“If they were ever going to do the story of Nero, probably the most decadent of all the emperors, they would have to use Roy Thomas Baker”: Tributes to the legendary producer of Queen, Alice Cooper, Journey and more, who has died aged 78

Roy Thomas Baker arrives at MusicMogul's first music competition at The House of Blues Sunset Strip on August 18, 2009 in West Hollywood, California.

Roy Thomas Baker, the producer best known for his work with Queen, has died aged 78.

In a long career, London-born Baker produced some of the most influential and successful rock albums of the ’70s and ’80s.