QUEEN Musical May Add DIMEBAG Tribute

January 12, 2005

antiMUSIC is reporting that the QUEEN musical "We Will Rock You" may add a tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott during a key sequence in the show. Dimebag was shot by a deranged fan that stormed the stage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio last month.

Paul Crook is a familiar name to metalheads from his days in ANTHRAX and to rockers for his work with MEATLOAF. Paul's latest gig is playing Brian May's guitar parts in the Las Vegas production of "We Will Rock You".

antiMUSIC's Debbie Seagle interviewed Paul a few days after the tragic murder for a special feature on antiMUSIC's sister site Rocknworld.com. While the main focus of the interview was on the musical, how Paul got the gig and QUEEN's influence, the conversation eventually turned to the senseless murder of Dimebag, who was a friend of Paul's.

During their interview, Paul told Debbie that Brian May is working to include a photo of Dimebag in the show during a sequence that pays tribute to rock icons that suffered untimely deaths.

Debbie describes the sequence in her review of the musical. "Particularly moving is a sequence in the show when the song 'No One But You' is performed. It is a beautiful tribute to all the rockers who died too young but gave so much. Six huge plasma screens hidden in the darkness flash photos of these legends, making it look like they are looking in on the show and giving it their nod. A finer tribute I couldn’t imagine, a respect for rocks roots and history." Read more.

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