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Freddie Mercury Research Papers

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Meet the boys from London, England in the United Kingdom that are going to inspire you to let it all out with their infectious sound! This band is, of course, Queen! The members of Queen are fiery Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, polite and masterful Brian May on lead guitar, hot-headed ladies’ man Roger Taylor on drums, and shy bass guitarist John Deacon. While not officially formed, members Mercury, May, and Taylor had known each other for years while May and Taylor were in the band Smile which became future band Queen after Mercury joined. A little known fact was that before Freddie Mercury was even in a band and pranced around in with his well- known flamboyant persona, he had been the roadie for May’s old band, 1984, named after George Orwell’s novel (Blake, p. 33). After officially forming in 1970, Queen went in and out of bassists until they found John Deacon who was the perfect addition as a quiet-mannered musician to balance a hot tempered band of friends that fought constantly (Blake, p. 111). The members seemed like a strange group to form a band but their differences made for a perfect union of …show more content…

149). Another little known fact was that Freddie Mercury changed his name on his passport to Frederick Mercury, his real name was Farrokh Bulsara, although there is no “official documentation” to prove that it was legal (Blake, p. 96). They continued to make music until Freddie Mercury succumbed to his illness. The disease was not re- vealed to anyone as Mercury valued his privacy and he stunned the world by announc- ing he had “Bronchopneumonia b. AIDS” to the press the day before he passed away in 1991 (Blake,

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