Friends Will Be Friends
Freddie’s life ended at the end of November 1991, and this automatically put an end to the group, whose frontman he was. At least 17 years after that, “Queen” were unanimous in their decision to terminate a joint musical activity. The question of replacing Freddie did not even arise. But time heals, and today we have quite a successful touring band made up of Queen + Paul Rogers. Classic Rock traces the history of the brand during Queen’s past, since Freddie’s death, according to Brian May, “a favorite member of our family “and trying to understand whether there’s life after Freddie?
Friends Will Be Friends
“I understand that this is the end. To continue makes no sense. Freddie is impossible to replace “- John Deacon was as always concise and emphatic, expressing the total
opinion and the mood of all participants in the group. In fact, immediately after the death of a man who was not only the focus and a brilliant singer, but also the indisputable star of the quartet adored by the public, any other thoughts of a possible replacement in the camp of Queen, would have seemed simply blasphemous. The pain of loss was
too intense.
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Freddie Mercury – what about him
“This man truly possessed the greatest voice in the history of rock. Journalists, culture experts and analysts have already made several hundred comments on this topic and nothing can be added here.” – Brian May
“There is only one Freddie, and it is impossible to replace him.” – John Deacon
“We constantly hear about what kind of a great showman Freddie was. And sometimes it infuriates me. No, he was not a showman – he was a great musician! – Roger Taylor
Freddie was one of rock’s elite. He was one of the few who could easily make a stadium ’turn all ears.’ – Francis Rossi
The Freddy phenomenon manifested itself particularly well when at the concert in his memory, many singers were forced to change the tonality when singing Queens songs. Otherwise, they just could not have pulled them.” – Robert Plant
“It is always possible to determine immediately if a person has talent or not. And Freddie Mercury is damn talented.” – Paul McCartney
“His contribution to history is invaluable – not only to music, but to history in general. Such people will always be remembered. ” – Dave Clarke
” Freddie reached genuine excellence. He seemed to practically have the audience eat out of his hand. ” – David Bowie ”
I was at a Queen concert in Wembley. And it seemed to me that this huge stadium is not so great for Freddie Mercury. ” – Mick Jagger
“For me, Freddy – is an example of how to behave on stage. I grew up with his music, but what I most admire him for is what an amazing actor he was. ” – Paul Young
“If, as a kid, I hadn’t heard Freddie’s songs, I do not know what would have become of me in the end.They showed me the way to almost all musical forms and in many ways opened my mind. There has hardly been a more important teacher in my life. ” – Axl Rose
“The main thing in Freddie is his personality. Such people are always remembered. ” – Dave Clarke
“There are very few people of Freddie’s caliber in the world.” – Phil Collins
“For me, Freddy is the brightest representative of the era of rock, when people were not afraid to live life to the full. This would hardly ever be repeated. ” -Annie Lennox
“I think his voice will be higher than mine. And it is definitely nicer. ” – Roger Daltrey
“Freddie is great. At a time when everybody around was doing God knows what, Queen was making music. ” – Ozzy Osbourne
“Wherе is the secret of Queen’s success? In my irresistible charisma, of course! “- answered Freddie Mercury.
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Indian origins
Freddie Mercury is the first British rock star to have Indian origins. This fact and his sexual orientation are two aspects of his deliberately cryptic short life. He was born on September 3, 1946 in Zanzibar on the east coast of Africa, but his parents were Parsis from Gujarat. Subsequently, Mercury often talked about their Persian roots, but the Parsis were forced to leave Persia a thousand years ago. They landed on the coast of Gujarat and settled down in the city with the largest population – Bombay. Any Parsi can follow his or her ancestry back to Gujarat.Encyclopedia Britannica gives the following information about the Parsis:
“The representatives of this nation are characterized by yellowish-brown skin, aquiline nose, bright black eyes,a sharp chin, heavy brow ridges, thick lips. Men usually wear a little twisted mustache. “Whatever it is,it surely reminds us of Freddie. One of the famous followers of the Zaratustra cult practised by the Parsis was the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Freddie’s father’s family name Bulsara actually derived from the name of a little village Bulsara (north of Bombay and south of Ahmedabad) in which he grew up. In this province there has always been a strong tendency to emigrate. There were a lot more Indians that emigrated from Gujarat than any other area of the subcontinent. Bomi and his wife Jer settled in Zanzibar, where Bomi began working as cashier in the Supreme Court. He and Jer, from whom Freddie inherited his great physique and protruding teeth called him Farrokh. Kashmir, Freddie’s sister, was born six years later.
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You Take My Breath Away
Freddie Mercury - the best singer of all time Legendary QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury has been selected as No. 1 singer of all time in a poll conducted in the course of 4 months by Votenumber1.com in which people from more than 40 countries have voted.
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AIDS
On November 23, 91st, Freddie made an official statement that he had AIDS. The next day he died.
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European Magical Tour
When Russell Mulcahy, started to make his first film "Highlander", he decided to apply for making a film about Queen. According to Mulcahy, Queen was the first group that came to mind. On the 2nd June 1986, Queen released their 14th album - "A KIND OF MAGIC", which was the music for "Highlanders". After its release the album immediately won the 1st place of the UK charts and stayed in the top five for 13 weeks.
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The end
Behind the public appearance, the man Freddy Mercury is quite different. He don’t likes to give interviews and has the same boy shy who as in the creation of the group in 1970. He once said that on the scene he can be extravagant and eccentric, but far from the audience he is quite another.
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Mary Austin
This does not impede both with Mary to remain close friends until the end of life of the singer. Freddy's often said that Mary was his only real friend and that no one can replace it. He even called her "my wife at common law, saying that what they had with her, it was marriage. After his death, Mary gets the bulk of his property. One of the most lyrical songs of Queen, Love of My Life, Freddie wrote for Mary Austin.
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A unique collection of Freddie Mercury
Although Freddie Mercury devotes much of his creative energy to Queen, he has a huge appetite for music outside the parameters of the group. Freddie often ventured into the uncharted world of solo projects.
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