when did freddie informed queen members he was ill?

it was 1989 im absoulute about this

told in 89..suspected since 86 is my guess.

Freddie told them, according to biographer Laura Jackson, that he was ill in 1989, in Montreux but did not specify what was wrong. Only in January of 1991 did he tell them that it was AIDS. The others already knew though, either by deduction or monserrat Caballe explainig to John Deacon about the marks on Freddie's face.

PS RE Scott mercury; when does the director keep asking Fred if he's ok? I didn't hear that on the GH2 behind the scenes. He didn't look ill in his features but visibly winced at times.

I believe he said it when they were recording tracks for the Miracle album in 1989 as Freddie didn't want anyone in the band publically saying that they would be touring when Freddie knew he wouldn't be able to tour at all.

according to jim hutton freddie told the band very late that he was ill, i think it was 1990/1991. the band assumed it earlier, and felt approved when he told them, - i'm pretty sure it has been after the miracle sessions, but i'll have a look again in jim huttons book.

how can you say that he found out on 87 that he had aids, if he had it in 85 then he found also out it in 85, because the signs are clearly seen by the people who has AIDS. with first 3´months i am sure he found out he had the illness.

Fred wasn´t ill up until the day he died!
So sad he never got the chance to ask his doctors what killed him... :-(

PS: ;-)

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Going Back wrote: [/QUOTENAME]how can you say that he found out on 87 that he had aids, if he had it in 85 then he found also out it in 85, because the signs are clearly seen by the people who has AIDS. with first 3´months i am sure he found out he had the illness.[/QUOTE]


Per When Freddie met Kenny, it is possible to assume Freddie knew in 1984 he had HIV. Kenny was tested positive that year and they happened to share lovers at that time. So Freddie was either in denial and did not test, did not give a fuck but knew he had HIV, or was tested and did not give a fuck.

i remember i read in jim huttons book that freddie was hiv tested twice, the first time he wasn't positive. the secons time must have been in 87 where he was tested positive. that's not my opinion or my guess, that's what i read in huttons book.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]luthorn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Going Back wrote: [/QUOTENAME]how can you say that he found out on 87 that he had aids, if he had it in 85 then he found also out it in 85, because the signs are clearly seen by the people who has AIDS. with first 3´months i am sure he found out he had the illness.[/QUOTE]


Per When Freddie met Kenny, it is possible to assume Freddie knew in 1984 he had HIV. Kenny was tested positive that year and they happened to share lovers at that time. So Freddie was either in denial and did not test, did not give a fuck but knew he had HIV, or was tested and did not give a fuck.[/QUOTE]

yeah, it has to be then or when he recorded Mr Bad Guy album.

WHO CARES?!?!

well there are two reasons. One to guess that he knows it a lot longer (I think around Mr. Bad Guy) and one to guess that the band did know it for at least a couple of years.

The first reason is that Freddie always closed the live shows with see you next time (or something like that) while at the Magic Tour he never end the shows with such a comment.

The second reason is an interview for the Swiss Television in wich Brian May stated that Freddie loved Switserland for the last years (!!) when he was ill. By the way don't you think that the band knew when the record a song like Was it all worth it?????

Since my last post I have been told that he told the band after the Magic tour so that they could get on with other projects. He didn't want them sitting around for a couple of years and then being told that there would be no more tours.