EastEnders legend Anita Dobson has revealed that Queen won’t tour again – but an ABBA-style avatar show is on the cards.
Anita Dobson, 76, has just celebrated her silver wedding anniversary with Queen guitarist Brian May, 78. She told The Mirror: “They will do little bits and bobs, but they won’t do those big tours. We are all getting old.” The news comes a few weeks after drummer Roger Taylor, 76, confirmed: “We are resting at the moment.”
Pressed further on whether Queen would be “resting forever,” he added: “At one point we will be.” Meanwhile Brian, who had a minor stroke last year, also said last week that Queen weren’t talking about touring, adding: “I’ve done 50 years of it.” He said he was enjoying pursuing his interests in astrophysics and animal rights, as well as spending time with his grandchildren and his animals. But, to put fans’ minds at rest, he made it clear he was still making music, saying: “I love to play. Everybody knows I love to play.”
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Anita’s bombshell revelations also come as singer Adam Lambert, who stepped into Freddie Mercury’s shoes – has been diversifying into musical theatre – giving critically acclaimed performances in Cabaret and Jesus Christ Superstar. But Anita, who rose to fame playing Angie Watts, landlady of The Queen Vic, in EastEnders, says fans may soon see the band performing Bohemian Rhapsody and other hits as they have never seen them before – as avatars.
Asked if they would be having an avatar show, like Abba’s Voyage – the highly successful virtual concert – she said: “Yeah talk has been happening. Of course it would work.” But she is not 100% sold on avatars, adding: “I have seen the ABBA show, except that it is a hologram. After a while, you are absolutely certain it is a hologram and I do miss seeing the people.
“There is no spontaneity, they can’t do anything different. What would Freddie [Mercury] make of it? Well, technology is getting more and more clever and futuristic.” But Anita has genuine doubts about AI technology.
“I don’t know how I feel about technology and AI,” she says. “In some ways it is wonderful for medical research, but in other ways I think it has taken away the desire for people to want to talk to each other.” And she fears that the lack of human interaction could damage our society. You see people glued to their phones. If we are not sociable then we are not a society anymore,” she said.
“I think it is killing a lot of interaction. I see children sitting next to each other on the sofa and texting each other and not talking. What is that about?”
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Source: Mirror
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