“I had a band when I was 14, and we would play around in my hometown of Middlesbrough, and we'd go to the club afterwards, which was the Purple Onion then. There would be live bands playing, and in between that, the DJ would be playing records.”

English singer

Paul Rodgers is an English singer, best known as the lead vocalist for several rock bands, including Free, Bad Company, the Firm and the Law. He was also active as a solo performer and later worked with the remaining members of Queen as Queen + Paul Rodgers from 2004 to 2009. Rodgers is widely associated with classic rock and powerful vocal performances. Rolling Stone placed him at number 55 on its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and in 2011 he received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.