thomasquinn 32989 wrote:
This might be a tad impopular (though, judging from the responses, not nearly as impopular as some of the above posts), but I seriously suspect that the quality of Freddie's performances were also affected by the amount of alcohol and tobacco he took shortly before the show.
Why do I believe this to be the case? As a tour drags on, alcohol and drug consumption tends to increase. During the 1970s, when Freddie wasn't (heavily) smoking and drinking, the difference between early-tour-Freddie and late-tour-Freddie seemed far less than it was in the '80s.
which is WHY he's a rock star.
anyways, that's not NECESSARY, but i'm sure there was a lot of excess