Was Freddie Mercury a good person?

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Heavenite wrote:[/b]
but does it really matter if you love the music? Probably not. Although I guess it is interesting to know more about the people who made the music you love.

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unless it's Gary Glitter?[/QUOTE]

Is it actually possible to enjoy his music? I don't think so, and that 's probably nature's way of avoiding paradoxes like this :P

When I was a kid Gary Glitter, Mud, Showawaddywaddy, Darts etc were great fun and for that reason I still have a bit of a liking for Glitter's music. I wouldn;t buy anything by him, of course -- not willing to fund his sordid trips to the Far East, but I don';t mind hearing his songs on the radio or on Youtube. Incidentally, I've heard it said that Rock and Roll Part II is a bit of a template for We Wil Rock You.

Everyone I know is a "complete twat". But they all have their good sides so I love them. :)
At least Freddie wasn't one-dimensional. One-dimensional people are creepy. Specially when they are smiling all the time.

[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]

Well, he had gay sex. That should tell you something.[/QUOTE]

it tells me he had gay sex. What's your point?

[QUOTE] [b]Mark_Glasgow wrote:[/b]

Seriously, what kind of numbskull asks a question like this lol????[/QUOTE]

I think it's a fair question. I'd say Freddie was.......human.

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[QUOTE] [b]Wiley wrote:[/b]

Well, he had gay sex. That should tell you something.[/QUOTE]

it tells me he had gay sex. What's your point?[/QUOTE]

Huh, my thoughts exactly. Just as if we didn't know what gay sex might have implied.

Totally agree! He couldn't have written songs like 'Somebody to Love', 'Love of my Love' or 'You are the Only One' (unreleased, wonderful demo song) if he hadn't had the sensitivity to do that. A lot of his "crazy" actions were driven by his ambition to create a strong successful alter ego but deep inside he remained kind and gentle. Nobody is perfect of course, but I think the most striking thing that speaks quite loud about his personality is the fact that almost noone of the people around him (family, friends, other artists, even employees) can talk about him without tears coming down their eyes even nowadays- two decades after his death. So no, he was not an angel , he was an imperfect human like all of us but yet such a special, unforgetable personality!
www.FreddieMercuryKingdom.com- Dedicated To Freddie Mercury

As far as I know, he never abused little children or old people and he was never in politics; so yes, he meets my criteria. He was a good person!

Extracts from the private & personal diaries of Freddie Mercury

September 13th 1983
"Watched a programme on TV about an animal hospital that specialises in looking after sick hedgehogs. They were so adorable. Sadly one of the little hedgehogs had been attacked by a fox and was so badly injured that it had to be put to sleep. I cried for hours. Decided to send them a cheque for £10,000 to help look after the little souls."

September 14th 1983
"Watched a programme on TV about World War 2 and the so called holocaust. More lies from the jewish propaganda machine."

think you'll find it was the "hedgehog propaganda machine" responsible for the holocaust lies

Yes.

[QUOTE] [b]-fatty- 2850 wrote:[/b]

Extracts from the private & personal diaries of Freddie Mercury

September 13th 1983
"Watched a programme on TV about an animal hospital that specialises in looking after sick hedgehogs. They were so adorable. Sadly one of the little hedgehogs had been attacked by a fox and was so badly injured that it had to be put to sleep. I cried for hours. Decided to send them a cheque for £10,000 to help look after the little souls."

September 14th 1983
"Watched a programme on TV about World War 2 and the so called holocaust. More lies from the jewish propaganda machine."

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Sounds like PETA's Person of The Century! LOL

First post for reasons that will soon become obvious.

Up until a week ago, I thought Freddie Mercury was a vain, arrogant tough guy who happened to have a spectacular voice, end of story. Growing up, Queen music was like the wallpaper of my life, always being played on the radio or on TV. I remember Bohemian Rhapsody being played on a music video show once a week for what seemed like a billion weeks in a row when it was number 1. Men wearing make-up were too confusing for a 7 year-old and the song was eerie, about a man who was about to die - freaked me right out.

As a pubescent, his sexuality was too raw and threatening (Crazy little thing called Love years) and I classed him as crass and arrogant. 

Even though I could not escape Queen, I never particularly sought them out.  THEN LAST WEEK IT HAPPENED...

I chanced upon a recently made documentary on TV whilst channel surfing. I landed on a bit when he was being interviewed and my jaw dropped.  Was he welsh??? No... but he had an accent and, jesus christ, he sounds camp... CAMP? Freddie tough guy was effete and ... holy crap ... self-deprecating, intelligent and thoughtful at the same time?? Not only that but he was a brilliant artist, musician and songwriter... bastard!

Completely intrigued I watched the rest of the doco and had my illusions completely shattered - absolutely smashed.  So this week I have watched as many docos on the man as I could and am in the process of reading a book about Queen and listening to the music with completely fresh ears. 

So I have to give my very recently (and very uninformed compared to all of you) impressions of the man.

What has made undoubtedly the greatest impression on me, and what has me so completely hooked, is how well-integrated he was as a human being.  He accepted every aspect of himself so completely and knew exactly who he was and what he wanted from an early age.  That is really freaking rare in my experience.  How many people who are wasted from cancer are able to look at themselves in a mirror as critically as Freddie did in that last video shoot and stand it?  He was incredibly brave and obviously very strong to be able to do that.

I think his wealth and the success of Queen happened because he was so at home in his own skin. And then he was able to help out his friends financially and materially.  He seemed terribly generous to those close to him and very solicitous of their feelings and shielded them from different aspects of his life that could cause them upset.  From what I have read and seen he strikes me as having been a very special person.  He's like a poster child for Ayn Rand who said something like you can only nourish others if you feed yourself first.  He did and he did.

Anyway, sorry for long 1st post but these are my first impressions in my very first week of Freddie Mercury enfatuation...

What a humble name.... Reminds me of Rufus T Firefly