Roger Taylor: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Roger Taylor

English musician, songwriter, and record producer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not getting solo records playlisted on the BBC.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

Others on this question

Forest Green Rovers, my football team, getting relegated.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Robin Gibb British singer

The way some of the music industry is being run now. Music is being treated as one big karaoke machine.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 July 2010 source ↗

Neneh Cherry Swedish singer

Politics, friends and lovers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2014 source ↗

Rufus Wainwright Singer, songwriter and composer

Not getting proper dance lessons as a young person. I was a serious flamer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2011 source ↗

It comes in flashes, so it feels fleeting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

When I first heard one of our records on the radio.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 October 2021 source ↗

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