1 00:00:38,245 --> 00:00:41,913 John, what did you do when Freddie was busy with his solo project? 2 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:44,926 Well, basically I got bored, 3 00:00:45,144 --> 00:00:48,856 because I didn't do anything during that period of time. 4 00:00:49,030 --> 00:00:50,634 ...But you built your own studio! 5 00:00:50,820 --> 00:00:52,071 Yes, a small one. 6 00:00:52,277 --> 00:00:55,110 But there wasn't enough work to keep me busy all the time. 7 00:00:55,267 --> 00:00:58,043 I really got bored since Queen weren't working. 8 00:00:58,279 --> 00:01:00,350 For this reason I think that in the future, 9 00:01:00,585 --> 00:01:01,947 when we do not work as Queen, 10 00:01:02,179 --> 00:01:04,707 I will really have to do something else. 11 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:07,496 How come weren't you busy in a solo project as well? 12 00:01:07,702 --> 00:01:10,526 The answer to this question has always been the same: 13 00:01:10,663 --> 00:01:12,709 I can't sing, which is true. 14 00:01:12,910 --> 00:01:14,423 My singing style is really... 15 00:01:14,595 --> 00:01:16,294 You could always collaborate with someone. 16 00:01:16,425 --> 00:01:19,398 Yes, as a matter of fact this is the only thing I could do. 17 00:01:19,702 --> 00:01:22,957 These days I have written a song with a chap, 18 00:01:23,114 --> 00:01:26,387 Errol Brown from Hot Chocolate. 19 00:01:26,547 --> 00:01:27,558 Can you remember him? 20 00:01:27,712 --> 00:01:30,630 Anyway, we have only written one track that may eventually be published. 21 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:52,149 What do you think of Freddie's album? 22 00:01:52,305 --> 00:01:54,986 Some parts of the album are disappointing, 23 00:01:55,236 --> 00:01:57,983 while I really enjoyed other parts. 24 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:07,761 I don't know, it's hard to say... 25 00:02:08,009 --> 00:02:12,831 It's something he wanted to do all by himself with no interference from us. 26 00:02:13,018 --> 00:02:15,190 I think he should go on with his solo works, 27 00:02:15,467 --> 00:02:19,569 because we (Queen) don't spend enough time working together, 28 00:02:19,748 --> 00:02:22,834 we find it hard working together, 29 00:02:23,006 --> 00:02:25,185 I think we should experiment different solutions. 30 00:02:25,747 --> 00:02:27,735 Do you find it hard working together? In what sense? 31 00:02:27,996 --> 00:02:30,697 Well, we argue all the time! 32 00:02:31,215 --> 00:02:32,754 So you're not such close friends, 33 00:02:32,928 --> 00:02:34,161 you don't see one another outside work? 34 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:36,402 No, we hang out together sometimes, 35 00:02:36,546 --> 00:02:37,682 but when we are in a studio, 36 00:02:37,886 --> 00:02:39,370 we immediately start quarreling! 37 00:02:39,562 --> 00:02:40,832 We quarrel about everything, 38 00:02:41,060 --> 00:02:42,333 and this makes everything very difficult. 39 00:02:42,538 --> 00:02:49,054 In order to be able to record only one track, we need a long time. 40 00:04:12,274 --> 00:04:13,804 Who wrote One Vision? 41 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:16,469 One Vision has been credited to Queen, 42 00:04:16,645 --> 00:04:19,220 but I think it was mainly written by the other three, 43 00:04:19,451 --> 00:04:22,886 seeing that when I arrived the project had already started. 44 00:04:23,123 --> 00:04:25,089 By then they had already written the song... 45 00:04:25,244 --> 00:04:26,612 ...Which was inspired by Live Aid, wasn't it? 46 00:04:26,758 --> 00:04:29,706 After Live Aid we all felt more confident. 47 00:04:29,830 --> 00:04:34,183 Before then, Freddie didn't really feel like entering the studio for six months or a year. 48 00:04:34,369 --> 00:04:37,102 But after that (Live Aid), he said: 49 00:04:37,270 --> 00:04:43,926 "Ok, let's do some recording together again and see what happens" 50 00:05:15,474 --> 00:05:18,495 Do you think you'll play with Queen for the rest of your life? 51 00:05:18,605 --> 00:05:19,748 It's been a long time now... 52 00:05:19,886 --> 00:05:21,695 A long time, yes... 53 00:05:22,011 --> 00:05:23,899 Ok, let's put it this way: 54 00:05:24,068 --> 00:05:26,987 I would like to do that if there's the opportunity.