What happened to John Deacon after Freddie died?

After the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 and the following year's Tribute Concert, Deacon performed only sporadically with the remaining members of Queen before retiring from the music industry in 1997 after recording "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)".

Did Queen members get along?

None of them were particularly close and none of them spent a lot of time with each other outside of touring. I'd go out on a limb and say that's why Queen worked. They were very professional and their main objective was to make good music and not play games.

Who gets Freddie Mercury royalties?

After his death on Novem, Freddie gave his home, 50 percent of his recording royalties and most of his wealth to Mary Austin, with the remainder going to his parents and sister. Mary was Freddie's closest friend throughout his life, and they were often seen out together before his illness.

Who owns the rights to Queen's music?

However in 1990, they terminated their U.S. contract with Capitol and signed with Disney's Hollywood Records, which has remained the current owner and distributor of Queen's entire music catalogue in North America. Disney paid $10 million for the distribution rights in 1990.