Queen: what you probably previously did not know about them

December 7, 1975 a list of the most popular albums in the UK topped the record group Queen A Night at the Opera. This is the fourth studio album, on the leading position in the charts, it lasted for nine weeks.
Here are some interesting facts about this outstanding group in rock history.

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The album's title - "Night at the Opera" - taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s the Marx Brothers, namely, from the same movie.





All of the band members - John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor - have been able to write at least one song that became a hit.



The band recorded the anthem of Great Britain and it is often included in his concerts.



The band seems to have accumulated a lot of records that will never be published. The reasons very different: some poor-quality recording and spoiled, have some copyright issues, some participants do not want to publish.



The group has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.



Freddie Mercury called himself the most ardent fan of Jimi Hendrix, and among his friends were Dave Clarke and Elton John. In addition, Mercury loved Liza Minnelli and has been a fan of Broadway productions in which she participated.



Freddie Mercury was a terrible bite in early childhood. He had four extra teeth, and because of this protruding incisors. According to some reports, he has not found the time to correct this deficiency, on the other - is simply afraid of dentists.



Queen guitarist Brian May has always used instead of the mediator tizzy. According to the musician, the mediator is too flexible, and yet another advantage of this coin are its jagged edges, which helps to extract a special grinding sound of the strings.



Roger Taylor was famous for its extraordinary antics. According to rumors, living in a hostel, he once cooked a human skull.



John Deacon was deprived of a driving license for drunk driving.



Brian May and Roger Taylor are constantly quarreling among themselves. Once in the dressing room before the show one splashed in the eyes of hairspray.



In 1975, «Queen» became the only group in the UK, where four albums simultaneously in the top twenty albums in the history of British music.

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