[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]> Not that I know, but it does say that Freddie wrote all the solo's of his songs. ;)
By "his" do you mean Freddie's, or Paul's?
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Both, Freddie wrote allllll the solo's :D
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=0>Metal Maiden<h6>Oh Yeah... wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Oh, Sarajane, by the way, add me on myspace!!!
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Done! :) :)
www.myspace.com/defqueen[/QUOTE]
Done! :) :)
Thank you!
Just finished this a week or so ago. My first thought, after the first few chapters, was, Crikes, what an ego(Hutton's)!
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sebastian wrote: [/QUOTENAME]> Not that I know, but it does say that Freddie wrote all the solo's of his songs. ;)
By "his" do you mean Freddie's, or Paul's?
> Isn't Jim Hutton liek 60? Doesn't he know proper grammar by this age? Mercury and I?
The concept of "proper" grammar is always controversial. What about Lennon's "she don't care" in 'Ticket To Ride' or Mercury's "you and me" in 'Bijou'? Prescriptively they might be "wrong", descriptively they're just variants. Shakespeare used both "between you and me" and "between you and I".
> No, nothing about PR he wrote the book in 1994.
Paul was already 44 at the time ... plus since he was "Freddie's favourite singer" it's odd that Jim never mentioned Mercury having expressed his admiration for Mr Rodgers. Unless of course Roger and Brian are merely putting words on a dead man's mouth ... but they wouldn't do that - they're perfect!
> Its British grammer.
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English, English. colour, favourite. Whatever you want to call it. I had no idea you were a grammer professor. I just wanted to hear from people who have read the book and get honest opinions.
I've never heard that PR was 'Freddie's Favorite singer', Aretha Franklin was to my knowledge, and that Was mentioned in the book.
This book was mostly about the last 7 years of his life, which Jim Hutton had experienced with him, its not a life story or anything. "Freddie Mercury was an Honest man, I felt he deserved an honest book." - Jim Hutton.
By "his" do you mean Freddie's, or Paul's?
> Isn't Jim Hutton liek 60? Doesn't he know proper grammar by this age? Mercury and I?
The concept of "proper" grammar is always controversial. What about Lennon's "she don't care" in 'Ticket To Ride' or Mercury's "you and me" in 'Bijou'? Prescriptively they might be "wrong", descriptively they're just variants. Shakespeare used both "between you and me" and "between you and I".
> No, nothing about PR he wrote the book in 1994.
Paul was already 44 at the time ... plus since he was "Freddie's favourite singer" it's odd that Jim never mentioned Mercury having expressed his admiration for Mr Rodgers. Unless of course Roger and Brian are merely putting words on a dead man's mouth ... but they wouldn't do that - they're perfect!
> Its British grammer.
Not quite...[/QUOTE]
English, English. colour, favourite. Whatever you want to call it. I had no idea you were a grammer professor. I just wanted to hear from people who have read the book and get honest opinions.
I've never heard that PR was 'Freddie's Favorite singer', Aretha Franklin was to my knowledge, and that Was mentioned in the book.
This book was mostly about the last 7 years of his life, which Jim Hutton had experienced with him, its not a life story or anything. "Freddie Mercury was an Honest man, I felt he deserved an honest book." - Jim Hutton.
I actually don't recall him mentioning the other Queen members often, at all, other than the Fried Chicken thing. I expected him to talk a bit more about that part of Freddie's life.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]deliah wrote: [/QUOTENAME]best book i ever read on freddie mercury,legend has it that queen members didnt really speak to him again after that book cause it exposed some secrets,duno if thats true,book itself has some really good personal photographs,i found it was more in detail than peter freestones book about him(equally good book all the same)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Just finished this a week or so ago. My first thought, after the first few chapters, was, Crikes, what an ego!
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]
I didn't know Phoebe had written a book as well. You'll have to keep me updated on it. What is it called?
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]
I didn't know Phoebe had written a book as well. You'll have to keep me updated on it. What is it called?
I have Queen: The Definitive Biography. I'm only halfway done, though.
Phoebe's book: Freddie Mercury, by Peter Freestone.
Currently, I am reading, "The Complete Works."[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=0099FF>Mercury Lover<h6>HA! wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Just finished this a week or so ago. My first thought, after the first few chapters, was, Crikes, what an ego!
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]
I didn't know Phoebe had written a book as well. You'll have to keep me updated on it. What is it called? [/QUOTE]
Currently, I am reading, "The Complete Works."[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=0099FF>Mercury Lover<h6>HA! wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dusta wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Just finished this a week or so ago. My first thought, after the first few chapters, was, Crikes, what an ego!
I did come to enjoy the book, however, and, realized that there was much more to Jim Hutton and his relationship with Mr Mercury. I do sort of get the same feeling whomever posted, "Garden Lodge and Me," was expressing, however, I also feel that Mr Hutton may not be the best...communicator. I also determined(from the book, of course. I don't know Mr Hutton) that Mr Hutton is a very simple man, and, can see where Freddie may have found that attractive.
The good part about the book was that the contrast between Freddie's public persona, and, his private persona, was tremendous, which made it interesting, to me.
Now, I await Phoebe's book, on it's way from the UK! It took a good eight weeks for Hutton's to reach me, so, I expect Phoebe's will take about the same amount of time.[/QUOTE]
I didn't know Phoebe had written a book as well. You'll have to keep me updated on it. What is it called? [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=0099FF>Mercury Lover<h6>HA! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]"Freddie Mercury was an Honest man, I felt he deserved an honest book." - Jim Hutton. [/QUOTE]
Freddie Mercury was a private man, and so none of these books would have come out had he lived. Very little was known about Freddie's private life until he died, until his friends backstabbed him when they saw dollar signs in their eyes.
Freddie Mercury was a private man, and so none of these books would have come out had he lived. Very little was known about Freddie's private life until he died, until his friends backstabbed him when they saw dollar signs in their eyes.
Wow, dude's got a point.
I admit I could have done without reading about the sex, and, his last few days. I don't want to know that stuff about Freddie. I think the book could have been honest, without going into some of that detail. Still, I enjoyed hearing about the pleasure he took in collecting, and, in his kitties, and of his friendships. I also gained a new respect for Freddie, seeing how truly vast the distance between his Queen persona, and, his personality were. Also inspiring was that, up until the very end, as sick as he was, and, as doomed as he was, he still sought, and, found, joy in life.[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=0099FF>Mercury Lover<h6>HA! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]"Freddie Mercury was an Honest man, I felt he deserved an honest book." - Jim Hutton. [/QUOTE]
Freddie Mercury was a private man, and so none of these books would have come out had he lived. Very little was known about Freddie's private life until he died, until his friends backstabbed him when they saw dollar signs in their eyes.
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Freddie Mercury was a private man, and so none of these books would have come out had he lived. Very little was known about Freddie's private life until he died, until his friends backstabbed him when they saw dollar signs in their eyes.
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I found Jim's book to be alot more interesting and informative than Peter Freestone's. But then again both of them were in different parts of Freddie's life.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury Lover wrote: [/QUOTENAME]English, English. colour, favourite. Whatever you want to call it. I had no idea you were a grammer professor.[/QUOTE]
What I meant is that "... and me" isn't "British/English/'favourite/colour' grammar". It's used everywhere. From the top off my head, there's a song by Lifehouse having the same "... and me" usage (as opposed to "... and I"), and one by The Doors. Both American acts.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury Lover wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I've never heard that PR was 'Freddie's Favorite singer', Aretha Franklin was to my knowledge, and that Was mentioned in the book.[/QUOTE]
Would that mean that Brian and Roger are merely exaggerating when they constantly say that Paul was Freddie's favourite singer and that they're doing it as some sort of pathetic attempt to gain acceptance in their new tour? I don't think so ... they wouldn't do that ;)
What I meant is that "... and me" isn't "British/English/'favourite/colour' grammar". It's used everywhere. From the top off my head, there's a song by Lifehouse having the same "... and me" usage (as opposed to "... and I"), and one by The Doors. Both American acts.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mercury Lover wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I've never heard that PR was 'Freddie's Favorite singer', Aretha Franklin was to my knowledge, and that Was mentioned in the book.[/QUOTE]
Would that mean that Brian and Roger are merely exaggerating when they constantly say that Paul was Freddie's favourite singer and that they're doing it as some sort of pathetic attempt to gain acceptance in their new tour? I don't think so ... they wouldn't do that ;)
It was an interesting book. Told a lot of stories without a huge amount of detail on the music for a change.
And the levels of grammar and spelling on this thread are shocking!
And the levels of grammar and spelling on this thread are shocking!