Freddie Mercury and Paul Rodgers picture together

Lord Blackadder wrote:

Serry... wrote:

There's no any Freddie's quotes about Paul I'm afraid..... And I'm afraid that Freddie has never been Paul's fan..... And I was very sad when I heard how Brian said it. And I'm afraid again that I agree with BPP on this point.

Jesus. You people are idiots. Did you know Freddie? No. None of us did. Brian May, now he did know Freddie. If he says Freddie was a fan of Rodgers, then Freddie was a fan of Rodgers. Because YOUR not, doesn't mean Freddie wasn't. And because you can't find a quote doesn't mean it wasn't said does it? Do you think everything Freddie ever said was written down?

You people are weirdo's. You can't handle change. How are you gonna get through life if you can't handle change? Obsession isn't good. If all you do is think and talk about Freddie all day you need to get out of the house. As good as Freddie was, he wasn't that good. No one is THAT good.

Again just for you Blackadder who finds very difficult to understand the most basic things in life.

It is on record (Read various books about Freddie)that his idols were:

Hendrix
Prince
Liza Minelli
John Lennon

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

Tero wrote:

Ayreon wrote:

I have no reason to assume Brian would lie about this.

Money?

It's good publicity to claim that Freddie liked the new singer. It's bad publicity to admit that he didn't even want to listen to Paul when he was alive. :P

Serry... wrote:

There's no any Freddie's quotes about Paul I'm afraid..... And I'm afraid that Freddie has never been Paul's fan..... And I was very sad when I heard how Brian said it. And I'm afraid again that I agree with BPP on this point.

Have to say I agree with this too.

I certainly can't speak for Freddie, but in the gazillions of interviews with him, even as his influences that he cited changed...God I think I even recall Freddie in 1 interview in the mid 80's saying he liked Culture Club, well they were a new artist on the music scene at that time so he cited them, and of course there are those he repeatedly mentioned/cited such as Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minelli, Montserrat Caballe,...

...but never, not even once have I ever read or heard Freddie so much as mention Paul Rodgers, Free, Bad Company.

I still think Brian did a little spin doctoring to enhance Paul's validity to the 2005 Queen audience by giving Paul the Freddie Mercury stamp and seal of approval.

(Just my opinion)

Best post in the last 5 years

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

Erin wrote:

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

I still think Brian did a little spin doctoring to enhance Paul's validity to the 2005 Queen audience by giving Paul the Freddie Mercury stamp and seal of approval.

(Just my opinion)

I would buy that. It's probably best that Brian and Roger didn't pick someone that Freddie really was a fan of for the tour..;-)

Erin, I know you're kidding..BUT..really...who the hell were Brian and Roger going to get otherwise.

I don't think (last I heard) that Hendrix was in a state physically capable of fronting this tour ;-)

and of course Aretha, Liza, Montserrat are not exactly people who though many of us love them, would be appropriate to front Queen...

..so Brian and Roger had to think this through and find someone who could do it and be as faithful to Queen's songs and the rock vibe as possible..but because Freddie's legacy is so huge and he is so beloved and was such an amazing talent, obviously, Brian and Roger wanted to assure as little dissent from Queen fans about their choice as possible.

But...I mean if you like, we can always put in our 2 cents worth that Liza, Aretha, or Montserrat should have fronted this tour. ;-)

You never know, they probably could sing hell out of TSMGO and WATC! LOL!

Brian would have probably said Freddie was a big fan of 5ive or Will Young if they had been around in the late 80's early 90's.

I doubt Freddie had ever heard of Paul Rodgers

I doubt Freddie had ever heard of Paul Rodgers

BPP do you knew anything about rock music?

Doesn't anybody know wether Freddie owned a record by Free or Bad Company? I mean things like him owning the LP's from "Life Is A Cabaret" soundtrack and "Tommy" are also known, so...

Bryans Permed Poodle wrote:

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

Erin wrote:

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

I still think Brian did a little spin doctoring to enhance Paul's validity to the 2005 Queen audience by giving Paul the Freddie Mercury stamp and seal of approval.

(Just my opinion)

I would buy that. It's probably best that Brian and Roger didn't pick someone that Freddie really was a fan of for the tour..;-)

Erin, I know you're kidding..BUT..really...who the hell were Brian and Roger going to get otherwise.

I don't think (last I heard) that Hendrix was in a state physically capable of fronting this tour ;-)

and of course Aretha, Liza, Montserrat are not exactly people who though many of us love them, would be appropriate to front Queen...

..so Brian and Roger had to think this through and find someone who could do it and be as faithful to Queen's songs and the rock vibe as possible..but because Freddie's legacy is so huge and he is so beloved and was such an amazing talent, obviously, Brian and Roger wanted to assure as little dissent from Queen fans about their choice as possible.

But...I mean if you like, we can always put in our 2 cents worth that Liza, Aretha, or Montserrat should have fronted this tour. ;-)

You never know, they probably could sing hell out of TSMGO and WATC! LOL!

Brian would have probably said Freddie was a big fan of 5ive or Will Young if they had been around in the late 80's early 90's.

I doubt Freddie had ever heard of Paul Rodgers

BPP, let's make sure the discussion stays on the RIGHT track. I know you don't like Paul Rodgers, but...don't over exaggerate the circumstances or demean Freddie's intelligence of the music of his day.

I am about 99% certain if not 100% certain, that Freddie certainly KNEW of Paul Rodgers and his work with Free and Bad Company, and Paul's cultural impact on the music of the era, even if Freddie was not a fan or never mentioned Paul.

I HATE 50 Cent I am SURE MORE than even you hate Paul Rodgers. In fact I am willing to bet the farm on it, and knowing how much you hate Paul that takes some hating on my part of Mr. Cent!

But....I certainly KNOW who 50 Cent is and his cultural impact on today's music...even if it thoroughly disgusts me in every possible way. :-)


BPP Oh...and in closing, look how many artists don't even like one another so much they have feuds in the press dissing one another like Blur and Oasis...BUT..they certainly know of one another..THAT'S THE POINT.

Which is what causes part of the rivalry, knowing about each other and...

...either a healthy rivalry or knowledge like say between Queen and The Who, or Clapton, Townshend, Jeff Beck, and Hendrix (all who knew and admired one another) or an Unhealthy rivalry like Blur and Oasis...

...to best one another and raise the bar on creative excellence.

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

But....I certainly KNOW who 50 Cent is and his cultural impact on today's music...even if it thoroughly disgusts me in every possible way. :-)

I guess you won't be looking forward to the upcoming Queen + Paul Rodgers + 50 Cent album then?

I may seem to be oldfashioned but I still prefer Queen without 50 cent.:0
Back to our discussion... Freddie was a blues singer in his college days. We knew that his favorites at that time were Led Zeppelin and Cream. Yes we have no documental materials proves that Freddie liked Paul. But Free was one of the biggest blues band at that time. So Freddie defiantly knew Mr. Rodgers well. He probably wasn’t his biggest "fan" (I HATE this word, and I can explain why if you like...) but I'm sure that Freddie Bulsara respected Paul for his great voice.

PieterMC wrote:

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

But....I certainly KNOW who 50 Cent is and his cultural impact on today's music...even if it thoroughly disgusts me in every possible way. :-)

I guess you won't be looking forward to the upcoming Queen + Paul Rodgers + 50 Cent album then?

I haven't laughed this hard in ages!

Hey I want to hear Brian, Roger, Paul and the band collaborate with 50 Cent on ''Candy Shop'' with the thunder of fake gunshots artisticaly
re-created on the synthesizer to create the perfect, quintessential creative effect. A landmark performance!

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