Paul Rodgers , according to VH1 Classic Radio, has left Queen after about two active years with the band and will reunite with his former band, Bad Company for a short summer tour. Says Rodgers, "Well, you know, we did a world tour, we did a second tour of Europe and the Far East and Eastern Europe and we did a studio album and I think we're kind of leaving it there gently. It's out there for us to do things in the future if there's something, a huge charity say like Nelson Mandela, I'm always open to that, but I think we are pretty much done."

"Well, you know, I've traveled and I'm not worried about [the swine flu and] stuff like that," he said. "I usually find, to be honest with you, that most of those things are exaggerated way out of proportion. You know, I'm not afraid to travel, it's just I want to be able to focus more on waking up in one place and working on music, I think really, and that's really the reason. I think next year I'll probably be touring my brains out."

There is no word yet on whether Queen will seek a replacement for Rodgers. For a complete list of Bad Company dates and venues, Click Here.







-- Edited by newsbot on Wednesday 13th of May 2009 10:25:32 AM