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Roger Taylor is keen to record a Queen album with Adam Lambert.
The group - whose singer Freddie Mercury died in 1991 - are preparing for another tour with the former 'American Idol' singer and after finishing the run of gigs in Europe, the 65-year-old drummer is keen to make new music with the star because he works so well with them.
He said: "I think it would be a very interesting experiment. It would be nice to just go in and see what came out. I don't know if it would be an album or anything, but I think it's too good a marriage to just let it go at touring. I'm sure we'll do something. His voice is so extraordinary, and it's a beautiful instrument. I think it would be nice.
"I guess we better come up with some material. We've sort of mentioned it, yeah, but not in a serious way. I think we'll probably get this tour over with and maybe come up while we're touring, 'Do you want to go in and try to write something?' "
Before they can bring out any new material, the band will release 'Queen Forever', a new compilation which includes three unreleased tracks, including 'There Must Be More to Life Than This', Freddie's duet with the late Michael Jackson but Roger has revealed the pair worked on another track that they were unable to include for legal reasons.
He told Billboard: "It was really something the record company wanted and we did have these three tracks that have never been heard, so we tried to put together an interesting collection.
"Obviously with different companies involved, it's quite complicated.
"We seemed to resolve something and we have permission to release this one track, but it was not the easiest [negotiations]. And I think, what a shame - Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, two great talents, neither of them is with us anymore."

Liam Gallagher will perform with The Who Band next month.
The 'Live Forever' hitmaker will make his first appearance since he announced his group Beady Eye had split at the special Teenage Cancer Trust charity gig at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on November 11.
A string of stars including Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Wilko Johnson, Tom Odell, Rizzle Kicks, Amy Macdonald, Geddy Lee of Rush, Brody Dalle, The Strypes, Andy Burrows and Ricky Wilson will join forces with the band to perform their favourite track from The Who's extensive back catalogue.
The Who Band includes Simon Townshend, Pino Palladino, Billy Nicholls, Frank Simes, Loren Gold, John Coury and Zak Starkey, who played with Liam in Oasis.
Tickets for An Evening Of Who Music In Aid Of Teenage Cancer Trust go on sale on Friday (31.10.14).
Liam announced on Saturday (25.10.14) that Beady Eye were going their separate ways.
He tweeted: "Beady Eye are no longer. Thanks for all your support. LGx (sic)."
Beady Eye formed in 2009 after Liam, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock decided they still wanted to make music together following the split of Oasis earlier that year when the singer's brother Noel acrimoniously quit the group in August 2009. .

Pet Shop Boys' 'Always On My Mind' has been named the best-ever cover version.
The duo's 1987 version of the Elvis Presley 1972 hit single has topped a BBC Music Vote to be named the top cover version of all time, beating Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' and The Stranglers' take on Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By' into second and third place respectively.
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music's head of music Jeff Smith said: "The Pet Shop Boys have an enviable catalogue of hits and there have been lots of great versions of this classic song.
"Whittling down the long list for the vote was tough but it's great to see that this track still resonates with people today."
The top five was rounded out by Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's 'All Along the Watchtower' and Jeff Buckley's cover of 'Hallelujah', which was originally recorded by Leonard Cohen.
The public voted for their favourite track from a top 50 compiled by BBC producers and DJs including Simon Mayo, Steve Lamacq, Fearne Cotton and Trevor Nelson.

BBC Music's Top 10 Cover Versions of All Time:
1. Pet Shop Boys - 'Always On My Mind'
2. Johnny Cash - 'Hurt'
3. The Stranglers - 'Walk On By'
4. Jimi Hendrix - 'All Along The Watchtower'
5. Jeff Buckley - 'Hallelujah'
6. Soft Cell - 'Tainted Love'
7. Joe Cocker - 'With A Little Help From My Friends'
8. Sinead O'Connor - 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
9. Muse - 'Feeling Good'
10. Whitney Houston - 'I Will Always Love You'

Mumford & Sons are working with a dance producer on new music.
The 'I Will Wait' crooners are known for their passionate folk-inspired sound, but that could all change now that the four-piece are working with producer James Ford, who has produced the last four Arctic Monkeys albums and is also known as half of dance duo Simian Mobile Disco.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "His work with Arctic Monkeys is much more rock-sounding than anything Mumfords have done."
The band - fronted by Marcus Mumford, who is married to 'The Great Gatsby' actress Carey Mulligan - released their second studio album 'Babel' in 2012 to rave reviews, but the quartet are now rumoured to be changing their trademark sound in a bid to shock their fans.
Speaking about James' production style, the source added: "But he also has his dance music and pop records on his CV so the music they make together could be very surprising."
Back in July, it was reported that the group had started work on their new album, with a source suggesting that it would be out in 2015.
The source said previously: "Very early work and sessions have begun quietly on album number three. They haven't announced anything officially because they don't want to be under lots of pressure.
"At this point, it's still more likely the album will be released at some point next year - unless things move very quickly."

A new Rolling Stones book will sell for a staggering $5,000.
The boxed, collector's edition of 'The Rolling Stones' - a coffee table book featuring hundreds of photographs - will be signed by band members Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Robbie Wood and goes on sale in December, but fans will have to shell out a huge sum for one of the 1,150 copies of the tome.
Those less willing to dig deep will be able to purchase an unsigned smaller edition for $150.
In a statement issued through publishers Taschen, 'Brown Sugar' singer Mick promised the book captures "many magical moments," while guitarist Keith described it as a "roller coaster" through the band's 50 year history.
Fans who buy the book may get to see a glimpse of the group's life backstage, though Ronnie recently admitted the veteran rockers shun wild parties for more leisurely pursuits on the road these days, including backgammon, jigsaw puzzles, and binge-watching television shows.
Ronnie said: "Being on tour jetlags you. You wake up every night about 9pm, just at the time when you would be going on stage. So now, instead, we watch 19 murder mysteries in a row. We're on 'Above Suspicion' at the moment. Last one tonight.
"We watch loads of box sets on the road, too. Even with [Sir Mick] Jagger I go, 'Let's go and watch 'House of Cards'.' And he told us about 'Game of Thrones'. We had to send someone out at four in the morning when we were in Shanghai to get us the next series."

Dave Grohl was "afraid of music" after Kurt Cobain's death.
The Foo Fighters frontman has admitted his former Nirvana bandmate's suicide in 1994 shook him so much he found it difficult to listen to songs which provoked any kind of emotion..
Speaking to Anderson Cooper on CBS' '60 Minutes' on Sunday night (26.10.14), he said: "Losing Kurt was earth-shattering, and I was afraid of music after he died.
"If I heard a song that even touched on an emotion in me, I would turn it off.
"I was so terrified because to me, that's what music always was. It was a direct connection to my heart."
Earlier this year, Dave reconciled with Courtney Love, Kurt's widow, after putting their feud behind them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in April.
He explained: "It was the Hall of Fame ceremony, but it meant so much to all of us personally that sometimes you forgot about the other stuff - like the arena and the trophy - and focused on real, personal things.
"I saw Courtney walking past [earlier in the night], and I just tapped her on the shoulder and we looked at each other in the eyes and that was it - we're just family.
"We've had a rocky road. We've had a bumpy past, but at the end of the day we're a big family and when we hugged each other it was a real hug."

Mick Fleetwood loves Fleetwood Mac more than he's ever loved any of his wives.
The co-founder of the legendary rock band has confessed that although he married three times - and had numerous affairs - his love for music is unsurpassed.
Asked whether this is the case, he told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper: "I think it has been, yes. I didn't consciously think that, but when you put together a book like this [his new autobiography 'Play On'] there is a lot of pain.
"Jenny [Boyd, his first wife] helped me write the book and there's lots of stuff I don't think I even knew about Jenny. I wanted and needed to go there."
The 67-year-old star also revealed he feels "haunted" by Peter Green, the band's founder who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Speaking about Peter's illness - which has been blamed on the amount of LSD he took - Mick said: "He haunts me. His illness could have come on without any drugs. He was incredible sensitive. You would never have known how much Peter was suffering. We never knew he was in a whole heap of trouble.
"We never had the tools of recognition because he still seemed like Peter, and when the transition came, it was something that pushed him over the edge. This delicate, incredibly sensitive person was already asking himself questions."
The 'Go Your Own Way' hitmaker admits he and his bandmates - Stevi Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and John and Christine McVie - should have realised the seriousness of the situation from some of Peter's lyrics.
He explained: "He wrote a song, 'Man of the World'. It's terribly sad. There are words in it, 'I just wish I'd never been born'. We should have realised but we just didn't know."

Sam Smith will use "sad" dating failures to inspire his next album.
The 'Money On My Mind' hit maker is penning tracks for his second album - the follow-up to his successful debut 'In The Lonely Hour' - and he admitted he'll have no shortage of stories of heartbreak to draw on for the LP.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, he said: "Honest songs make the best songs in my opinion. Whether they're sad or happy, they've just got to be truthful and relatable.
"I can always find reasons to be sad in life. So I'll have plenty to inspire the next album. I've been dating and stuff, which is great so I'll definitely be talking about that on my new material."
The singer - who is openly gay - also admitted he has struggled to meet potential lovers and even wishes fans would flirt with him to make it "easier".
He added: "I haven't met the one yet. And no, I don't have fans propositioning me ever. But I wish I did. That would make things a lot easier. I'm afraid that just hasn't happened."

Roger Daltrey says the world needs more than just One Direction for its musical needs.
The Who singer - famous for hits like 'My Generation' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again' - has bemoaned the lack of bands with "angst and purpose", and singled out the boy band for criticism.
He told the Mail on Sunday newspaper's Event magazine: "Here we are with the world in the state it is in, and we've got One Direction. Where are the artists writing with any real sense of angst and purpose?"
"There are no movements at the moment: we had mod and then there was punk, but it's so hard to start a movement now. Unless it's ISIS."
Meanwhile, Roger's bandmate Pete Townshend laughed off complaints that 1D's hit 'Best Song Ever' sounded too much like The Who's track 'Baba O'Riley', insisting he couldn't care less if the songs sound similar.
Fans had noted the similarities between the two songs, but the band's guitarist-and-songwriter admitted he "ripped off" plenty of material himself "over the years".
He said: "It wasn't important enough to get excited about. I could hear a bit of The Who in it, but so what?
"Considering the stuff we ripped off over the years, it doesn't really matter."