Was Freddie always destined to be Famous ?

Lets say Freddie never met Roger Brian or John.

Would he have been successful in another band or as a solo artist ?

I find it hard to believe in a world were Freddie existed but didn't become famous.

Think of how many people out there could have or do have that level of talent in some fashion, in some field, but their break never comes.

Anything is possible, but without all four of them coming together the way the band did, I doubt the success would've followed that they went on to achieve.

Freddie is dead almost 30 years now yet nobody has come after him that that is anywhere near as good as he was as a live performer.

Freddie is one of most important artists of the last 50 years. This leads me to believe he would been famous no matter who he was working with as long as the public got to see him.

I have had the same thought, but about Roger. That is, if the Genesis rumors are to be believed.

I think he would have made it.
He had talent, ambition, determination and guts. He had that something extra.

Iron Butterfly wrote:

I think he would have made it.
He had talent, ambition, determination and guts. He had that something extra.

I totally agree with you.

As I get older I believe less and less in genius, especially something you are born with. Imagine Freddie's life if the transition of power in Zanzibar had gone differently and the old empire officials had been used by the new government. The family would have lived there. Freddie might have kept on in music but not with the opportunities that England had to offer. Besides just meeting the other band members there, London was a melting pot of culture and counter-culture, where the old norms were being swept away. Would he have become a massive Hendrix fan if he had been in Zanzibar? So no, he could easily have become just a minor official in Zanzibar, never even accepting his sexuality because of the dominate homophobic culture.

yes, but not at this level

There's no such thing as destiny. Frederick could've been hit by a bus in 1967 and then none of this would've happened. Or he could've had an accident as a child and lost his voice. Against massive odds, things happened and he and the others met and did some great music, but there's no 'fate' or 'destiny' involved there at all.

/sarcasm

Also, he could have stayed home instead of going to see Smile exactly when Tim left the band.

Freddie was obviously key to Queen's success, but without Brian May we wouldn't have had "We will rock you" or "Tie your Mother down". We know Roger and John chipped in with some brilliant songs too.

Freddie was an amazing talent but you only have to look at how much of a flop his solo career was to realise he needed the other members of Queen as much as they needed him.

I think it was Brian & Freddie's partnership and their egos that made Queen and their music the way it was/is.

I've never thought of Brian having an ego really. He's always come across as such a quiet, patient man.

Even in this video when he walks out of an interview he is so polite about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xfxFtK3bw

"egos" as in musical skills

'Ego' isn't just behaving like an arse. 'Ego' can also be 'I want this sound and this sound only and if not I'm gonna throw a tantrum'. And yes, the four of them did have that sort of ego, and massively so.