Freddie Mercury - Freddie Mercury is always on Brian May's mind

Freddie Mercury is always on Brian May's mind
Brian May has revealed his late Queen band mate Freddie Mercury is ''always in [his] mind'' and he feels proud to sing the legendary musician's songs on tour.
Freddie Mercury is always on Brian May's mind.
The Queen guitarist is currently on a UK tour with theatrical singer Kerry Ellis - whose album 'Anthems' he helped pen - and admitted not a day goes by when the legendary singer isn't in his thoughts as he is so ''proud'' of their work together in the band.
Speaking about Freddie's influence on his life, he said: ''As well as being the perfect frontman, he was the perfect catalyst to channel the band to the audience.
''He's always very much in my mind and I feel very proud and I'm proud of what we did together.
''I grieved a lot and it does strange things to you because it's like losing a family member, but I'm very joyful about what he created.''
Brian also hopes to carry on Freddie's ''wonderful'' legacy by raising funds during the tour for the Born Free Foundation to help protect endangered species.
He explained on ITV1's 'Loose Women' chat show: ''His life was dedicated to just doing wonderful things and not only did he have a great time himself, but he helped other people to have a great time.
''I love singing his songs and we do a lesser known song by Freddie which is called 'Life Is Real'. It's really beautiful and soulful and different from the flamboyant stuff.''
Tickets for Brian and Kerry's 11 date Born Free tour have already sold out and Brian said in a statement on Queen's website: ''We have found that the two of us just working live off each other can distill the very essence of a song - and that's what we hope to bring you in these dates.
''After all, if you have great songs and a great singer, what more do you need? Well, maybe just a little bit of guitar!''

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Brian truly loves Freddie. His performance of songs like "Love Of My Life" and the absolutely gorgeuos rendition of "Life Is Real" would have made Freddie proud. I think Kerry would be a great singer for Brian and Roger...maybe do an "unplugged" type of tour of Queen songs. I love her interpretations and I love Brian!

"gorgeous" rendition

It might be the laudanum talking, but I'd honestly be happy just seeing Brian do something like this on his own. Roger too, for that matter.

I like Kerry Ellis. She's no Freddie Mercury, but she is a lovely singer in her own right. I especially liked that acoustic version of "Once I Loved A Butterfly" that Kerry and Brian put on the internet a year or so ago to promote "Anthems". I also enjoyed the album quite a bit too. Its no Queen album, but sadly it doesn't seem like there will be any more of those.

Have fun to all those who got tickets. I would definitely go to these gigs too if I lived in the UK.

Her voice doesn't do anything at all for me, which is sad because I've always wanted to hear a girl sing some Queen songs and this unplugged stuff would be great if only I liked the singer. It's not that's she's bad, just a personal taste thing for me. But by accident I will be seeing her a few weeks from now as she's appearing in the Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds musical I'm going to see. oooooo-laaaaaaa!

i think there's a huge exploitation angle to this "Freddie always on my mind" statement.

using freddie's name helps to promote his tour...so he mentions him.

if freddie really was on his mind always, then how about he show some respect and stop using his name as a walking advert for whatever he's promoting?

if he had such courage in his own tour, there's be no need to name drop.

here's a novel idea brian, do an album of reworkings of "freddie-only" compositions..then you'll get no writer's royalties, and then i'll believe you're genuine

I like the novel idea brENsKi. I am skeptical with regard to Brians "Freddie's always on my mind" however, I really cant say for sure. None of us can really know. I do believe there has to have been an element of jealousy on B's part due to the level of fame Freddie reached...even after death. Brian is a very talented man and could have reached his own heights if only...

...if only he wasn't in a band with Freddie Mercury.

Nobody on this forum knows what it's like to spend 20 years conquering the world with someone.

Without a doubt Freddie is on Brian's mind constantly, and he certainly doesn't just mention him when it's time to market something. There is far too much cynicism on this forum.

[QUOTE] [b]Zebonka12 wrote:[/b]

It might be the laudanum talking, but I'd honestly be happy just seeing Brian do something like this on his own. Roger too, for that matter.[/QUOTE]

The latter certainly might happen. The solo album seems to be on its way.

@The Real Wizard

I woleheartedly agree...there is too much cynicism around here. Even moreso over at Queenonline. Brian's a genuinely good person and I think he is deeply grateful for his association with Freddie. I don't sense any ulterior motives when he voices his love for Freddie. He's rich enough...he doen't need to "exploit" Freddie to make a few more bucks. He is always very much more ready to talk about Freddie than himself. He's very unpretentious.

"wholeheartedly"

cynicism can also be correctly placed some of the time. being cynical about stuff like this prevents you from getting "sucked in"
personally, i think brian is far more calculating about things than we realise - after all, we are talking about the guy who teamed
up with "leftie with no principles" ben to write that dire musical....just another calculating way to keep milking the cash cow

and as for "not exploting freddie" how about he makes the musical without any freddie compositions in it - then see how many tickets he sells.....fact is, until Roger got in on the act, freddie wrote the vast majority of queen's hits

actually, on second thoughts i take it back. Freddie probably is always on brian's mind, - as in "how can i make some money out of his memory"

Quote: Brian May has revealed his late Queen band mate Freddie Mercury is 'always in my mind' 

He must have ripped off that phrase from Willie Nelson.

That was a joke.

A bad one.

Back on topic, I agree this criticism is too harsh. Perhaps the journalist addressed the question directly to Brian. What was he supposed to reply? "No, I never think about Fred any more, I'm only interested in badgers now." We'd be the first to jump down his throat. At times he's in a "can't win" situation with fans, especially the older, more jaded fans (like me!), although he is partly responsible for that.

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

and as for "not exploting freddie" how about he makes the musical without any freddie compositions in it - then see how many tickets he sells.....fact is, until Roger got in on the act, freddie wrote the vast majority of queen's hits

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You're kidding, right? Brian and Roger are exploiting Freddie if they use any of his compositions to keep the band in public consciousness?

Indeed, Freddie wrote most of the biggest hits, but the other three still played on them and were very much part of the creative process. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts. Sounds like you're a Freddie fan, not a Queen fan.

In fact, back in 2005 when Q+PR had only four Freddie songs in the setlist, people complained, insisting that Freddie was clearly the centrepiece of the band and that they couldn't exist in any way without him. The same people also complained that it was a "greatest hits" setlist. Hilarious.

Should the remaining members of Pink Floyd not be allowed to profit from more records sold or some other avenue? How about Chicago? Led Zeppelin? These acts should all die simply because one of the key players died?

You are usually a pretty bright guy, but this is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.