JOHN Deacon was spotted going for a stroll while puffing on a cigarette near his home in Putney, London.
The Queen bass guitarist, 69, looks unrecognisable from his days in the legendary band – but still enjoys smoking like a rockstar.
John wrote Another One Bites the Dust and other big hits for Queen, but left when their frontman, Freddie Mercury, died in 1991.
As reported at the time, John said of Freddie’s death: “As far as we are concerned, this is it.
“There is no point carrying on. It is impossible to replace Freddie…
“I can’t sing; it’s the one thing I wish I could do, because it would make songwriting so much easier!”
The musician now chooses to remain out of the limelight, rarely making public appearances, even opting not to join his bandmates at their induction into the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame.
