In 1969, Taylor was working with Freddie Mercury at Kensington Market in London (they were sharing a flat at around the same time). Main article: Queen (band) Taylor (pictured in 2005) has been with Queen since the band's inception In 1967, Taylor went to London to study dentistry at the London Hospital Medical College, but he became bored with it and changed to biology obtaining a BSc at East London Polytechnic. Another key influence on Taylor was drummer Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, who Taylor stated was his early role model. Taylor taught himself to tune his drums, inspired by Keith Moon of the Who because of the "great drum sounds" on the early Who records. Taylor had originally learned guitar, but became a drummer when he realised he had a more natural aptitude for it. At the age of 15, Taylor became a member of the Reaction, a semi-professional rock band formed mainly of boys from Truro School. He briefly attended Truro Cathedral School at the age of 13, he joined Truro School as a day boy. When he was seven years old, he and some friends formed his first band, the Bubblingover Boys, in which he played the ukulele. Taylor moved to Truro, Cornwall, in south west England, with his mother Winifred, father Michael and younger sister Clare. Taylor's first school was Rosebury Avenue school. Taylor first lived at 87 High Street in King's Lynn and later moved to Beulah Street in the town. The new maternity ward was opened by Princess Elizabeth (the future queen, Elizabeth II), where she was introduced to 16 new mothers including Winifred Taylor, his mother. Roger Meddows Taylor was born on 26 July 1949 at West Norfolk & Lynn Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk. In 2014, he appeared in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern as himself. During the early 1980s, Taylor was also a panellist on the UK quiz show Pop Quiz, hosted by Mike Read. During the 1980s, in addition to his work with Queen, he formed a parallel band known as the Cross, in which he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist.
As a producer, he has produced albums by Virginia Wolf, Jimmy Nail, and Magnum.Īs a singer, Taylor employs a falsetto vocal range. He has collaborated with such artists as Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Genesis, Jimmy Nail, Kansas, Elton John, Gary Numan, Shakin' Stevens, Foo Fighters, Al Stewart, Steve Vai, Yoshiki, Cyndi Almouzni, and Bon Jovi.
He wrote or co-wrote three UK number ones (" These Are the Days of Our Lives", " Innuendo" and " Under Pressure") and wrote a further five major hits (" Radio Ga Ga", " A Kind of Magic", " Heaven for Everyone", " Breakthru", and " The Invisible Man"). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of Queen.Īs a songwriter, Taylor composed at least one track on every Queen album, and often sang lead vocals on his own compositions. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound and was voted the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a listener poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005. He achieved international fame as the drummer for the rock band Queen. Roger Meddows Taylor OBE (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and singer.
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