Do you think Freddie would still be touring just like they are now?

Was just watching an interview with freddie from 1986 and he was saying that, "there comes a time when you can't run around on stage anymore, it would be ridiculous!"

If Freddie was around he would be 67 right now. Do you think he would be touring and do you think it would be with Queen or Solo?

No.

I think it's highly probable he said that with his illness in mind.

Who's to say if he'd be touring with Queen now. I can't imagine it though. I think he'd have hated becoming another cliche rock n roll dinosaur.

No. They were fed up with each other during the '86 tour and they sort of split up after that.
I really doubt if The Miracle and Innuendo would have been recorded without Freddie's disease.

He was a born performer, he'd be over in the USA now, John would definitely have packed it in after the magic tour.

i don't like those mind games in general...

BUT i'd bet he would have a very popular solo career on his own.
just listen to the steps he made from mrBadGuy to Barcelona... wonderful. really wonderful! he finally discovered other genres of music to enrich his own style!

on the other hand... queen were right on the step digging their pop stuff to do some serious music whilst publishing some album called "innuendo".
so. yes. they would be pop-dinosaurs now. but they would have published some more grand music. and therefore would be doing some special events from time to time.
as they're doing right at the moment. without a driving force like freddie. and -sadly- without an album.
a kingdom for another album by BM & RT !!!

and... according to not having recorded theMiracle nor Innuendo because of freddie's issues... i'm pretty sure there would have been some album at the end of the 80s. but doubtful that it would have been full of descent songs like both of them contain...

whatever... all of that is speculation. and i usually don't like to write about things that happened and you cannot change anymore.

No as well. Freddie thought he was looking old which unnerved him. But with plastic surgery who knows?

You guys are ridiculous. He truly was a lover of life and a singer of songs. He lived for music; as did at least Brian and Roger. He would be performing in some way until he was elderly.

Since these are all blind guesses. AND I can assume that this is some hypothetical world where he didn't get AIDS


Then. .. no. Unless it was a 40th anniversary concert... maybe go out on a retirement. 40 date worldwide Tour. Or possibly just something in the UK.

Aside from that I'd see Freddie at the academy awards doing a theme song to a film at some point.


The band almost on hiatus

[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]

I think it's highly probable he said that with his illness in mind.

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I agree.
Actually he started very early speaking about not beeing aroung for too long.
Partly it was drama queen/ rock n roll mentallity
partly becouse he knew he was not playing safe in some aspects of life.
Sadly he prooved right.

Freddie was an artist and a performer, he knew that the only way to achieve immortality is to go out in style. That he did. He went out the Shakespearian way. the rest is history. Freddie would rather burn out than fade away... so no, he would not perform becuase tragic death was the only way to achieve immortality

I agree that they wouldn't be performing as Queen - as least not with any form of regularity. Perhaps a one of special.

I also agree that Freddie reached this huge legend status he now has, because of his untimely death. Look at all the great legends: Freddie, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, even Michael Jackson, and so on - they are all legends because they died young.

Living legends, such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, etc, do not have the mythical status that the dead mega legends have.

[QUOTE] [b]luthorn wrote:[/b]

Freddie was an artist and a performer, he knew that the only way to achieve immortality is to go out in style. That he did. He went out the Shakespearian way. the rest is history. Freddie would rather burn out than fade away... so no, he would not perform becuase tragic death was the only way to achieve immortality[/QUOTE]

Do you suggest it was subconscious suicide?

[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]

I agree that they wouldn't be performing as Queen - as least not with any form of regularity. Perhaps a one of special.

I also agree that Freddie reached this huge legend status he now has, because of his untimely death. Look at all the great legends: Freddie, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Bob Marley, even Michael Jackson, and so on - they are all legends because they died young.

Living legends, such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, etc, do not have the mythical status that the dead mega legends have.[/QUOTE]

Somehow i think Michael Jackson didnt gain the extra "death legend status".

Perhaps becouse of the decay and the small deaths he suffered before the actual one.
Same goes with Whitney Houston.

Or its just in the new era of "no heroes but a lot of internet" that iconic thing of the old dead stars is not achievable anymore.

Amy's Winehouse death however seemed to somehow escaped that root.
It had impact.
Her young age may attributed to that.

I think they would have taken a long break after Magic, but come back and still be one of the biggest bands in the world. But I think they would have slowed things down a bit, I could see Freddie doing much more classical/opera/dance/musicals.