Despite being in the limelight for over 20 years & selling nearly 200 million records Freddie Mercury was a very private person
- avoiding interviews as he was painfully shy & uncomfortable in the company of anyone who might intrude upon his famous royal family of close friends. This book takes us on the journey of Queen
- three academics & a frustrated art student tired of having no money taking on the music industry on their own terms. Spurred on by an almost uncontrollable ambitious & forthright Mercury Queen succeeded becoming the biggest band of the generations to come. The story told in his own words shows how on many occasions the band almost split but was always kept together by their shared love of breaching musical boundaries. Freddies own personal story is one of pursuing a dream dealing with wealth & fame looking back & having no regrets coming to reflect on his thoughts on getting old his legacy & death. Though Freddie talked rarely to others about himself the interviews published
- & some unpublished up until now compiled in this book together with an intriguing insight into the man who outwardly exuded confidence & arrogance but behind that public perception spent periods alone & searching for happiness. This title
Includes:: a foreword by Freddies Mother Jer Bulsara.