(1) At a party in late 1977 John got drunk and stuck his hand through a plate glass window and needed 19 stitches in his hand. He didn't miss a single show because of it!
(2) John was so drunk one time that when he heard Queen playing on the stereo and he asked who the band was
(3) John is the quietest member of the band, but according to Brian he can make you curl up and die with two sentences
(4) John used to enjoy throwing peanuts at Brian whilst performing his solos on stage
(5) On the first queen album Queen gave credit to John by putting Deacon John instead of John deacon
(6) It has been said, by many people, that John is scared of plastic cups!
(7) John got drunk one night and got caught driving. He was breathalized and banned from driving for 12 months. He had to use public transportation and nobody noticed!
(8) When John first got his hair cropped, everyone said he looked like a convict, and one of the roadies called him the 'Birdman of Alcatraz'. Birdman has been his nickname ever since, and the joke was so popular that they bought him pyjamas with little arrows on like convicts wear, and he wore it once on stage.
(9) John sang backing vocals on the chorus of "Radio Ga Ga" during live performances
(10) When performing the song "Liar" in the Colston Hall in Bristol, John added some very rare backing vocals!!!
(11) John likes dry roasted peanuts
(12) The video of "We Will Rock You" was filmed in Roger's garden in Surrey - after it had snowed for most of the morning. Freddie had to borrow Ratty's gloves while Brian and Deaky's fingers were so numb that they could barely pretend to play, although Deaky did manage to stomp on Roger's foot at one point. (Wearing heavy boots.) Roger wasn't exactly amused
(13) When "Night At The Opera" came out, everyone thought the band was making tons of money. Actually, their management company, Trident, was - they weren't seeing any of it. In fact, Deaky wound up begging them to loan him the money for a downpayment on a house. Trident refused. (He and Veronica had just had their first child and were still living in a one-room flat because that was all they could afford.)
