He chose not to participate with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor in the Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration, but did give them his support. Deacon was also absent from Queen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. John Deacon grew up in Oadby with father Arthur, mother Lilian and younger sister Julie. His father worked for the Norwich Union insurance company, but died of a heart attack in 1962, when John was eleven.
He chose not to participate with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor in the Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration, but did give them his support.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chose
VERB
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
participate
participate
VERB
VB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
guitarist
guitarist
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Brian
Brian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
May
May
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
drummer
drummer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Roger
Roger
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Taylor
Taylor
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Queen
Queen
PROPN
NNP
cc
+
+
SYM
SYM
conj
Number=Sing
Paul
Paul
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rodgers
Rodgers
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
collaboration
collaboration
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
give
give
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
support
support
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Deacon was also absent from Queen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
nsubj
Number=Sing
deacon
Deacon
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
absent
absent
ADJ
JJ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Queen
Queen
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
induction
induction
NOUN
NN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Rock
Rock
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Roll
Roll
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Hall
Hall
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Fame
Fame
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2001
2001
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
John Deacon grew up in Oadby with father Arthur, mother Lilian and younger sister Julie.
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
deacon
Deacon
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Oadby
Oadby
PROPN
NNP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Arthur
Arthur
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Lilian
Lilian
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Cmp
young
younger
ADJ
JJR
conj
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Julie
Julie
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His father worked for the Norwich Union insurance company, but died of a heart attack in 1962, when John was eleven.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Norwich
Norwich
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Union
Union
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
insurance
insurance
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
attack
attack
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1962
1962
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
eleven
eleven
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.