Freddie Mercury Biography 2009 (part 4)

Things we know,or we didn`t , thanks to Queenzone ,we can watch now!

Freddie Mercury earned a place in modern rock history as the writer and singer of some of its most legendary songs: "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "We Are the Champions," and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." Born in Zanzibar to Indian parents and later raised in India, Mercury and his "Queen" bandmates went on to sell albums in unit totals that rival the Beatles. His remarkable four octave singing range was a key ingredient in the band's success. Mercury famously died of AIDS in late 1991, less than 24 hours after a public admission he had contracted the disease.


In 2001, Mercury and rest of the band received special recognition for their contributions to American music history when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame......

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[NurseWeber25]

It's such an unbelievable shame that politics played a big part in Queen not being as huge in the U.S - i dont get it, Elton John has always been huge in the US and id say he was even more flamboyant in his costumes than Freddie was back then!

[Yo1969Yo]

It's funny because I don't remember it the way Paul Gambacini explained it. I've been a fan of Queen since the mid '70's and I'm from Texas. The fans, at least where I'm from, never gave up on Queen. What I do remember were the music critics coming down hard on Queen. And like that saying goes, the media will make you or break you. IMO the media tried to break Queen in the States. The fans never left Queen. Politics never played a factor.

[gahindley]

In the more conservative US??? Oh please!

[RAFSgtD]

@Yo1969Yo well said they tell ppl what they think will make their pay packect go up, half of them dont have a clue whats god music

[Acef1021]

bigotry sucks queen and freddie rock

[ULLIOP]

'I want to break free' was genius! And I doubt that any true American Queen fans would turn their back on them purely because of drag.

[mgabbard]

Yep, yet again it was Bush's fault...

[bdeboutte]

the live aid concert of queen is really the best concert EVER

[KBlackeagle]

Geez you'd figure that this being A&E Biography they would have good pictures & video, they recycled pictures so many times through this show. Like the vid, Boo A&E

[MsSweetunes]

There is no room for bigotry and conservative attitudes in the creative field of music, theatre, dance etc. Many creative people have alternative sexual preferences and there is no room for judgment in this area and to censor these people with creative gifts due to society's ignorance. If we want to see the best from these geniuses they must be allowed freedom in their personal lives. They are beautiful people who are sharing a God given gift with us, so let's learn a lesson from the past.

[MsSweetunes]

Elton John was popular in the U.S. because his genre of music was pop. Rock had a different image in the U.S. and unfortunately Radio stations were not up with the times as England and other countries were in regards to being open to the flamboyant side of Freddie in "I Want to Break Thru". It's a shame really because Freddie would be considered harmless today, and probably would be celebrated for being ahead of his time. Look at Lady Gaga, outrageous, yet accepted. Queen fans were loyal!