Queen: Freddie Mercury and Brian May’s private hotel jam session from 1986 is magnificent
Vintage video footage of Brian May and Freddie Mercury in an impromptu jam session gives an inside look at the close bond between the Queen bandmates. Queen’s Freddie Mercury and…
Remembering Freddie Mercury’s brave public statement just 24 hours before his death
Queen’s Freddie Mercury died just hours after releasing a groundbreaking statement confirming he was HIV positive.The Queen frontman was known for his colourful stage attire, unrivalled vocals and song-writing abilities,…
Transgressive, daring, provocative: Freddie Mercury
“I don’t want to be a star, I want to be a legend”. On November 24, 1991, one of the most famous and influential artists in the history of music…
Freddie Mercury Under Pressure: Inside the Dying Queen Frontman’s Quest to Live Forever Through Song
Freddie Mercury’s Queen bandmates and close friends remember the iconic singer, who died on November 24, 1991, at the age of 45.Freddie Mercury once asked, “What is this thing that…
Music style and influences of Queen’s Band
Queen drew artistic influence from British rock acts of the 1960s and early 1970s, such as the Beatles, the Kinks, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Who, Black Sabbath, Slade,…
History Of Queen’s Band
1968–1971: Foundations The founding members of Queen met in west London during the late 1960s. Guitarist Brian May had built his own guitar with his father in 1963, and formed…
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John…
Freddie Mercury: “The only person I wish I had met was John Lennon”
Being a natural-born star, anyone who earned the admiration or recognition of Freddie Mercury was automatically placed on a pedestal. The late singer himself wasn’t particularly known for modesty, and…
How Close Does ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Come to Showing the Real Freddie Mercury?
Bohemian Rhapsody will probably not rock you if film critics have anything to say about the new Queen biopic that sees Rami Malek tug on the tight leather pants of…
Queen and Culture Club remember Freddie Mercury on anniversary of his death
The Queen frontman died from Aids-related complications in 1991 at the age of 45.Queen guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and Culture Club have paid tribute to Freddie Mercury on…