A fond farewell to Freddie Mercury

He was in the Village People.

Freddie and Queen.

I loved Freddie. It hit me hard as a kid.

Freddie passed away at the age of 45.

I heard he was one of them there homersexshuls.

I thank my lord every November that hiv took him because I don't like his music. Don't forget that it was his body his choice to have sex without a condom.

He knowingly spread HIV so I’ve had sufficient.

Still remember when I found out. I was home alone trying to take a nap but not really suceeding and I had my clock radio on and it gave the news.

We miss you Freddy. Say hi to George too.

Creep.

Freddie was fantastic. Rest in peace.

I <3 Freddie.

Queen and Freddie Mercury is so overdone at this point.

I no longer find him cool.

Cut or uncut, though? He was a Persian but born in the UK. Did the doctor snip his foreskin?

Not a Queen fan but I'm still blown away by the fact that the Freddier Mercury tribute concert was watched by 1 billion concert. The only thing comparable in the recent decades was google crashing due to Michael Jackson's death. It's easy to see why Queen, The Beatles and Michael Jackson are the three most popular legacy acts.

If he was born in the UK, I’m guessing uncut.

[quote]I no longer find him cool.

Oh, he’s cool. He’s definitely cool by now.

He was born on zanzibar island. Do they circumcise there? Circumcised men are even less likely to wear condoms. It could explain his aids R13 R15. The video talks about what happens in sanzibars Isle

Freddie fought to live--he tried all kinds of experimental treatments to no avail. If he could have held on another few years he might have been saved by the first cocktail meds, but time ran out on him.

One thing I've never understood is how Elton John survived the 80s. Either he really beat the odds with his partners or is one of those rare people who is partially/naturally immune to HIV.

R19, it might have a lot to do with the fact that between his personality and his body he's entirely unfuckable.

Nobody that wealthy or famous is unfuckable.

Even if he were, hiring is the way to go.

R18, I thought it was the opposite. He refused to stop smoking/drinking/partying.

R18 wasn’t there a big breakthrough in HIV medicine in eqrly 1992? I remember reading that Freddie could’ve extended his life had he held out just a few more months

You make it sound like he had a choice.

R24 he could have lived longer with a healthy lifestyle but R22 said he was a party person

He never came out of the closet and hid his sexuality. How is he a gay role model???

R23 he died because he knowingly infected so many men with HIV.

R27 do die in a slow grease fire lit personally by that loose mother of yours.

R26 it was a different time.. And while he may have never uttered the words "I'm gay" on camera, he wasn't exactly hiding it either..

R29 No, he never said it. Ever.

That's what I said, didn't I, R30?

But he was gayer than a peacock, and he wasn't subtle about it...

- strutting around in leather..

- ...spotting that 80s gay moustache

- He called the band QUEEN, ffs.

- At least three of his/their music videos feature him in drag.

- You can find pictures in the gay bar "Deutsche Eiche" in Munich in that very bar.

- Referring to Elton John in interviews as "that Sharon" (and Elton referred to Freddie as "Melinda")

Etc. etc. It may not be enough "evidence" to you, but to me, that screams G.A.Y.

correction: - You can find pictures of Freddie partying in the gay bar "Deutsche Eiche" in Munich in that very bar.

R31 Infecting endless men with HIV.

I thought he was bi like Jake is allegedly according to the other thread.

R33 are you a gay man?

R35 Yes, and whilst he was going around infecting the world the word was out about him being positive and how destructive he was.

The author of a recent Freddie bio gives a lot of evidence that Freddie wasn't infected until the summer of 82. Had he paid attention to the frantic rumors flying around in early '82 and changed his ways, he might have avoided the plague altogether. Of course, that could be said of many people.

RIP Freddie. You were incredible and you aren't forgotten.❤🙏

R29 are you really this dense? Absolutely no one ever assumed he was straight. Have you seen any of his interviews or videos, at all? We had a thread a couple of weeks back where someone said the Pet Shop Boys never officially came out, which is almost equally stupid. Freddy Mercury was up and about in the scene in Munich very frequently. It's really slander to say he was some sort of a Ricky Martin. He never pretended to be straight.

Freddie DID publicly announce that he had AIDS - and then died from it the very next day. If people didn't know that he was gay then they weren't paying attention. It was a different day and he started out with women and then gravitated toward his heart's desire, the male of the species. Rest In Peace to a beloved icon.

Love of my life - Queen - Live at Rock Montreal

I was a teen in the 70s and everyone with more than half a brain thought Queen was a joke.

I heard this today and almost cried, it was so beautiful and nostalgic for me.

Freddy Mercury died? OMG, I am shook.

[quote] He was a Persian but born in the UK.

Why do people post things like this without even bothering to check if they're accurate?

As someone above posted, he was born in Zanzibar.

R39 Not to mention his wearing a MINESHAFT tee onstage!

I was a freshman in high school when he died and even though Queen's peak years were a bit before our time, we all knew the songs and who Freddie Mercury was.

A voice that was immediately recognizable. One of a kind.

"I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio"

R49 His performance of that song at Live Aid is legend. He was "it" that day.

Aww, you're right R50. Perfect.

I cried r51. Such a different time. Grateful I got to live through it, so grateful. He was a beautiful, absolutely gifted performer. He fully connects with the audience, they are locked in together the entire song — it is electric to see that energy. We don’t seem to have performers like this right now, and no, please don’t say TayTay. Part of the magic of Queen was they transcended all boundaries, they attracted both genders, upper/lower class, gay/straight….i don’t know if their music also transcended race, but shit. TayTay fails to transcend, doesn’t make her a bad performer, but they aren’t comparable at all. He came as close as a performer can to transcending every single barrier to connect with almost anyone who was just open to it.

And I remember reading he wore that arm band because he was already starting to get those skin lesions on that arm (I forget the correct term) — don’t quote me on that, but whenever I see this performance, I am always wondering in my mind how he was feeling physically at that point in his disease. And then I get sad for him again because he knew he was sick.