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Freddie Mercury : An Illustrated Life by Alfonso Casas, Ned Sublette is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The music of Queen and powerhouse lead singer Freddie Mercury is best experienced with the volume turned all the way up. Alfonso Casas's Freddie Mercury delivers a sonorous homage to the formidable singer and the turning points that produced a game-changing body of music that continues to inspire fans around the globe.First published in Spain and now available worldwide, this luminous work covers Freddie's three "births" his birth as Farrokh Bulsara in Tanzania; his adoption of the last name of Mercury and the launch of Queen with Brian May and Roger Taylor; and the emergence of the lasting legend after Freddie's death at the age of forty-five. Casas's evocative illustrations highlight the key moments in the singer's transformation from child prodigy to superstar, bringing to life the bold innovator who broke free of his conventional upbringing. Chronicling events from Freddie's marriage to Mary Austin and early fame in London's 1970s glam scene, to the making of multiple megahits (including the six-minute chart-topper "Bohemian Rhapsody"), to his final years in a lasting relationship with Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life is an exhilarating, poignant portrait of a c
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alfonso Casas, Ned Sublette
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781477320631
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Music, History, Biography
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (659 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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