Roger POV

Wednesday, first of August of 1973.

Bri, Freddie, Deacy and I went back into the studio at Trident to record the band's second album, which has yet to be named. This time we will record from Monday to Friday from eight in the morning to six in the afternoon. I believe that in a month we will record the whole album, after all the songs have already been written and composed.

August 19, Sunday and today marks the anniversary of Deacy. He's turning twenty-one. Kate decided to have a lunch in celebration of Deacy's birthday and called all our friends. We had lunch happily, Kate had prepared everything very well, the food was tasty and still lacking the cake that would be cut by the end of the afternoon. After lunch the girls helped Kate clean the kitchen and I was in the living room with the boys. I was having a beer and smoking my cigarette and I was staring at Brian. I'm very angry with my friend, with my brother, therefore, I wanted to write another song for Queen and put on the band's second album. I had just written The Loser in The End. I had talked to Freddie and Deacy too, saying that I wanted another song on the album, they even said they could put in my other song, but they said they would also increase the number of songs in the album, then, they would also write other songs.They're kidding. The album is almost ready. It would only put one more song, but, they are egocentric and just want their songs on the album. Bri has more than one song, Freddie too, and that's unfair.

"Could you change your frown, dear Rog?" - Freddie said looking at me - The way you look at Bri is as if you wanted to kill him.

"But this is the will I have at that moment, kill him or bury him alive, damn it, he was the first to be against me writing another song for the band," he said irritably.

"Dear Rog, there are enough songs for the second album," Freddie said, looking at me.

- It turns out that both Bri and you have more than one song on the album, right? - He said angrily and I get up and away from Freddie and I'll talk to Harry and Luke, Kate's friends.

Some time later, Josephine returned to the living room, along with the other girls. And she hugged me.

"My love, you're sad, thoughtful," she said.

- Discussions in the band - Said sighing - I can not stand this fight of egos between the band anymore.

At that moment Kate was passing by us and heard what I said.

- How is it? Egos fight between the band? Can I know what's going on in the band, Rog? Kate asked, crossing her arms, looking at me.

"My friend, I do not want to irritate you with this, it's nothing to do," I told her, but Kate did not give up.

- Roger Meddows Taylor, you're going to tell me now what's going on at Queen, I'm your friend, friend of the guys, I'm part of the band fan club, I demand to know what's going on, okay?And I do not leave here as long as you do not tell me - she said looking at me earnestly.

I sighed and Josephine looked at me.

"You'd better tell Kate everything that's going on," my girlfriend said.

"Okay, I'll tell you," he said irritably.

At that moment, I began to tell all the details and Kate shook her head negatively.

"I can not believe you're arguing during the recordings because of this," she said in disbelief. "Who composes the most, who sings the most. Rog, this is ridiculous. John for example, is the least composed in the band and incredible as it seems does not let it down because of it, he does his part in the band, in other ways, he is the wiser of the four. Freddie, Bri and you act like kids sometimes.

"Katherine, that way you insult me," I said irritably.

"I'm your real friend and I really mean what I feel and what I think about something, I do not hide it, I tell the truth, even hurting," she said looking at me.

Watch out for Queen do not end because of egos fights. That would be an incredible story for Michelle Ma Belle.

"Do not tell me about this demon," he said irritably.

"Then do not behave like a child, okay?" She looked at me seriously.

At the end of the afternoon, we sang Congratulations to Deacy and he blew the candle number 21 and the first piece went to Veronica. Kate had made some Brazilian sweets, like brigadier and made Fairy Cake, my favorite dessert. I loved it.

In the next few days, while Queen recorded the second album, we also gave an interview to a British music magazine, even reluctantly. The reporter asked how the recordings of the second album were going and I said I was doing fine, as much as possible, before Freddie, Bri, Deacy and I got killed because of our inflated egos. I told the truth and my bandmates disagreed with me.

And on August 30th, on Thursday, on the penultimate day of the recording of the album, we had a terrible fight at Trident's studios after lunch.

- I JUST WANTED MORE A SONG MY, ON THE ALBUM, BUT, YOU ARE EGOCENTRICS, THE BITCH'S CHILDREN, YOU DO NOT THINK OF THE BAND, IN GENERAL, EVERYONE ONLY THINKS ABOUT YOU, DO NOT THINK OF THE BAND, I AM BORING SO FULL EVERYTHING - I shout at them, stopping to play drums.

"Rog, please calm down," Deacy said calmly.

- CALM? NEVER. I WANT TO KILL THE THREE, I'M RAG, FUCK. SEE WELL, Deacy, NO ALBUM, THERE SONGS OF BRI AS procession, ONLY THE INSTRUMENTAL, FATHER TO SON, IS ALSO WRITTEN IN BRI, WHITE QUEEN ALSO, SOME DAY ONE DAY, SONGS FOUR WRITTEN FOR THIS IDIOT - I scream and point to Brian - THAT OLD IDIOT THINKS THAT IS THE BEST OF THE BAND.

- YOU'RE NOW OFFENDING ME, ROGER - Brian yelled - ALL OF THE BAND BEYOND MUSICIANS WE ARE COMPOSERS. OF THE NEXT TIME, BEFORE WE RECORD AN ALBUM, PRESENT ALL THE SONGS AND WE WILL MAKE A VOTE OF WHICH MY SONGS COULD BE TAKEN ALSO TO HAVE SPACE FOR HIS, DO NOT BE RIDICULOUS, ROGER!

- YOU RELAX IS AN IDIOT BRIAN - I screamed back - AND FREDDIE? COMPOS OGRE BATTLE, THE FAIRLY FELLER'S MASTER STROKE, NEVERMORE, THE MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN, FUNNY HOW LOVE IS AND SEVEN SEAS OS RHYE. SIX SONGS AND I HAD JUST ONE AND YOU DEACY, I HAD NONE. BRI THOUGH I THOUGHT WAS MY FRIEND, MY BROTHER, BUT, I BROKEN IT.

"But I'm not very good at composing, Rog," Deacy said, rubbing his face. "You make the BEST of me and I honestly can not stand your egos fight anymore. Heck, we should focus on the band, the recording of the second album, on more important things. Enough Please.

- ROG is the uncontrolled HERE - He shouted to me - Do not be ridiculous, ROG. WE ALL HAVE COMPORTION RIGHT FOR THE BAND.

- DO NOT COME TO ME WITH DEMAGOGY, OK - I screamed back - YOU KNOW, I'M LEAVING THE BAND, ARRIVE, CONTINUE WITHOUT ME.

"Roger, please do not do melodrama," Deacy said.

I get my stuff and I quit the penultimate day of recording the album. Then I go to a pub that was open and ordered some beers and drank a little too much. I pay what I have consumed and get into my car.

"Kate, I need to see my friend Kate," I said, starting the car, heading for my friend's apartment.

Honestly, I do not know how I got to the building where Kate lives. I was not drunk, but, I was a little cheerful. I looked at the clock and it was past six o'clock. I went to the doorman and told him to tell me about Kate.

Kate POV

She had started preparing dinner and was dancing in the kitchen while playing Roy Orbinson's Pretty Woman song. The intercom rang and answered. The porter said my friend Roger was here. Said he could climb. Two minutes later, the doorbell rings and I open the door. When I look at Roger, his eyes are a little red, his breath smelling of beer, his hair misaligned.

"Roger, what are you doing here right now?" You should be at Trident Studios, recording the album with the boys, "she said in astonishment.

At that moment Roger hugged me hard, annoyed.

"I'm not Queen anymore, Kate, I left the band," he told me.

- What? I asked in astonishment.

To be continued.