Freddie's Death Impact on You.

Hi everybody.This is Stelios from Greece.A huge Queen fun. Perhaps the bigest in my country. I ve got a question for you ...DO YOU THINK FREDDIE'S DEATH HAD AN IMPACT ON YOU, ON HOW YOU ARE ''VIEWING'' QUEENS MUSIC ?

Well, his death made me realize just how much he struggled trying to get those last few songs in before he died. And I think it also makes me value the music more, knowing we'll never hear all four of them together ever again.

As I was almost two at the time of Freddie's death, can't say it had much of an impact on me at the time.

Later on, though, it certainly helped to put a name and a face on victims of AIDS. And I think it did the same for a lot of other people.

When Freddie died I was only 2 years old and didn't know what Queen was. But because of his death I think they have composed a few WONDERFUL SONGS that would never have done if he hadn't die. (Show Must Go On, Mother Love, No-one But You) When I listen to these songs in a row I can almost feel the pain !! It's so emotional. WOW I can't descripe it. I think that what Freddie's death impact on me.

I remember hearing it on the radio, and I was quite sad the rest of the day. And I talked about it with some friends in school, who were also Queen fans. And the next day, everything was back to normal. The only time I had feelings about again, was the Tribute concert, which I viewed entirely, although I should have been in bed by then.

It had a big impact, I was very saddened but relieved he was not suffering anymore... but not as much an impact as John Lennon's murder. That was so senseless and it felt like losing a family member, such great sadness.
It'll be 24 years next week but still seems like it happened yesterday.

In fact it made me become a Queen fan because it was then that I heard of Queen and Freddie for the first time at the age of 10, so yes, it had a huge impact.

And it also made me become interested in the whole hiv/aids issue in general and I've been supporting the local aids care center for years.

Freddies death had a big impact on me, I was 13 at the time, id been a fan since 9, so I saw the gradual decline in his health and appearance just as everyone else did. I remember seeing the award they recieved for best band of the 80s and I thought he looked ok, but when I saw the Brits in Feb 90, I think we all knew something wasnt right! Leading upto his death, we saw all the papers and the pics of him, then IGSM was released and the vid was a good but a bit scary! Then on the 24rd Nov we had the paper delivered with the headline 'FREDDIE: I'VE GOT AIDS' and I thought, thats it, times up, and he died that night! It changed my opinions on AIDS, I met a guy who had lived with AIDS for 3 years and he looked terrible, but he was a really genuine guy, he came to our school to give us a talk on safe sex and drug sharing. He had contracted AIDS by sharing a dirty needle whilst doing drugs. All my mates were taking the piss saying that he looked like hed got AIDS and when he said he was suffering, the room just went totally silent, it was one of my most memorable moments in school because everybody listened to everything he had to say. He died 3 weeks later.

Freddies death did have an impact on my life - for the better. Im more responsible and i still listen to and love his music!

i was driving down the M40 from the Worcestershire to London at 4:30am on the morning of 25/11/91 when queen songs were being played one after another on the radio....after about ten had been played....dj came back on to announce it was following the death of the late, great freddie mercury....(because of my early journey, i'd gone to bed very early sunday, and missed his announcement that he was dying of AIDS)

so when the dj spoke.....i swerved off the road, into a ditch, where my car exploded and in was left with 3rd degree permanent burns....but i can honestly say the death of freddie mercury had no impact on me whatsoever

Freddie's death was a big thing.
However, I do agree with MourningElektra about John Lennon's death. That was horribly senseless in the name of something wonderful. Anyway...

I remember when Freddie died. They played Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio and they had those talk shows (i.e. Larry King) where there were people calling in and such. I was in shock, but I also knew it was something that was coming. Ever since he died, I became more of a devout Queen fan. Well, I had always been....

But it startled me into a state to become more aware. And it really did a big impact upon the aids research and such....
Cheeeeeeeeeers

of course it is ;-)

Athough i have to admit that i was driving down the M40 for a very early meeting - had to be in south london for 8am
and it was between 4:30 and 5am when i heard the news

the crash - of course was made up - but sometimes these threads require some sarcastic responses

Awww... The crash was so cool though... :'(

quite the opposite - it was "f**king hotter than the sun" for a few minutes there

Yeah, But you have to admit that after you lost all feeling, It was pretty damn fun. ;)