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This is the house Jon Deacon, now a retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He composed several songs for the group—including Top 10 hits You're My Best Friend, Another One Bites the Dust, Back Chat", and I Want to Break Free. Deacon was also involved in the band's financial management.

Deacon joined Queen in 1971 on the strength of his musical and electronic skills, particularly the home-made Deacy Amp which guitarist Brian May used to create guitar orchestras throughout Queen's career. From the third album, Sheer Heart Attack, onwards, he wrote at least one song per album, several of which became hits. As well as bass, Deacon played some guitar and keyboards on Queen's studio work.

After the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 and the following year's Tribute Concert, Deacon performed only sporadically with the remaining members of Queen before retiring from the music industry in 1997 after recording No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young). Unlike his fellow band members, Deacon seemed to shy away from the spotlight, seemingly deeply affected by Mercury’s passing. Deacon has not performed on any of the other projects that the two remaining members, Brian May and Roger Taylor, have put together. Instead, Deacon enjoys the solitude of his beautiful London home.

Deacon still retired, has retained a net worth of $170 million despite his early retirement. Deacon wrote a number of Queen's hit singles, including "I Want to Break Free" as well as the band's biggest selling single in the US, "Another One Bites the Dust". He also occasionally provided backing vocals during live shows. Deacon performed just two more times with the remaining members of Queen, in a charity concert in 1993 and a one-off rendition of The Show Must Go On in 1997 with Mercury's friend Elton John at the opening of the Bejart ballet in Paris. Following these performances, he decided to retire from music.
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@ 2010-05-04 08:09:47
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@ 2010-05-04 08:42:00
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@ 2023-01-31 17:47:00
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