Queen's Roger Taylor Hints at Return to the Studio

Queen hasn’t launched an album of recent materials in additional than 15 years – however that would change quickly.

Roger Taylor says he is mentioned a return to the studio with fellow Queen co-founder Brian Might. “I feel we would,” Taylor informed Uncut. “Brian and myself have been speaking the opposite day, and we each stated that if we really feel we have now some good materials, why not? We will nonetheless play. We will nonetheless sing. So I do not see why not.”

Queen collaborated with Paul Rodgers in 2008 to finish The Cosmos Rocks. Earlier than that, their most up-to-date album was 1995’s Made in Heaven, which collected unfinished Freddie Mercury songs following his AIDS-related demise in 1991.

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They have been touring with Adam Lambert since 2011, and simply accomplished the globe-spanning Rhapsody Tour in February. Only some songs have adopted, and all of them have been scraps from the Mercury period.

Might revealed final yr that Queen had made some tentative steps towards new songs. He additionally talked about new music in 2021. “We’ve dabbled just a little. It’s simply that you have not heard any of it,” he stated. “It must be one thing so particular that we might really feel we might wish to launch it on the general public.”

Lambert has turn into snug decoding Mercury’s songs on stage, however acknowledged the inherent dangers of entering into his footwear for any studio recording.

“It is a whole lot of strain if you concentrate on it. If they’ll put one thing out that is new, it’s acquired to be at a sure stage,” Lambert stated. “It must be the correct factor – and I’ve at all times stated, ‘Is it applicable for me to be doing new materials?’ I really feel prefer it scares me.”

Queen hasn’t introduced any future concert events whereas Might recovers from a minor stroke. The band reportedly agreed to promote their recording, publishing and different rights to Sony Music for a record-smashing $1.27 billion. Then, in September, Queen introduced an expanded six-CD/1-LP Collector’s Version reissue of their 1973 debut album, now dubbed Queen I. It is due on Oct. 25.