Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercurywas a British singer, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist and co-principal songwriter of the rock band Queen. He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury wrote and composed numerous hits for Queen; occasionally served as a producer and guest musicianfor other artists; and concurrently led a solo career while performing with Queen...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth5 September 1946
CityZanzibar City, Tanzania
I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new-I used to spend down to the last dime.
But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.
Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately lonely? That is awful beyond words.
I'm a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that's often destructive both to myself and others.
It's boring to be 70, I don't want to be there, I'll be dead and gone, I don't have any aspirations to be 70...
I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.
Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It's just a name, but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It's a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.
I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?
I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.
You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has brought me world idolisation and millions of pounds. But it's prevented me from having the one thing we all need: A loving, ongoing relationship.
When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!