I just bought Queen Live, and after reading it I found thta Freddie was much better on stage before the crazy tour. When the crazy tour started he began swearing, snapping at the audience, being arrogant and saying things like John and Roger are off to get their blowjobs - much to their distaste.
Pre crazy tour freddie was very polite, freindly and almost shy when he talked to the audience. Freddie began using cocaine around the time of the crazy tour and his change in personality could be attributed to this. I am probobly gonna get slammed for this but its what i think anyway.
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That book is the most inaccurate piece of crap ever released on Queen...and that includes Rick Skye's 'biography' of Freddie Mercury!
If there's ONE paragraph without errors, it's a legitimate miracle.
If there's ONE paragraph without errors, it's a legitimate miracle.
So he was "polite, freindly and almost shy" before second half 1979, yeah? OMG... Read QueenConcerts and QueenBootlegs please!
...And the coke has nothing to do with any change. It doesn't effect the psyche, unless consumed in quantities that result in situations like Bowie: dementia, which Freddie was clearly not suffering from.
More likely, it's to do with the effect of fame on a person. And fame came big-time around 1980.
More likely, it's to do with the effect of fame on a person. And fame came big-time around 1980.
well not crazy tour before 1978, before jazz came out.
cocaine makes people more agressive and edgy, its a stimulant so of coarse it effects you, why would people use it.
Freddie had great stage persona, I seen them perform in 1977, and 1982 they were great and Freddie was very good with the fans he likes to kid around alot, and has fun,thats Freddie, if he did do drugs before he went on stage, I dont know or ever heard he did, but I dont think he would of jepordized his performance under the influence per say, or the bands. Freddie got high on the adreniline and excitement of performing, that's just my 2 cents worth, but ya never know maybe he was high, all spec.
I think it all depends on how you define "better". Polite and quiet doesn't always mean a better showman or more entertaining personality. I agree that his persona became more brash and showy but I think that probably went along with an increase in fame and therefore confidence. I have seen the earlier footage and I enjoy the musical performances but he seemed a little unsure of himself back then, just introduced the tracks like a kind of MC. I much prefer the 'cheekier' Freddie of the late 70's/80's!
just look at earls court 77, he is very polite and seems very shy so stop bein arseholes and just think bout it.
yeh thats exactly what i mean thankyou, and its just my opinion that its better.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]liam wrote: [/QUOTENAME]cocaine makes people more agressive and edgy, its a stimulant so of coarse it effects you, why would people use it.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but Freddie wasn't always 'under the influence'. Especially not during concerts, as it also affects the voice for the worse. And those effects wear off after the drug does, remember?
Yes, but Freddie wasn't always 'under the influence'. Especially not during concerts, as it also affects the voice for the worse. And those effects wear off after the drug does, remember?
Freddie always was arrogant on the stage. Freddie called the audience as "you load of tarts" on Earls' shows... If Freddie would be shy on the stage - his name was John Deacon then.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]doeeyes wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Freddie had great stage persona, I seen them perform in 1977, and 1982 they were great .[/QUOTE]
Wow, how lucky! where did you see them perform?
Wow, how lucky! where did you see them perform?
Freddie was NEVER under the influence of drugs during concerts
I found the things he said to be really funny... And like the_hero said, he respected the audience. He only cursed if he knew the audience would be alright with it.