RafaelS
Did they avoid answering questions about Freddie?
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Costa86
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.
paulosham
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.
Costa86
[QUOTE] [b]paulosham wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
Costa86
[QUOTE] [b]paulosham wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
Costa86
(^Usual forum problem with replying to a quote...)
No mention was made of the possible way forward for the band. Freddie's fellow celebrities were aware that something was up, although the bad denied everything. It's safe to assume that Mary Turner had, by the time of this 1991 interivew, caught wind of some of the rumours, despite the fact that she worked in the US not UK.
Although the general public was kept mostly in the dark, a music journalist like Turner would feasibly have know that there was a possible health problem with one of the band's members. She purposefully made no mention of anything to do with Freddie's future.
No mention was made of the possible way forward for the band. Freddie's fellow celebrities were aware that something was up, although the bad denied everything. It's safe to assume that Mary Turner had, by the time of this 1991 interivew, caught wind of some of the rumours, despite the fact that she worked in the US not UK.
Although the general public was kept mostly in the dark, a music journalist like Turner would feasibly have know that there was a possible health problem with one of the band's members. She purposefully made no mention of anything to do with Freddie's future.
The Real Wizard
[QUOTE] [b]paulosham wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
We're forgetting one major detail:
It was America. Nobody knew. Queen weren't in the press anymore.
Innuendo was a hit - their first in about a decade. That was it.
Bri and Rog could get away with it.
[QUOTE] [b]Costa86 wrote:[/b]
Mary Turner, who interviewed them, asked very tame questions, and never even approached the subject of Freddie's health. The interview upheld the idea that everything was normal, and there was nothing strange going on with Freddie.
I think it might have been agreed before the interview that no mention would be made of anything health-related. Perhaps they accepted to be interviewed only on that condition.[/QUOTE]
At the time, the question of Freddie's health wasn't as big a thing as you seem to think it was. Sure, in interviews, the band were asked about Fred but they, from what I can remember, would just make excuses about him being exhausted from working too hard in the studio and continue on with the interview. Sure the tabloids would have some stories every once and a while but at the time it wasn't the major talking point that hindsight might make it out to be.[/QUOTE]
We're forgetting one major detail:
It was America. Nobody knew. Queen weren't in the press anymore.
Innuendo was a hit - their first in about a decade. That was it.
Bri and Rog could get away with it.
RafaelS
Thanks for this, but pretty boring interview.