Brian May: “It was a critical point for Queen but we passed it”
Brian May And Roger Taylor They are friends and have been working together for over fifty years. They played together, in other bands, even before the Queen. However, there was a period in which it was not easy for the two to get along. To make their partnership creak was a merely economic question experienced by Brian as an injustice.
To make their understanding falter was “Bohemian Rhapsody”probably the best known song of Queen. The song was written by the band frontman, the disappeared today Freddie Mercuryand included in the 1975 album “A night at the opera” (Read the review here). So what? You will say. Then the B side of the individual “Bohemian Rhapsody” era “I’m in love with my car”song written by Roger Taylor. Due to the way in which the profits were distributed, Roger, the drummer, obtained from the B side the same sum that Freddie, the singer, grossed for the masterpiece that occupied the side A.
After all these years Brian May There is still no peace. In a recent interview with Mojo magazine, Roger present at his side, he called him “an injustice”. The guitarist explains: “We were aware of the agaustizia that” I’m in love with my car “made the same money as” Bohemian Rhapsody “. It was a real critical point for the band and it is a good that we managed to overcome it. I think our sense of humor has saved us. How long did I start speaking on it? Oh, a lot.” Roger Taylor He confirms Brian’s words: “He never forgive me. And I never stopped laughing on it!”.
It would have taken another 14 years before the copyright question was resolved, when the band decided to divide the remuneration equally, regardless of those who had written a song. From the album
“The Miracle”
(
Read the review here
), from 1989, onwards, all songs are attributed to
Queen
rather than individual members.
In this regard, Roger recalled: “It was an idea of Freddie, that God bless him, divide everything equally after a while. He was very generous in that sense. We win and lose himself, but it seemed to me the most mature gesture to do.”
