"Getting to know them (Roger and Spike Edney) better during the 3-4 week QuEx rehearsals was the coolest part for me, figuring out they were such cool guys and not like the rock star cliché types at all. You could actually hang out with them and have a conversation; they were just normal people that happened to be Roger Taylor and Spike Edney. If they were divas it would have changed everything and the mood would’ve been different, but they are as normal as they can be. Even now, the coolest part is being able to hang out with them and say they are pals." 

"I first met Brian later at the rehearsals for the QuEx performance on American Idol, which was intense because not only would I be playing with them on TV but also because there was a cycle of people like Taylor Hawkins popping in because they knew Brian and Roger were in town! It was overwhelming because I’d never been in a situation like that before…" Tyler Warren

In the first of a two-part interview that originally appeared in the winter 2023 issue of the Official International Queen Fan Club magazine, multi-talented drummer Tyler Warren exclusively detailed to Dave Fordham the events that led to meeting his heroes and securing roles in the Queen Extravaganza, Queen + Adam Lambert and Outsider touring band line-ups. This article is reproduced with permission and the full version is available in the fan club’s members-only archive (join now at www.queenworld.com).

Click here to read Part 1 of the interview.

(With thanks to Dave Fordham)