Interesting indeed. About the point on Freddie not wanting them to continue without him...
Remember that this guy stopped working with/socialising with Freddie before he died (didn't see any dates on that score), and I think Fred ended up a little more humble than he had been once he knew the end was near.
I think we can be certain that he wanted MIH finished and released, but can't be so certain if he would or wouldn't have wanted them to do more than that. I think in interviews he'd said he didn't care what happened when he was dead other than that the music was appreciated, which definitely is still true.
I think at the end of the day, whatever Brian and Roger do, no one will ever, or could ever, forget the importance and the influence Freddie had over all things Queen and the British (rock) music scene in general.
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Of course! So according to this idiot - I mean, ex-dear-friend, a song entitled "The Show Must Go On" really means 'well sod it, I'm dead now so everybody has to drop everything and go to bed'.
Hah. What an f-wit.
Hah. What an f-wit.
That's not really what he said though. He said that in his opinion, away from the spotlight, Freddie was very possessive and more than that, PROUD, of the band that he'd played a major part in creating. However any of us see Freddie, we only see the character on the other end of a TV camera, not the guy waking up and crawling to the bog after a night of total excess. If you think you know the man better than someone who lived around him for six years plus, who's the real fuckwit? No contest!
The Show Must Go On, but with a different band's name.
What a great sentence, Sharron .G!
This is a great interview with a guy who worked for Freddie between 1978 and 1985.
An absolute must-read:
http://forums.queenonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=21459&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Thanks Ian R. It was a great read!
I personally did not care for the interview. Whether the stuff he says is true or not I think it should remain private.
His response about Freddie not wanting Queen to go on without him is pure speculation on his part.
His response about Freddie not wanting Queen to go on without him is pure speculation on his part.
Just speculation from someone who spent the best part of 24 hours a day, EVERY day, round the guy solidly for over six years. I bet he hasn't got the slightest fucking clue what Freddie thought at all. Pure speculation. Yeah, Pieter, you're probably right, fuck any logical conclusions, these closet Freddie psycho-analysts MUST have a much better idea of the "real" Freddie Mercury from watching their Milton Keynes DVDs.
I found it interesting that Peter was into weightlifting, and then Freddie got into it, too. I always wondered if Freddie was into some kind of bodybuilding because his upper arms and shoulders looked more filled out than in the earlier years. It sounds like Freddie was manic-depressive. Does anyone know if Mary Austin was a bookkeeper or accountant? I've read off and on that she kept track of things financial for Queen. Since Queen had such a massive marketing/merchandising machine, she must have had a very busy and responsible job.
i can't find the interview on any of the threads pages... anyone know what i'm doing wrong? ta
fanks muchly!
Ian R wrote:
This is a great interview with a guy who worked for Freddie between 1978 and 1985.
An absolute must-read:
http://forums.queenonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=21459&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
eissek wrote:
Try this link.
http://forums.queenonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=29433
I can't open any of these links... Does anyone know where I can read this interview?
Dude, the internet changes in 13 years. Damn.