{"name":"Paul Rodgers","title":"Paul Rodgers","id":2816,"slug":"paul-rodgers","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2816/?format=json","bio_short":"Paul Rodgers was the vocalist for bands  <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Free\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Free</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Firm\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Firm</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bad+Company\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bad Company</a>, and more recently stood in on vocals on a tour with <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+May\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Brian May</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Roger+Taylor\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Roger Taylor</a> of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Queen\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Queen</a> as a new collaboration titled <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Queen%2B%252B%2BPaul%2BRodgers\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a>. On this tour, Paul stressed that he was not trying to replace the band's deceased singer <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Freddie+Mercury\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Freddie Mercury</a>, but tried his best to give his own style to the songs.   They have since parted ways amicably.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/PaulRodgers.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1601,"title":"Say it's not true","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/say-its-not-true/"}]}