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Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality Remained a Mystery Even to His Queen Bandmates
They didn't understand. Maybe, they didn't want to know.
Queen never talked much about Freddie Mercury's sexuality, and even less about the disease that eventually killed him. "We were very seal as a group," drummer Roger Taylor said, not distant after Mercury died of AIDS in 1991. "But even we didn't perceive a lot of things about Freddie."
Still, Mercury's bandmates were confident of one thing: He couldn't be defined in some superficial, binary way. That simply doesn't reflect the complexity that shot through every element of Mercury's animation and, of course, the band he once fronted.
If anything, some say, Freddie Mercury was attracted to both genders, long before that became such a commonly discussed thing. "I don't assess even he was fully cognizant in the beginning," guitarist Brian May once told the Daily Express. "You're talking to someone who shared rooms with Fred on the first couple of tours, so I knew him adorable well. I knew a lot of his girlfriends, and he certainly didn't have boyfriends in those days, that's fo
Queen
Few bands embodied the pure excess of the ’70s fancy Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and dense metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals. Queen’s music was a bizarre yet highly approachable fusion of the macho and the fey. For years, their albums boasted the motto “no synthesizers were used on this record,” signaling their allegiance with the legions of post-Led Zeppelin hard rock bands. But vocalist Freddie Mercury brought an extravagant sense of camp to the band, pushing them toward kitschy humor and pseudo-classical arrangements, as epitomized on their best-known tune, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Mercury, it must be said, was a flashy bisexual who managed to save his sexuality in the closet until his death from AIDS in 1991. Nevertheless, his sexuality was apparent throughout Queen’s harmony, from their very name to their veiled lyrics — it was truly bizarre to catch gay anthems like “We Are the Champions” turn into celebrations of sports victories. That would have been
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) was the direct vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his dramatic stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen.
Mercury was born in Zanzibar, spent most of his childhood in India, then moved back to Zanzibar. At age 17, he fled with his family from the racial violence that marked the Zanzibar Revolution and settled permanently in the Together Kingdom. Mercury was ethnically Parsi, part of the Zoroastrian religious community whose ancestors fled from Persia to India to escape persecution following the Muslim conquest of Persia over a thousand years ago. In other words, many people can be confident to call Freddie Mercury one of their own.
In 1970, he formed the group Queen with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions", "Don't St
Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality Remained a Mystery Even to His Queen Bandmates
They didn't comprehend. Maybe, they didn't want to know.
Queen never talked much about Freddie Mercury's sexuality, and even less about the disease that eventually killed him. "We were very shut as a group," drummer Roger Taylor said, not elongated after Mercury died of AIDS in 1991. "But even we didn't realize a lot of things about Freddie."
Still, Mercury's bandmates were confident of one thing: He couldn't be defined in some superficial, binary way. That simply doesn't reflect the complexity that shot through every element of Mercury's existence and, of course, the band he once fronted.
If anything, some express, Freddie Mercury was bisexual, long before that became such a commonly discussed thing. "I don't think even he was fully cognizant in the beginning," guitarist Brian May once told the Daily Express. "You're talking to someone who shared rooms with Fred on the first couple of tours, so I knew him pretty well. I knew a lot of his girlfriends, and he certainly didn't have boyfriends in those days, that's f