One track, People On Streets, was inspired by visits Roger made to India and the inequalities he witnessed in the fortunes of that country's vast population. Rich in contemporary reflections on life, the album was full of attention-grabbing songs tackling thought-provoking and sometimes challenging issues - national obsolescence, domestic violence, and poverty, among them. Then came perhaps his most potent album, Electric Fire, which clearly showed Taylor as an acute observational songwriter. The success of the album prompted further tours of the UK and Italy. The Cross released three distinctive albums and toured extensively in the UK and Europe.Īfter the tragic death of Freddie Mercury, Roger returned to his solo career with 1994's Happiness?, an album on which he explored the theme of "dealing with life and looking for happiness". In 1987 Roger formed his own band The Cross, in which after more than 20 years he finally resumed the role of lead singer. His solo album Fun In Space followed in 1981, and was succeeded by 1984's rock-based Strange Frontier. Roger bought a Ferrari, and became the first member of Queen to launch a solo career with the release of the single I Wanna Testify. History notes that all four members of Queen wrote No.1 singles: Taylor dutifully provided his with Radio Ga Ga , A Kind Of Magic and These Are The Days Of Our Lives amongst his.1977 was the landmark year in which Queen released We Are The Champions and We Will Rock You. Roger began writing songs for Queen from day one, and each of the band's fifteen studio albums included at least one of his compositions. The Queen legend often refers to how Taylor and Mercury were particularly close, and spent many hours on the town together seeing bands who at that time were their heroes: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, The Who, all of whom influenced them and helped shape the musical destiny of Queen. By 1971, Roger had long abandoned any desire to become a dentist or a biologist, and with new additions to the line-up John Deacon and Freddie Mercury, Smile became known as Queen. Smile played sporadically over the next few years and even issued a single in the United States. In 1968 Roger formed another group, Smile, with Middlesex guitar ace Brian May. He later studied biology, obtaining a BSc in the subject. While maintaining his keen interest in music, Roger decided to study dentistry, and in 1967 moved to London to enrol at the London Hospital Medical College. That year, the Reaction won a hotly- contested local talent contest and, according to newspaper reports, were duly "mobbed by young girls". He taught himself the guitar around this time, but by the following year had moved over to drums.īy 1966 Roger had not only progressed to drumming in Cornwall's most popular band, the Reaction, but had also become their lead singer, with his drum kit placed - where else? - in the principal position, at the front of the stage. His music took on a different direction in 1960, when he became a rather reluctant member of the Truro Cathedral Choir - a prerequisite of his scholarship. He learned his first instrument, the ukulele, at a tender age, and enjoyed a brief taste of things to come in a pre-teen skiffle band whose collective talent survived just two public performances, both apparently excruciating! Roger Taylor was born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, on July 26th 1949, Roger became fascinated with music in the early 50s, when his family moved to Cornwall. 6 lRoger being so cuteroger being rogerone of his most iconic looksin case you forgot.
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