John Deacon Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

John Deacon is a retired English musician, who is best remembered as the bass guitarist of the hugely successful rock band Queen from 1971 to 1997. After ‘s death in 1991, he stopped performing with the band and only continued collaborating with members and on financial matters.

Sun Sign

Leo

Residence

Putney, Southwest London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

Manager

During his time with Queen, John was managed by Jim Beach.

Genre

Rock

Instruments

Bass Guitar

Labels

• Hollywood Records Inc.
• EMI Records
• Parlophone Records Limited
• Capitol Records

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Reclusive nature
• Gap between his front teeth

Brand Endorsements

His band Queen‘s music has been featured in the following brands –

• Google+ (2011) (Featuring Under Pressure)
• Mountain Dew (2000) (Featuring Bohemian Rhapsody)
• Lays (2012) (Featuring Crazy Little Thing Called Love)
• Cadbury (2008) (Featuring Don’t Stop Me Now)
• Walmart (Featuring We Will Rock You)
• AT&T (2007) (Featuring You’re My Best Friend)
• Carlsberg (Featuring Love of My Life)

John Deacon Favorite Things

• Bass Players – Chris Squire (From Yes), John Entwistle (From The Who)

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John Deacon Facts

1. He is credited with writing many hit singles for the band like You’re My Best Friend (1975), I Want to Break Free (1984), Another One Bites the Dust (1980), Spread Your Wings (1977), etc.
2. In 2013, a newly discovered species of damselfly (of the genus Heteragrion, Odonata: Zygoptera) was named Heteragrion johndeaconi after him.
3. John is the only member of the group who has not sung in any of the band’s records.
4. He used his electrical engineer background to build an electric guitar amplifier, famously known as the ‘Deacy Amp’. The instrument, formed with discarded parts, was used throughout Queen‘s recording career.
5. He was very close to Freddie Mercury. After Mercury’s death in November 1991, John fell into a depression and retired from the band in 1997.
6. John was conspicuously absent when Queen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
7. He was played by actor in the band’s biographical drama, Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018.

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