Now that IS true: [i]Killer Queen[/i]'s official Greatest Flix VHS video (AFAIR) has those bands as his picks.
Freddie did mention Michael as one of his favourite singers many times, and also did people close to him (e.g. his driver and his PA).
It was also mentioned by Freddie that he liked Paul Young, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minelli, Montserrat Caballe, Robert Plant and George Michael; by pre-Queen mates that his record collection included The Who, Bowie, Beatles, Zeppelin, Aretha and Liza; by his driver that he liked Pink Floyd; by his PA that he liked Prince and Pavarotti; by Roger (in late 70's) that he was into Michael Jackson.
But do you know who was never mentioned in those top-favourite singers' groups? Paul Rodgers. Until, of course, 2004.
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I had no idea Freddie was a fan of Michael. Good to know :).
It's curious that no one mentioned Paul Rodgers... but I do find it hard to believe Brian and especially Roger (since he was closer to Freddie) would just make it up...
Sebastian · Member since
Think about this:
- 1973 to 1989: Freddie, even not liking interviews, still got about 10 per year, which means 160 interviews in his life. Off those, he could've been asked about his favourite singer(s) about fifty times... sometimes he mentioned Robert Plant, or Liza, Aretha, Michael, Paul Young, George Michael... but not even once he mentioned Paul.
- 1973 to mid-2004: Roger and Brian were at least occasionally asked about Freddie's favourite singers (especially after he died). Their answers varied, but usually they mentioned Aretha and (indeed) Michael Jackson. Not even once they mentioned Paul.
- 1991 onwards: Loads of interviews to people who knew Freddie (his driver, his boyfriend, his PA, his sister) and loads of people come as his idols: Elvis, Lennon, Prince... but not even once is Paul Rodgers mentioned.
- Suddenly, Brian and Roger decide to have a project with Paul. From then on, they both start claiming he was his favourite or his idol or one of his favourites... suspicious, isn't it?
Now, I don't mean Fred didn't like or admire Paul (I can't know that anyway), but it IS pretty obvious that they were, if not 'making that up' per se, stretching things a lot in order to gain sympathy and/or support. That part is crystal clear IMO.
ParisNair · Member since
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[/b]Detective, [b]unless they sold the recording for profit[/b], which these days counts for far less than 1% of the circulation of underground recordings.
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OK, then Brian can't call the people who put the Michael/Freddie tracks on youtube theives either.
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Just imagine how little would be known about the golden era of rock concerts in the 1970s if it weren't for people taping the shows from the audience or seeking existing underground recordings. Recordings like these have no doubt kept hundreds of thousands of fans interested in their favourite bands who would have otherwise moved on after tiring of the official releases. For some, the joy of seeing/hearing a new recording, effectively filling in another piece of the puzzle, is as great a joy as seeing a new concert officially released on DVD. And if Brian's call to the masses works out, both of these joys will be combined into one delicious package.
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I'm totally with you here, and I do download the recordings from QZ like everybody else on this forum.
I was just pointing out how Brian looked differently at two group of people, who in my opinion belong to the same "larger family", as per his convinience. But that's probably just human nature [img=/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif][/img] .
ParisNair · Member since
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[b]Sebastian wrote: [/b]
Think about this:
- 1973 to 1989: Freddie, even not liking interviews, still got about 10 per year, which means 160 interviews in his life. Off those, he could've been asked about his favourite singer(s) about fifty times... sometimes he mentioned Robert Plant, or Liza, Aretha, Michael, Paul Young, George Michael... but not even once he mentioned Paul.
- 1973 to mid-2004: Roger and Brian were at least occasionally asked about Freddie's favourite singers (especially after he died). Their answers varied, but usually they mentioned Aretha and (indeed) Michael Jackson. Not even once they mentioned Paul.
- 1991 onwards: Loads of interviews to people who knew Freddie (his driver, his boyfriend, his PA, his sister) and loads of people come as his idols: Elvis, Lennon, Prince... but not even once is Paul Rodgers mentioned.
- Suddenly, Brian and Roger decide to have a project with Paul. From then on, they both start claiming he was his favourite or his idol or one of his favourites... suspicious, isn't it?
Now, I don't mean Fred didn't like or admire Paul (I can't know that anyway), but it IS pretty obvious that they were, if not 'making that up' per se, stretching things a lot in order to gain sympathy and/or support. That part is crystal clear IMO.
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Another facet of human nature.
The Real Wizard · Member since
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[b]ParisNair wrote: [/b]
I was just pointing out how Brian looked differently at two group of people, who in my opinion belong to the same "larger family", as per his convinience. But that's probably just human nature [img=/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif][/img] .
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Mm, fair enough!
Crisstti · Member since
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[b]Sebastian wrote: [/b]
Think about this:
- 1973 to 1989: Freddie, even not liking interviews, still got about 10 per year, which means 160 interviews in his life. Off those, he could've been asked about his favourite singer(s) about fifty times... sometimes he mentioned Robert Plant, or Liza, Aretha, Michael, Paul Young, George Michael... but not even once he mentioned Paul.
- 1973 to mid-2004: Roger and Brian were at least occasionally asked about Freddie's favourite singers (especially after he died). Their answers varied, but usually they mentioned Aretha and (indeed) Michael Jackson. Not even once they mentioned Paul.
- 1991 onwards: Loads of interviews to people who knew Freddie (his driver, his boyfriend, his PA, his sister) and loads of people come as his idols: Elvis, Lennon, Prince... but not even once is Paul Rodgers mentioned.
- Suddenly, Brian and Roger decide to have a project with Paul. From then on, they both start claiming he was his favourite or his idol or one of his favourites... suspicious, isn't it?
Now, I don't mean Fred didn't like or admire Paul (I can't know that anyway), but it IS pretty obvious that they were, if not 'making that up' per se, stretching things a lot in order to gain sympathy and/or support. That part is crystal clear IMO.
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Yes, I guess you're right. I guess they are stretching it.
