I can see why people would defend it, but for me it's just milking Freddie's name. He could easily have released a cookbook if he wanted: the bookshops are full of them. His only USP is that it has Freddie's name on it. To say it's a book of Freddie's favourites is just an excuse. Bait.
If you want a cookery book because you're interested in food...why this one? Why not a Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein etc?
You know why! Don't kid yourselves on.
Freestone no doubt walks into pubs these days and says 'I knew Freddie Mercury, can I have a free drink please?', obviously didn't get left enough cash (and Mary has got sick of him hammering on the door...)
I feel slightly sorry for all the people posting photos of themselves with his cookbook on his Facebook. But to each his own. If they buy it, there must be a market.
Me? I gave up hope a long time ago, when I saw sneakers with lights in them being sold.
The world is fucked and is nothing but a steaming ball of fucking, sucking, snorting, cheating, corrupting, bribing, enslaving, etc. Phoebe and his book are a very small element of the malady.
