John Deacon
John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He composed several songs for the group—including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust", "Back Chat", and "I Want to Break Free"—and was involved in the band's financial management.
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| Full name at birth | John Richard Deacon
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| Claim to fame | Queen
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1951
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| Place of birth | Leicester, England
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| Occupation | Musician, songwriter
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Net worth | $170,000,000 USD
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| University | Chelsea College
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![Queen - Classic Rock Magazine Cover [Italy] (May 2024)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/i/4/i41kzli547aele4.jpg?skj2io4l)
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![Queen - Classic Rock Magazine Cover [Germany] (October 2021)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/7/f/7fjjoqca9olto7cj.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Queen - Lust For Life Magazine Cover [Netherlands] (August 2023)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/s/n/sn2wiuxccjmlimc.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Was credited as "Deacon John" on Queen`s first self-titled album. He hated this and got it changed to "John Deacon" for the next album onwards.
- His parents are Arthur Henry and Lilian Deacon.
- Was in charge of the bands finances.
- Graduated with a First in Electronic Engineering from Chelsea College, University of London. Used knowledge to fix Queen`s sound equipment in the early days.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (as a member of Queen).
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