’s what we did and that’s what we’re good at. The tacit agreement between the two of us is, we’ll do this as long as we can do it properly and really love doing it. When either of those things stop happening, we’ll stop.
Q:These are songs that really demand to be played live. I can’t think of any other band whose music translates onto a stage quite like that.
That’s very true. We really rely on love and audience involvement. We want them to join in and feel like part of the whole show. That’s something we’ve developed over the years and it became part of our DNA, audience involvement.
Q:I’m really hoping the 2021 tour is able to happen. As soon as I can safely enter an arena or stadium again and safely see Queen, I’ll really feel like the pandemic is over.
It would will, when live venues open again properly and people can be together en masse. That will be a great mental step forward. I really hope it’s going to happen next year. It’s in the lap of the gods, if you believe in them.
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Post by girldrummer on Jul 6, 2020 11:18:34 GMT -5
What a lovely interview! Roger's heart and soul is as strongly committed to Queen as Brian's is. And like he said, they are enjoying it more than ever. Everyone on the planet hopes they can tour again next year as planned. This is a band that is full of love and feeds on love from their fans of all ages. My heart just bursts when I think about Adam being a part of it all. The most important thing is that Brian fully recovers and is ready to rock when the time comes.
Each tour is a precious gift. We can't take any of them for granted.
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Post by EenieMeenie on Jul 6, 2020 11:58:14 GMT -5
I was thinking of Queen touring just yesterday. I mentioned to my DH how disappointed I would have felt if the Auburn Hills, MI concert had been cancelled - it was the very first one I attended and I had exceptional seats. I know I obsessed about that tour for months. Had to decide what outfit to wear -- you know the drill. Got to the place of the concert that morning and drove by just to see the Queen trucks parked outside. My heart was racing thinking I would be breathing the same air as Adam. The show was EXCEPTIONAL - I paid some money that one time and got seats first row at the end of the thrust. KILLER QUEEN and UNDER PRESSURE were to die for - I LOVED EVERYTHING SO MUCH. I kept that concert in my heart for so long. Felt so fortunate to get good seats -- we all know how hard that is. Anyways, my heart goes out to all the fans that were so fully anticipating the shows that have now been moved another YEAR out. Believe me, it's unfortunate but SOOOOOO worth the wait!
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Post by deb5anne on Jul 6, 2020 12:32:35 GMT -5
Yes worth the wait for sure. Last summer at LCA in Detroit was my first time finally. I can't fathom how I would have felt if it got canceled.
Love hearing Roger say all these great things about Adam. And it's good to hear him say that it seems like Brian is on the road to recovery.
Hoping for next year and some way to see Adam solo finally. I had a chance to go to Foxwoods and couldn't quite work it out. I could kick myself now. I was there about 2 months before Adam and came this close to buying a ticket and coming up with something. They had all the posters up etc. Of course I had Vegas tickets.
Here's to better things next year!
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