| its_a_hard_life 26994 11.06.2006 19:07 |
Is it just me or does Tim Staffel sound abit of a show off? He claims in one interview taken by 'The Untold Story' "I'm glad I moved out the way, If I hadn't I guess the world wouldn't of had Queen" - Tim. What does that sound like to you? Abit over the top? Or he's right in saying so? That has always annoyed me somehow when he says that comment. Ever see him fronting Queen? He even said himself again, taken from the 'Untold Story' "I was never the showman Freddie was..." He regrets ever leaving Smile. If he was that set in to it, having *that* much faith in himself and the band he would of stayed and Smile would of stayed as Smile? I wonder....I mean truely he was good for a few things, one of them is uniting Brian and Roger together. Ofcourse this is just my opinion of how I view this. But I want you to answer these questions on how you all view this. |
| rocks. 11.06.2006 19:24 |
I think the one thing he might be bitter about is not letting Freddie in the band WHILE Tim was in it :P Nah, I think Tim Staffel's alright with where he is, from that video. |
| Winter Land Man 11.06.2006 19:42 |
Well, he left Smile, didn't he? And Smile were signed. And really, if he didn't leave, Brian and Roger wouldn't of had Freddie. |
| Freddie89 11.06.2006 19:45 |
Without Freddie, Brian and Rodger wouldn't be what they are today!!! |
| Freddie89 11.06.2006 19:46 |
Roger* |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 11.06.2006 19:52 |
For some reason I just can't stand when he says... "I'm glad I moved out the way, If I hadn't I guess the world wouldn't of had Queen" - Tim. I mean yeah I know what he means by that but Freddie wouldn't of given up on them. He was fighting to get in with them, as I read from many bio books I have stating that. He would get his own way in nearly everything, he DID get it ofcourse in the end. But why didn't Tim accept Freddie in the band? Jealous maybe...he could see how talented and what a much better showman Freddie is? |
| Winter Land Man 11.06.2006 20:43 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: For some reason I just can't stand when he says... "I'm glad I moved out the way, If I hadn't I guess the world wouldn't of had Queen" - Tim. I mean yeah I know what he means by that but Freddie wouldn't of given up on them. He was fighting to get in with them, as I read from many bio books I have stating that. He would get his own way in nearly everything, he DID get it ofcourse in the end. But why didn't Tim accept Freddie in the band? Jealous maybe...he could see how talented and what a much better showman Freddie is?If Mick Jagger wanted to replace John Lennon in the days when he was alive, would John say yes to Mick's request?? Before 1973, Freddie didn't sound too well, and his performance wasn't too great (Keep Yourself Alive / Liar videos show that, he didn't move much) and Freddie wasn't on a label.... Smile was. |
| Serry... 12.06.2006 01:08 |
He recorded a great album - Amigo... |
| Bambi 12.06.2006 04:21 |
he knew Freddie had the potential to do bigger and better things then his self tho he had a very good voice he felt freddie would give more then what he would give he is not taking anything away from freddie, he had very good things to say about him. |
| Rick 12.06.2006 06:01 |
He can sing. John can't. So yes. |
| Sherwood Forest 12.06.2006 06:27 |
all those quotes i think were really only to compliment queen and freddie so dont take it offensively. i dont think hes looking for any credit .... i think he should prolly get some though- he did step out of the way for queen to form and introduced them all |
| .DeaconJohn. 12.06.2006 06:30 |
"Is it just me or does Tim Staffel sound abit of a show off? He claims in one interview taken by 'The Untold Story' "I'm glad I moved out the way, If I hadn't I guess the world wouldn't of had Queen" - Tim. What does that sound like to you? Abit over the top? Or he's right in saying so? That has always annoyed me somehow when he says that comment. " - what? I can't understand what your problem is. Its always seemed to me that he was a pretty down to earth (excuse the pun!) guy and wasn't bitter about not being in queen. I'll have to buy his new album; I had no idea it had been released. The smile songs are all great. |
| Fireplace 12.06.2006 06:50 |
Tim Staffell is a very modest and down to earth guy, who has had very little regrets about making way for Freddie, as he was just about fed up with Smile anyway. His comment about making room for Freddie is of course completely accurate and has nothing to do with arrogance. If you have a problem with that I suggest you seek counselling. |
| Mr Mercury 12.06.2006 07:48 |
<font color="#FF00FF">its_a_hard_life wrote: Is it just me or does Tim Staffel sound abit of a show off? He claims in one interview taken by 'The Untold Story' "I'm glad I moved out the way, If I hadn't I guess the world wouldn't of had Queen" - Tim. What does that sound like to you? Abit over the top? Or he's right in saying so? That has always annoyed me somehow when he says that comment. Ever see him fronting Queen? He even said himself again, taken from the 'Untold Story' "I was never the showman Freddie was..." He regrets ever leaving Smile. If he was that set in to it, having *that* much faith in himself and the band he would of stayed and Smile would of stayed as Smile? I wonder....I mean truely he was good for a few things, one of them is uniting Brian and Roger together. Ofcourse this is just my opinion of how I view this. But I want you to answer these questions on how you all view this.In my opinion, you have taken this all the wrong way. Tim seems to me to be a really nice down to earth guy and all that. You also seemed to have forgotten that he also said that Smile were going in a direction that he didnt like hence the reason he went off to join Humpy Bong or whatever they were called. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 12.06.2006 07:51 |
Fireplace wrote: Tim Staffell is a very modest and down to earth guy, who has had very little regrets about making way for Freddie, as he was just about fed up with Smile anyway. His comment about making room for Freddie is of course completely accurate and has nothing to do with arrogance. If you have a problem with that I suggest you seek counselling.Totally Totally agreed. He has had a pretty successful career in his own right as a musician and model maker. Why should he have any regrets?? And he's still great friends with Brian and Roger so whats the problem?? B&R obviously dont have one! |
| Sebastian 12.06.2006 11:27 |
Indeed he was very important for Queen history. He was Queen's Ivan Vaughan, plus his songwriting partnership with Brian influenced Freddie to begin composing in the pre-Queen days. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 12.06.2006 13:12 |
Serry... wrote: He recorded a great album - Amigo...Yeah I have that... |
| Fireplace 12.06.2006 18:53 |
the_hero wrote:Amen!.I hope you didn't miss that huge sarcastic grin on his face? |
| AmeriQueen 12.06.2006 20:39 |
I think his point is just the opposite. I think he is saying that in spite of his worst decision as a pro musician, he is glad it happened so there could be Queen. If he hadn't quit Smile, they would have certainly gone on without Freddie who would have almost certainly made it with Wreckage or some other way. There's nothing snobbish about that to me. |
| Freddie_Jr. 12.06.2006 20:43 |
I think it would've been cooler if instead of steeping out of the way he merley stepped down and just played bass and sang back up. That way Queen would've had four backup singers. Plus Tim was obviously a good writer considering songs like Earth and Doing Alright, so I think Tim would've even fit the band. |
| AmeriQueen 12.06.2006 22:46 |
Yeah, but then you can kiss goodbye to 'You're My Best Friend', 'Misfire', 'You and I', 'Who Needs You', 'Spread Your Wings', 'If You Can't Beat 'em Join 'em','Back Chat', 'I Want To Be Free' and several other classics. I'll take Deacy. Speaking of, you can kiss the Deacy Amp goodbye without John Deacon, so that's reason enough for John over Tim. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 13.06.2006 00:10 |
Hahahahaha, yeah I'd choose Deacky anyday over Tim...I think anyone would? |
| Knute 13.06.2006 00:43 |
I see that statement as a humble one. That doesn't sound ego-centric at all. He's just stating the truth and acknowledging how great Queen were at the same time. *shakes head* kids! *shrugs* |
| Fireplace 13.06.2006 04:55 |
AmeriQueen wrote: Yeah, but then you can kiss goodbye to 'You're My Best Friend', 'Misfire', 'You and I', 'Who Needs You', 'Spread Your Wings', 'If You Can't Beat 'em Join 'em','Back Chat', 'I Want To Be Free' and several other classics. I'll take Deacy. Speaking of, you can kiss the Deacy Amp goodbye without John Deacon, so that's reason enough for John over Tim.If you read the first post, you'll notice that it was a matter of FREDDIE or Tim, not JOHN or Tim. With Tim in the band, they wouldn't have gone looking for a bass player. |