Maybe this was spotted back in 2019, but this episode of the Elis & John podcast (John being uber Queen fan John Robins) includes an interview with Spike Edney as an ‘unsung hero’. He says some of the obvious things about his role with Queen, and talks about Live Aid - though having seen the actual rehearsal footage I think he plays down how much effort the band put into their set. But maybe they put that much effort into everything as opposed to a special effort for Live Aid.
John also asks about socialising with the band, and this is the bit that caught my attention. Spike says that sometimes because he’s talking to them about stuff all the time, he forgets how famous they are, and so he says ‘let’s go for a drink after the show’ and they point out that that they can’t just nip out to a bar, and if they do go out, they have to plan it and it involves being smuggled out through the kitchens and so on…
Throws an interesting light on the photos of the times Roger and Brian have gone out with the group in recent years and the planning that has to go into that
The boys are back in London this week, and come armed with not one, but two new features!
