Meeting Freddie

Has anyone in here actually met or were friends with Freddie?

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Please don't start asking questions like this new guy :/

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Have some patience in your new role as Yoda.

It's a mark of their appeal to have new fans that "know naught" of thy favorite band.

Not Freddie but i have met one of Freddies friends, Wayne Sleep! He never gave anything away when i asked him about Freddie and those lavish wild parties!

Happystar that’s great to hear. Hey Moonheag if you don’t like the question simply save your time and don’t reply.

Yes I have.Met them early in 1989 at Olympic studios in Barnes,arranged by the fan club as a competition win.Thought we might get a glimpse of Freddie and maybe chat with a roadie or something but he was the first to greet us,superbly dressed in white.Just the nicest guy in the world..wanted to chat about us rather than him! best day ever.Strange to have a quiet chat with this softly spoken guy who was probably the greatest rock star in the universe at that time.John was quite chatty as well,him and Freddie just got on so well and were such a laugh together,Brian was chatting to a few others about guitars and AC30's and whatever.Roger wasn't there,Freddie was asking if he had phoned in sick yet(!)
Mentioned that A Night At The Opera was my favourite,Freddie smiled and hinted that this album(The Miracle) was getting back to those days,we didn't get a jam sadly............but did get a copy of the album sent to us on the release day and some signed photos and stuff.This Guy really did care for his fans,and he looked so well,hard to imagine that he would be dead in just over two years,I even got one of his sausage rolls(made by Joe? he said his 'chef' made them)

JDR that’s an amazing story. Thanks for sharing

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Not Freddie but i have met one of Freddies friends, Wayne Sleep! He never gave anything away when i asked him about Freddie and those lavish wild parties![/QUOTE]

happystar I'm sure in your previous life on here, as Gerry, you used to claim Wayne Sleep was a friend of yours.

Where did Freddie get his crown and where is it today?

Wow jrd1951,that is fantastic! I have seen a photo of what I believe to be the meeting you were at. As for the sausage rolls, Peter Freestone mentions in his book that Freddie would bring to the studio an assortment of sandwiches and Joe's home-made sausage rolls which Freddie would proudly hand out, perhaps eating only one himself.

You are welcome.This is a photo from the day.It is a scan of the fan club mag,but we were not permitted any others.

Very true! actually it was a vast picnic hamper,with sausage rolls,sandwiches and.of course,champagne! John had a mixture of drinks himself.I am sure only Brian actually did any work that day as Freddie and John were pretty 'happy' by the time we left.They did invite me to be the drummer,as Freddie announced that his 'didn't turn up' (Roger we were told was ill).The thing I remember most was how much Freddie and John got on so well with each other,I am really not surprised that he was knocked back by Freddie's demise.A week after The Miracle was released I got a signed copy,a thank you for attending(!) letter,a signed message from all three and some fan club stuff(thanks Jacky).They say never meet your heroes,well with Queen(OK 3 quarters of them) I am so glad I did.But great to see Freddie so relaxed,he hid his illness amazingly well(some rumours at that time) Fab,fab day! XX

Very true! actually it was a vast picnic hamper,with sausage rolls,sandwiches and.of course,champagne! John had a mixture of drinks himself.I am sure only Brian actually did any work that day as Freddie and John were pretty 'happy' by the time we left.They did invite me to be the drummer,as Freddie announced that his 'didn't turn up' (Roger we were told was ill).The thing I remember most was how much Freddie and John got on so well with each other,I am really not surprised that he was knocked back by Freddie's demise.A week after The Miracle was released I got a signed copy,a thank you for attending(!) letter,a signed message from all three and some fan club stuff(thanks Jacky).They say never meet your heroes,well with Queen(OK 3 quarters of them) I am so glad I did.But great to see Freddie so relaxed,he hid his illness amazingly well(some rumours at that time) Fab,fab day! XX

Yes that's the one. How incredibly lucky you were!! I have also heard and read other examples of individuals who were lucky enough to have met Freddie and they also say that he was indeed friendly,humble, welcoming and kind. Just goes to show, the bigger the star, the nicer they are. In stark contrast to other "stars" such as Jamirouquai's Jay Kay and Roland Gift who's inflated egos and general tosspottery far outweigh thier 'talents' or impact on music.