Soon after, Roger got the taste for performing and decided to for a band he called "The Bubblingover Boys". Though they only had one gig at a school-dance and found it wasn't working out. When Roger was 11 he was awarded a place at Truro Cathederal School where he had to sing in the church-choir. He was less than impressed with singing three times every sunday .

In the meantime he had saved enough money to buy his first guitar. He exercised hard and practiced to songs he recorded from the radio. His interest in music was strong as was his ambition. He always knew that he wanted to do something concerning music and that he would be successful someday. As he grew older he realised that the guitar was becoming a chore for him and the fascination for drumming became reared its head. One day he found an old military-drum, he got an old cymbal and his father presented him a bass-drum and a tom. Roger saved money and eventually bought himself a Zildjian-Cymbal and another tom.

The young Mr Taylor was an intelligent pupil, but studying just didn't interest him. He said about himself that he was an lazy student. During 1963 he and some schoolmates joined together and called themself "The Cousin Jacks". At the start Roger played rhythm-guitar but he swiftly realised that he would rather be a drummer. They played a few small gigs but a year later the band broke up.

Unfortunately at this time his parents split up and Roger and his little sister where devastated. Nevertheless, his mother took great care of them. She always wanted the best for her children.

In 1965 Roger joined a new band as a drummer called "Johnny Quale and the Reaction". They took part in a talent-contest and was awarded fourth place. This experience enabled them to get forthcoming gigs they made quite a name for themself in and around Truro. In September the lead-singer Johnny Quale left the band and Roger was the only other member of the band who could sing, inevitably he took over on vocals. They where renamed "The Reaction" and became increasingly more popular. A year later they entered the annual talent contest, but this year they were awarded the top spot. The remaining year 1966 was filled with many Gigs and concerts in Cornwall, sometimes they played three- fourtimes a week.

Regulary they played support for famous and well known bands like Slade, T. Rex and also Richie Blackmore (pre-Deep Purple). They covered songs from Dylan and Cream and many other popular songs of the time. Yet, for all the playing and singing with the band, Roger didn't lose sight of his studies. He finished school in 1967 with O-Level's in seven subjects. He decided to take up dentistry and was enlisted at the London Hospital Medical School. Not for the fact that he seriously wanted to become a dentist, more the fact that it was 'cool' to be a student and moving to London enabled him to get a grant.

In 1967 he began his diploma and he moved in a little flat at Sheperd's Bush, West-London. He knew all along that he wanted to become a musician and during the long summer of 1968 he organised a big marquee in Truro where Reaction played as many gigs as was possible. Roger was the driving force of the band and with him in London for most of the year, it was inpractical to carry on as normal, so later that year the band split.

He was still over enthusiastic about joining a band and a friend told him about an advert he had seen on the noticeboard at the Imperial College. Two musicians are searching for a 'Mitch Mitchell/Ginger Baker' type drummer. Roger was thrilled and he invited the two musicians, guitarist Brian May and bass-player and vocalist Tim Staffel to his flat and he got the job. They began rehersing intensely and the band 'Smile' was originated.

They discribed themself as 'progressive Rockband', but no matter how other people categorised them, they knew that this band was more than a hobby. Many of their early gigs took place in Cornwall, through Rogers contacts back home. He was still well known from his Reaction days. Rogers Mum was a big help to them, they often crashed out on her living room floor and stayed overnight. Soon Roger began to realise that he was becoming less inclined to study and more enclind to drum! Nonetheless, he finished the first part of it and even though Roger had changed courses throught the year he managed to gain the first part of his biology degree. He decided to take a year out to concentrate completely on his music.

At the start of 1969 he got to know Tim's friend Freddie Bulsara and they too became good friends. He and Freddie decided that they could make a little extra cash selling clothes, so they opened a boutique at the prestigious Kensington Market.

At the beginning of 1970 Smile were taking on new directions and Tim was becoming increasingly more uncomfortable with their flamboyant and grandious ideas. He decided to leave on good terms and Freddie was more than willing to fill his shoes. Freddie decided to change Smile to Queen, now all they needed was a bass player to help them conquer the world.

Roger went on to pen smash hits like 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'A Kind Of Magic'. He was the first member of Queen to have a solo-career, and success with an extra curricular band called The Cross (which included Queen extra Spike Edney.) Roger is currently busy working with Brian on the stage musical of We Will Rock You, which is on it's current run at the Dominion Theatre in London.