About Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen...?

Does anyone out there think that he was really hot when he was younger? Oh my gosh, he was soooo handsome back in the day, but now he's not as much. Of course, he is in his fifties now. What do you think?





Also, can anyone tell me where I could watch the American Idol episode where Queen's music was the night's spotlight? I'm not even sure if there is a website out there where I could watch it, but please tell me if you know of anywhere. Thanks so much! =)

About Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen...?
Roger was so hot. He was amzing, by far the most handsome of all four of Queen. When he was sitting behind his drums it was even better, how he is drumming. I like to watch the Wembley 86 DVD and then the Roger Cam :). As much Roger as possible. Now he is indeed less handsome, although he lost a lot of weight for the European tour. I've some pictures were he looks very hot again. But later in the American tour he gained weight again :(. And he looks less attractive again. Though if you have seen him in his white outfit singing these are they days of our lives, I can say he still is a very good looking guy. Too bad he has this girlfriend called Sabrine Potgieter or something like that. I know a lot of Queen fan girls are big fans of him and dreamt being with him.
Reply:he sure looks rough now though
Reply:@ one time he wasn't bad looking , he sure can play those drums huh? I still like the old queen music and listen to the c.d's daily-thanks for the 2 points, cant help you out on american idol, I dont watch it.
Reply:Have always enjoyed Queens music. As a matter of fact I have requested my children to play 'Who Wants to Live Forever' at my funeral.
Reply:Queen is an AMAZING band he was alright at one time but nothing huge and he is an amazing drummer. But yeah i guess he was at one time you could say.
Reply:Queen drummer Roger Meddows Taylor was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1949 at the West Norfolk and King's Lynn Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, to Winifred and Michael Taylor.





In 1957, aged eight, Roger was watching his cousin play simple tunes on his guitar and decided then and there he wanted a guitar too. At first he made do with a ukulele, on which he taught himself basic chords. It was enough to persuade him, even at that age, that he should form a band - there might be money to be made here!





In September 1960, Roger won a place at Truro School. This public school was academically the best in the area, and Roger was the only pupil from the cathedral school to get a free place there. It was a boarding school but as Roger lived nearby he went as a day boy.





The joys of playing guitar were already beginning to fade for Roger, and he found himself more and more drawn to percussion. He started off by bashing upturned saucepans with his mother's knitting needles, using the lids as cymbals. He actually found a snare drum one day while out playing with friends, and was given a hi-hat cymbal. For Christmas 1961, his father presented him with a bass drum and a tom-tom - he had picked up both for £12 and had mended and polished them. Although it was a mismatched kit, Roger was exceedingly proud of it. He went out after Christmas and bought himself a brand new Zildjian crash cymbal for eight shillings - his first proper cymbal - and eventually another tom-tom as well.





During 1963 he and some friends formed a band. They called themselves the Cousin Jacks. Roger was initially their rhythm guitarist, but he didn't enjoy this, and subsequently took over on drums, where he felt far more comfortable. The band split after a year.





In 1965 Roger joined a local band called Johnny Quale and the Reaction. On 15 March, after rehearsing together for a couple of weeks, they considered themselves competent to enter 'The Rock and Rhythm Championship', an annual event run by the Round Table in Truro City Hall, at which bands from all over Cornwall and Devon would compete. Johnny Quale and the Reaction came


fourth and that served to start them off on the Cornish music circuit, which was quite significant in those days, attracting many of the bigger, London-based groups.





September 1965 saw Johnny, the lead singer, leaving the band. His departure came just before they were booked to play a gig, so Roger, the only one left who could sing, took over on lead vocals. They dropped the first part of the name and became Reaction. On 7 March 1966, Reaction entered the Rock and Rhythm Championship again, this time with Roger on lead vocals. The hard work and endless gigging over the past year paid off, and they won.





Even though he was busy with Reaction, Roger's school work didn't suffer, and he left Truro School in the summer of 1967 with seven O levels- in English language, English literature, biology, physics, chemistry, French and math. He also had three A levels in biology, chemistry and physics. By this time he had heeded the advice of his teachers, decided on a career in dentistry and been accepted at the London Hospital Medical School.





Reaction eventually split in the summer of 1968 when Roger went back to London. Roger went back to university intent on getting into another band. His appetite for fame and fortune was keen and he read the music press regularly, looking for an opportunity. In early autumn Les Brown noticed a postcard pinned to the Imperial College noticeboard asking for a 'Ginger Baker/Mitch Mitchell type drummer' for a new band. He passed on the information to Roger, who, intrigued, contacted the name on the card the following day. It was Brian May, of Queen.
Reply:My GF was wild about him when he was younger but now he's older she thinks he's just another ageing rockstar. Mucho respect to the man tho'.. he is immensely talented (wrote many of queen's hits).. a gr98 musician university graduate and a qualified dentist to boot... Go Rog!
Reply:Hmm..In the fiftiz he's okay..and so is now..
Reply:Oh my God,


I 'm so happy that I've found this question, I absolutely adore Queen but in particular Roger Taylor, I was madly in love with him when I was a teenager. He was gorgeous have you heard his self penned tune "I'm in love with my car" it's on the Sheer Heart Attack album it rocks. It's nice to hear him singing about something that he's obviously so passionate about. But I'm glad that I'm not alone in finding him attractive. Unfortunately I can't help you with regards to your American Idol query, I don't watch the show but even if I did I live in Ireland so our listings would be all different to yours.