Freddie Mercury

by Brooks, Greg

• ISBN13: 9781847726506
• ISBN10: 184772650X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books

Summary

Freddie Mercury: His Life In His Own Words takes us on the journey of Queen - three academics and a frustrated art student, tired of having no money, taking on the music industry on their own terms.Though Freddie talked rarely to others about himself, the interviews published - and some unpublished until now, compiled in this book - together offer an intriguing insight into the man who outwardly exuded confidence and arrogance, but behind that public perception spent periods alone and searching for happiness.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
I Had This Perfect Dream: Pursuing a dream and never losing sight of it	p. 13
Playing My Role In History: Becoming Queen and working within it	p. 16
The Great Pretender: Freddie's role as Queen front man and his on-stage persona	p. 30
The Masterstroke: Creating 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and taking a risk	p. 45
An Amazing Feeling: Writing songs and connecting with an audience	p. 51
I'm Lonely But No-One Can Tell: Love and romance	p. 78
Love Of My Life: Freddie and Mary	p. 87
I'm Just A Singer With A Song: Solo work - 'Mr Bad Guy' and 'Barcelona'	p. 90
Crazy Performance: Freddie and The Royal Ballet	p. 99
To Thrill You We'll Use any Device: Making videos	p. 102
Tu Voz Penetra En Mi: Freddie's heroes and peers, and working with other artists	p. 107
One Man, One Goal, One Vision: Live Aid	p. 113
This Is The Only Life For Me: Freddie on Freddie	p. 117
My Melancholy Blues: Freddie on coping with depression	p. 125
A Man Made Paradise: Freddie's homes - in London, New York and Munich	p. 126
Fame and Fortune...: Wealth and celebrity	p. 130
...and Everything That Goes With It: Freddie and The Press	p. 139
Staying Power: Maintaining success and sticking together	p. 145
In The Lap Of the Gods: Looking back and having no regrets	p. 156
Taking My Ride With Destiny: Getting old, Freddie's Freddie's Legacy, and death	p. 161
Acknowledgements and credits	p. 171
Index	p. 173
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