Tribute to a Great: 10 Cusiosities You Should Know About Freddie Mercury

Learn or remember some of the most striking data in the life of Queen leader.
Freddie Mercury, a large, titan of musical innovation, the leader of one of the greatest bands of all time, “Queen”. A champion, the creator of that mythical Bohemian Rhapsody, the one whom no one seemed able to stop until the November 24, 1991 from pneumonia caused by AIDS to prevent further suffering by creating, 65th birthday today.
However, there is something that only happens with the true glory: his legacy persists despite already gone. That’s why we invite you to know more about it.

1. THE GENIUS OF A FAR COUNTRY
Farrokh Bulsara, who later changed his name to Freddie Mercury, born in the town of Zanzibar in Tanzania, but was raised in India.
Proud of his Persian descent, Queen leader practiced Zoroastrian religion, which is based on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and recognizes Iran as a deity Ahura Mazda, regarded by believers as the sole creator.

2. NEW NAME, NEW LIFE
When I was 8, Farrokh was sent to study at a boarding school located near Mumbai, India. That’s when he began to be known as Freddie.
When I was 17 years, called Zanzibar Revolution Bulsara forced to flee their homeland due to the far-off England. There the singer studied design at West Thames College, a skill that would serve to create the iconic years after Queen logo.
He worked at an airport, sold clothes, participated in two groups. When the last of them was dissolved, the queen decided to create music, Queen, after meeting guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. At that time the Great decided to leave Farrokh Bulsara in the past. The name that would change the world Freddie Mercury, because as he himself said he had “power.”
The name had been chosen for the song “My Fairy King” (”Mother Mercury, look what They’ve done to me,” read one verse of it). He was born a star.

3. UNIQUE VOICE
His voice was that of a snake charmer, different, unique, powerful. However, the lead singer of Queen have suffered from vocal nodules and claimed never to have taken singing lessons. Despite that, his voice, according to experts, lay in the range of baritone, though usually sang tenor under.

4. QUIET MAN
Freddie almost never gives interviews. Its secrecy was amazed at a time when the media wanted to portray this crazy life where living music imbued gods. “I am famous for not talking to the press,” he said proudly. It was a fact, he loved to be different.

5. THE WOMAN OF YOUR LIFE
True, Freddie Mercury had multiple homosexual relationships, however, had a long history with Mary Austin, to whom he dedicated songs like “Love of my life” in his will he bequeathed (Mary and her sister Kashmira) most their property, in addition to copyright their songs.

6. RUGGED RUMOR
Mercury fans say that this story is real and the experts confirm it. According to this, Mercury would go to the port of Italy, gave them a tempting wad of cash to the dock and proceeded to claim their sexual services. However, this is nothing but a rumor, whether true or not, we probably never safe.

7. ONLY ACCEPTS HIS HOMOSEXUALITY HOURS BEFORE DYING
Freddie Mercury had AIDS, but refused to speak publicly. According to his last partner, Jim Hutton (who was from 1985, approximately), the singer had entered bad in 1987. He denied in an interview.
The press speculated, every time he looked sicker. Finally, he decided to tell their truth. On November 22, 1991, Freddie called Queen’s manager Jim Beach, and asked him to draft a public statement:

“Following the enormous conjecture in the press of the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have AIDS. I felt it was right to keep this information private to date date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, it is time that my friends and fans know the truth and I hope everyone will join me and my doctors to combat this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very important to me and I am famous for almost no interviews. This policy will continue, “read the ad. Freddie died on November 24, from pneumonia caused by this evil.

8. SHARING A TRAGIC FATE
Final mate, who was with him until he left, Jim Hutton, the man ran out and ended up sharing his fate. In 2010, also died of AIDS.

9. WHERE IS HIS GRAVE?
Freddie Mercury, the reserved, the kamikaze on stage then preferred to be silent, decided that the public does not know where his grave. It is rumored that when he died, Mary Austin, the wife of his life, his ashes scattered at Lake Geneva in Switzerland. That would be the last big scene.

10. WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW
Perhaps some of this information surprise you. But either way, the most important and what we all know (or should know) about him is his musical legacy. The songs that marked decades: “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Another One Bites the Dust”, “Do not Stop Me Now”, “Killer Queen”, among many, so many others. Queen changed the world of music. Mercury changed our tastes and taught us that there were limits. So today we celebrate his birthday, because good Freddie is, without doubt, a legend in the flesh.

source : scienceray.com