John
Richard Deacon
John's Children
- Robert -- July 18, 1975
- Michael -- February 3, 1978
- Laura -- June 25, 1979
- Joshua -- December 13, 1983
- Luke -- December 5, 1992
- Cameron -- 1993
John was born in Oadby, Leicester,
England. John got his first guitar, a plastic "Tommy Steele"
guitar, when he was seven. Though he was interested in music,
while he was younger, his first love was his hobby of tinkering
with electronics. When he was 11, John started saving his money
from odd jobs and his paper route to buy himself an inexpensive
acoustic guitar, and it didn't take long before John and his
friends were playing together in one of their parent's garages.
John formed his first band "The
Opposition" when he was 14, playing rhythm guitar for the
group. A year later, when there was a vacancy in the band due to
the bass player leaving, John decided to buy his first bass
guitar, and fill that spot.
Does John sing on some of the
songs?
Despite the fact that a few videos
show John singing, John maintains that he did not sing on any of
the songs because he says he has a terrible voice and can't sing.
The videos were done that way just for effect. In some concerts,
he can also be seen singing into a microphone. Nothing specific
has been said about this, but since John says he didn't sing,
perhaps the microphones were not turned on or he wasn't really
singing.
How tall is John?
5' 11" (180.3 cm)
