i think freddie was too ill in 1991 to gave any interview... maybe the last interview could be done by phone, or something like this... :S
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Freddie hated press and wouldn't gave interviews from his bed even by the phone - why?
The so called last interview on "Champions of the World"is just a compilation from various interviews from the 80s.
It starts with : "You are the last person I talk to, so you probably get the best interview, darling" or something like that. You can all WATCH this interview on disc 2 of GVH 2. It was done in Munich 1984 in the Musicland Studios and Rudi Dolezal (the interviewer) was the last person (interviewer) on that day.
There is no "last interview"
that`s it
there are some stupid virtual book around written by a woman called "A Kind Of Magic" or something like that, where she says the book has Freddie last interview...that`s bullshit
This "last interview" was from 1984, Munich..well, "Your Valentine" has already explained that, so I will not repeat it
Freddie didnt gave interviews in 1991, he hated interviews (but sometimes he said that he had to do it, because it was part of his job), so, if he hated interviews (when he was sane), just imagine what he did it in late 1991, when he was too ill...he didnt gave intreviews!!!
so it would seem that the godawful Mike Read of Radio 1 bagged Freddie's last ever interview without knowing it at the time. Unless there were other print interviews for The Miracle? I don't think there were for Innuendo - Q magazine interviewed the other three for a cover feature in early 1991, but Fred was absent, which I thougth was a telling sign at the time....
On the "Champions of the world" video, this is what Freddie says:
"You're the last person I'm talking to, so you'll probably get the best interview, darling.
I don't want to change the world. For me, happiness is the most important thing and if I'm happy then it shows in my work. In the end, all the mistakes and all the excuses are down to me. I like to feel that I'm just being my honest self and as far as I'm concerned I just want to pack in as much of life and fun, having a good time as much as I can within in the years I have. Well there you are, you have it on tape. Use it. Well that's then nearest I've come to a lot of passion in terms of interviews. How much more have you got? Come on, I'm getting bored."
You cannot see him talking, so it is probably just recorded. It may be sections of different interviews from the past, but it doesn't sound like that to me. However it is unlikely Freddie would talk about "having a good time" if he was dying - maybe his "last interview" was not as late as we think?
Because it is just a recording, there is no way of knowing whether this is Freddie's "last interview", or not, unless anyone has seen him saying this.
"You're the last person I'm talking to, so you'll probably get the best interview, darling.
I don't want to change the world. For me, happiness is the most important thing and if I'm happy then it shows in my work. In the end, all the mistakes and all the excuses are down to me. I like to feel that I'm just being my honest self and as far as I'm concerned I just want to pack in as much of life and fun, having a good time as much as I can within in the years I have. Well there you are, you have it on tape. Use it. Well that's then nearest I've come to a lot of passion in terms of interviews. How much more have you got? Come on, I'm getting bored."
You cannot see him talking, so it is probably just recorded. It may be sections of different interviews from the past, but it doesn't sound like that to me. However it is unlikely Freddie would talk about "having a good time" if he was dying - maybe his "last interview" was not as late as we think?
Because it is just a recording, there is no way of knowing whether this is Freddie's "last interview", or not, unless anyone has seen him saying this.
I'd like to see his last interview. Hope it comes on the Greatest Hits III DVD.
I don't know if it counts, but there is a snippet of Freddie behind the scenes of the Slightly Mad video shoot.
He says something like "Once we get it, we'll just do whatever we want"
Is it possible that there's an on-the-set mini-interview there?
He says something like "Once we get it, we'll just do whatever we want"
Is it possible that there's an on-the-set mini-interview there?
I don't know if it counts, but there is a snippet of Freddie behind the scenes of the Slightly Mad video shoot.
He says something like "Once we get it, we'll just do whatever we want"
Is it possible that there's an on-the-set mini-interview there?
I doubt. He didn't give interview even during Breakthru sessions while Brian, Roger and John did it.
Yeah - obviously since he gave interviews in his life, one of them was his last one.
But the "last interview" on the Champions of the World video are just parts of his interviews from the 80's.
But the "last interview" on the Champions of the World video are just parts of his interviews from the 80's.
well this will cheer you up, he did give a final interview early-mid 1991 i think, it was in montreux studio's and if i can remember correct it was with there in-house producer mr david richards! and freddie was being awkward answering questions etc, theres no transcript of the interview but i read the info in either jim hutton's bio, or peter freestones, sorry for not being more precise but ive got the worlds worst memory, but if i find where i read it b/c i got alot of bio's etc then i'll post it,
and yea freddie was very ill at the time of the interview, freddie was still travelling to montreux in secret rite up till his final months or even weeks,
and yea freddie was very ill at the time of the interview, freddie was still travelling to montreux in secret rite up till his final months or even weeks,
Freddie's last interview was at Metropolis Studios in London in January 1991 during the filming of "Headlong" ...that's where he starts off the interview by saying "hello, my name's Kim Basinger...."
They haven't shown the rest of this interview...hopefully they will show it on the final Greatest hits DVD.
I believe his last recorded word ever is "FAB" ...right at the end of track 13 on "made in heaven"
They haven't shown the rest of this interview...hopefully they will show it on the final Greatest hits DVD.
I believe his last recorded word ever is "FAB" ...right at the end of track 13 on "made in heaven"
I do have the boxed set and listened to those interviews only once. Quite a cheap quality for an official CD. How come they can make Freddie sing "locality" alright at Milton Keynes but are unable to get rid of all those noise in the interviews?
Dropping in a line that sounds fine from another concert is easy. Polishing a turd? Guess what, it's still shit! Seriously, those Wigg tapes can't be cleaned up to sound pristine. Even seriously good NR can't help and can possibly make it worse.
Peace,
Adam.
It would be interesting to hear him talking away from the spotlight, I think-really being himself. Mind you, if they're going to sell any copies of the GHIII dvd they'd best put something on there other than the fucking songs, since the album's so lame-they might as well shove some interviews on there to lure the rest of us idiots into buying it! I'd buy it if there were the slightly mad clips and any interviews of any interest, rather than the slightly rubbish one with Brian and Roger on the Milton Keynes DVD.
OK so we've established that "this is my last interview" was from the early '80s several times...do people read the other replies before replying?
Sorry I'm drunk :)
Sorry I'm drunk :)
Freddie's last interview was at Metropolis Studios in London in January 1991 during the filming of "Headlong" ...that's where he starts off the interview by saying "hello, my name's Kim Basinger...."
They haven't shown the rest of this interview...hopefully they will show it on the final Greatest hits DVD.
This is not an interview darling...Freddie just presented himself at the beginning of the Innuendo Press Kit, but he's not interviewed, neither is John.