John Deacon
British musician, bassist and songwriter (born 1951)
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The quietest member of Queen wrote some of its biggest hooks—"Another One Bites the Dust," "I Want to Break Free"—then walked away after Freddie Mercury died and never came back.
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John Deacon grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, playing bass in a local band before studying electronics at Chelsea College in London. He joined Queen in 1971, bringing both musical chops and the homemade Deacy Amp that Brian May used to build guitar orchestras across every album. From Sheer Heart Attack onward, he wrote at least one song per record—"You're My Best Friend," "Another One Bites the Dust," "I Want to Break Free"—and co-wrote "Under Pressure" and "One Vision." After Mercury's death in 1991 and the Tribute Concert the following year, Deacon played sporadically with May and Taylor, th…
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