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Was Freddie religious during his last years?

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I don't think I'm over-analyzing. I simply don't see the change in Freddie's lyrical sentiment which others do. I even said in my post that everyone is free to apply meaning to songs, just don't expect the author to have had the same intent in mind when it was written. The objective of the artist will always meet the subjective position of the audience. That's how art functions. The application of your opinion is what helps validate or invalidate art.

Yet, the question posed is about the artist's intent ("Was Freddie religious during his last years?"), not about our subjective interpretation. You say the evidence is in his lyrics, then apply your subjective position to the lyrics in order to justify the artist's intent. The result cannot properly answer the question posed, because it does not first  try to learn what Freddie was actually saying BEFORE applying his intent to his lyrics and figuring out whether he was successful.

The quote Sir Arthor Conan Doyle: "Insensibly, one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
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I didn't say anything about religion or evidence.  I said that "it's right there in the lyrics" - meaning that the lyrics are there and we can note the subjects that were going through Freddie's mind.  Also, I think the original question seems to be only about religion as any person would define it, but I picked up on the real question in the first post through my perception.  It's fine to answer the question as asked, but I decided to go beyond that to a broader scope.
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Yes....it is all in the interpretation.

Take 'Princes Of The Universe' for example.  Are the lyrics just relating to the movie, or referencing others?   Maybe Freddie himself?  Queen?  Jesus?  Other prophets in any religion?   Probably not.  Yet, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to come to any of the previously mentioned beliefs.

The importance of punctation:  grab the 'Innuendo CD, put on track 7, and listen to it as ..........All Gods' People........
not as .....All God's People......

The message: "C'mon people.  C'mon, politicians.  We are all Gods' people, not just one God, our end beliefs and moralistic viewpoints are more similar than different,....so open your eyes......"

This struck me in January '91.  I've wondered if this song may have been presented or thought of in that way, but overruled or intentionally done so as to not cause any slight litlle firestorm.  The simple placement of an apostrophe changes it from personal and spiritual to a more humanistic and political one.

If Freddie and Mike Moran were dyslexic, this song could have had an entirely different meaning.  But Freddie was a cat person

'Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds':  a child's crayon drawing inspiration, or LSD song?  Both?  Neither?  Ir's whatever the listener wants it to be.
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Uh..."Jesus" from the first studio l.p. would be about oral sex...right?    That would NOT be religous...just to point that out.   You know the whole "All going down to see the Lord Jesus...all going down."  lyric  I do not believe has as much to do with any activity from the Bible as it may apear.    Often I wonder if Fred and the gang were cursed by some of the lyrics from the first studio l.p. using that title with that meaning and with the lyrics from "Great King Rat"...with what has been mentioned where Fred says "Don't believe all that read in the Bible."    Of course none of it was to be taken literally so maybe I am talking in circles as much as Queen were trying to provocative and sell some records...nothing wrong with that...right?