John is known the world-over as queen s bass player, and wrote two of queen s best selling worldwide singles, another one bites the dust and i want to break free. As well as bass, deacon played some guitar and keyboards on queen s studio work, but was the only member never to sing on their records. In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the life of john deacon , the legendary bass guitarist for queen who was known as the quiet member of the band,. John deacon ’ s first guitar was a red plastic tommy steele special, which his parents bought for him when he was seven. John deacon anchored queen with his unfailingly solid and melodic bass lines, providing a crucial funky groove (e. g. , “another one bites the dust”). John richard deacon (born 19 august 1951) is an english retired musician who was the bass guitarist for the rock band queen. It wasn’t until the band’s third album, sheer heart attack, that john ’s first composition for queen appeared, with the rather catchy misfire. John’s father, arthur, however, led him in a different direction, encouraging john to tinker with electronics, a hobby that arthur himself loved. · fans of iconic rock group queen got a pleasant surprise recently when it emerged the bands bassist john deacon , 73, had rejoined the surviving members - guitarist brian may, 78, and. As a songwriter, he contributed major hits including “you’re my best friend” and “i want to break free. ”
