FREDDIE MERCURY
Freddie Mercury was rock's most enigmatic frontman. While his work with Queen earned him the adoration of millions, few gained entry to his private world. He was born Farouk Bulsara on Zanzibar and educated in India. Fleeing from revolution, he arrived in the UK with his strict Parsi family in 1964. He enrolled at art school and immersed himself in London life. Forming profound attachments to both men and women, he found solace in songwriting, creating hits such as 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Killer Queen' which resonate to this day. Queen's appearance at Live Aid in 1985 catapulted the fading band back into the spotlight, and is consistently voted the most outstanding live rock performance of all time.
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Lesley-Ann Jones
Lesley-Ann Jones spent twenty years on Fleet Street, during which time she interviewed everyone from Dame Vera Lynn to David Bowie and Frank Sinatra to Madonna. She has written biographies of Marc Bolan and Freddie Mercury. She toured with Queen four times, and was one of only a handful of journalists ever granted a personal audience with the intensely private Mercury. |
