QZ Book Club: Books & Discussion About Freddie/Queen

I didn't say the AIDS think because of you doughnut. I just know there's always people willing to put shit on Freddie about it.

Sorry. It may be difficult to read because it's too long and english is not my first language.
My apologises

Mika, the author was watching the unedited rushes from the party and it is his observations. I imagine he enjoyed it very much but I can also see him retreating to the corner just with his close friends.
At his Ibiza party he retreated to his room midway through with his close friends so he could relax and stop being the party entertainer.


Oh yes he lived life to the full

oh i didn´t know, I thought that was your observation.
Yes I agree he didn´t need 200 people around, just couple of good friends.

What do you mean about the aids thing and Me ?

I honestly don't think David was judgemental, i felt it was sorrow he was conveying at the life Freddie !lived for a period . Freddie himself said he was very promiscuous which was ultimately his downfall :(

Nobody here is putting shit on Freddie, he was not perfect :)

words...I'm sure you already know this but David Evans added content concerning David Minns when the book was put onto Kindle. He found that David had been writing his memoirs so he included the part about him and Freddie . By this point David Minns had sadly passed away so he had no part in it being added.

I feel that you are protective of Freddie which I totally understand but everything about him is more or less out there now and it can't hurt him.

Mika, have you seen the Great Pretender documentary as it's the producer of this that has written the book. He watched the unedited rushes as part of making the documentary.

Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. I wasn't referring to any of you discussing here. I just wanted to say that I didn't want to start a discussion about Freddie's sexual behaviour
because everybody has his own opinions and sometimes it causes people to enter the thread just to criminalize the illnes. I was refering to people who doesn't accept Freddie's sexuality
or lifestyle. I guess it just happens on social media, but just wanted to be cautious. I don't know if I explained myself well... I hope you get what I mean and that it wasn't in any case against you.

Yes, I see sorrow in David too, not just in the book but when I've seen him on a couple of documentaries. I think that he had a soft spot for Freddie after all.
But I found that part of the book too hard. Maybe not judgemental in a way of bitterly criticizing, but in a way that he makes Freddie appear guilty about his choices in life during that period.
I think Freddie was the master of his actions, but not guilty. It could have happened to anybody and those were crazy times. He was a Rock 'n' roll afetr all.

doughnut,
I know it can't hurt him. But many people will read the book and it could came as a shock to them, because almost everybody else who knew him speak so well about him.

I don't think I put it in a way where Freddie is the victim or Freddie is perfect. And I hope It didn't come across as an attack to David, because it wasn't.
I also didn't blame David for writing those words or said it was wrong for him if he wanted to publish it ( I know he wasn't who published it, yes)
I shared my thought on what how I understood the book and that I don't truely believe Freddie was as cruel as the chapter depicted. All is relative, people most of the times is victim of the circumstances.
And It doesn't mean that I want to deny Freddie had flaws.

I didn't say I didn't believe what David. I didn't say David was a bad guy. Literally the only thing I said I didn't like about him was that thing about him giving moral lessons sometimes. That's it.
Then I just limited to say what I thought about how he presented his story.

I didn't pretend to justify the bad things Freddie did. I just wanted to put them in context and try to understand him as well as everybody understands David after reading the book.

Sorry it was:
" I shared my *thoughts on how* I understood the book..."
and "I didn't say I don't believe what David *said*"

I understand you .. hope it's ok to call you that as your name is long lol

So far we haven't encountered any attacks on Freddie's sexuality . let's hope it stays that way. :)

"I didn't pretend to justify the bad things Freddie did. I just wanted to put them in context and try to understand him as well as EVERYBODY understands David after reading the book."

Everybody included me! haha

Thank you, doughnut ;)
Yes, I hope too.

I hope *that* too... OMG I hate that I can't edit the comments after I click the button...

Mika251,

Sorry, I missed your comment for some reason.

Thanks for your words regarding my career choice.
I hope you're right because I invested the last 5 years of my life in it. *sigh*