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[b]BlazeGoldmine wrote: [/b]

That was Freddie Mercury, a big monstrous asshole! A diva who sucked up all the attention. Ratty himself said his first impression of Freddie was "what a prat."

That, was FREDDIE MERCURY, the stage persona, not Freddie Mercury the sweet, introverted character offstage.

Plus, my uncle knew Stevie, said he was a major prick who would get pissed off if the conversation wasn't about him.

And as far as Freddie's ego being bigger than his talent, just wait until Steve there kicks the bucket and see how many stars attend HIS Tribute concert, haha, or how many statues world-wide he gets.
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[/QUOTE]You got it spot on: There's two Freddie's--the flamboyant, charismatic frontman on stage, and the quiet, shy guy off-stage.And the last sentence made me laugh!






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steve who?....he's just envious of Freddie let him go to hell

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[b]fmarsong wrote: [/b]

steve who?....he's just envious of Freddie let him go to hell[/QUOTE]
That's what I think.

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[b]Gregsynth wrote: [/b]

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[b]Bo Rhap wrote: [/b]



Stevie who

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Steve Walsh: Lead Singer and keyboardist for the American progressive rock band, kansas.





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I know.Its a sarcastic comment

I don't think i have ever heard a song by Kansas,are they any good ? I imagine they would be in the Boston,Journey style ?

Someone doesn't like Freddie Mercury! it is allowed you know

Wait when was this interveiw done?

I could'nt care less if he dislikes Freddie thats his problem.I know they asked, but why bother to take the time in the interveiw to talk about someone you dislike...thats rather sad & it makes steve look like an ass for bitching...well IMO.

I only know Dust in the Wind by Kansas and I do like that song.

I am also pretty sure that Freddie could have rubbed almost anyone the wrong way with his behaviour. Most of us do get it though. It was a persona, not the person.

The interview was done in either 2002 or 2003: Steve was promoting Kansas' DVD "Device, Voice, Drum."

No, you don't have to like Freddie, but to start bickering about alledged prima donna behavior that happen almost 30 years back just makes you look bitter, and like an asshole. Freddie never said anything "bad" about fellow musicians in his interviews. You can also tell Steve's statement of "Freddie was a Prima Donna" barely holds water, because he never gave an example! He said "Freddie was an asshole," then the interviewer asked: "What was the problem?" Steve then says, "I don't know, he was a diva, a prima donna." His arguments aren't supported!

He can think whatever he wants but to say 'That's having an ego having bigger than you are talented, bigger than you deserved' is absurd since Freddie was a GENIUS! I don't recall many people saying the same thing about him. Anyway, nobody is perfect, certainly not Freddie, but for some no-name musician (Kansas?) to try to lessen Freddie's talent is IMO crossing the line.

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[b]Amazon wrote: [/b]

He can think whatever he wants but to say 'That's having an ego having bigger than you are talented, bigger than you deserved' is absurd since Freddie was a GENIUS! I don't recall many people saying the same thing about him. Anyway, nobody is perfect, certainly not Freddie, but for some no-name musician (Kansas?) to try to lessen Freddie's talent is IMO crossing the line. 
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Yeah, it is absurd! In the same interview, Steve says he doesn't like touring anymore, but has "to make money."

Compare that to Freddie's quotes:

"I'm not the band leader, I'm the lead singer."

"Queen's made up of 4 equal people."



Freddie doesn't even sound remotely CLOSE to being an asshole, or egotisical!

Well, I guess in a Kansas forum someone can select a few "positive thoughts", words or good deeds this guy made and compare him to a selected few of Freddie's less than appropriate moments.



Freddie was a snob. Deal with it.
He did have class, he was a superstar, he was -also- very talented and (in our eyes) entitled to behave as a diva or whatever. We're fans. We tend to see these situations with our "Queen goggles" on.

He did meet Freddie and was on the road with him. Maybe their ego's crashed, maybe something about this guy pissed Freddie off and he treated him like shit. We don't know.

It appears some people think that if they had met Freddie on the street he would have invited them over to his place and make tea.

BTW, "Carry on wayward song" is another pretty cool song by Kansas. I only know it because it's on Rockband 2 but it's still great.
Nobody dare bash "Dust in the wind". It's one of the best songs ever.

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Well, I guess in a Kansas forum someone can select a few "positive thoughts", words or good deeds this guy made and compare him to a selected few of Freddie's less than appropriate moments.



 



 



 



Freddie was a snob. Deal with it.
He did have class, he was a superstar, he was -also- very talented and (in our eyes) entitled to behave as a diva or whatever. We're fans. We tend to see these situations with our "Queen goggles" on.

He did meet Freddie and was on the road with him. Maybe their ego's crashed, maybe something about this guy pissed Freddie off and he treated him like shit. We don't know.

It appears some people think that if they had met Freddie on the street he would have invited them over to his place and make tea.

BTW, "Carry on wayward song" is another pretty cool song by Kansas. I only know it because it's on Rockband 2 but it's still great.
Nobody dare bash "Dust in the wind". It's one of the best songs ever.



 



 



 

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"Freddie was a snob. Deal with it." "He did have class."
That's a huge contradiction.

And if Steve DID piss somebody off, I'm glad Freddie STOOD UP to him.

Here's a definition of "snob."

1. Somebody who looks down on others: an admirer and cultivator of people with high social status who disdains those considered inferior (doesn't sound like Freddie to me).

2. Somebody who feels superior: somebody who disdains people considered to have inferior knowledge or tastes (DEFINITLY not Freddie).

Freddie doesn't really seem snobbish to me.

It's silly and unnecessarily naive to think that  Freddie never acted like a jerk. It was not the main pillar of his personality for certain, because the full record indicates that he was more than anything else a thoughtful, fun and generous man. But there is more than enough anecdotal information about occasional behaviour that could certainly be perceived as prima donna like.  It means nothing in the big picture, and it's hardly worth sticking one's head in the sand over.