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<p><b>A REVEALING, INTIMATE LOOK AT THE MAN WHO WOULD BE</b> <b>QUEEN</b></p> <p>As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury’s unmatched skills as a songwriter and his flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. But despite his worldwide fame, few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering façade.</p> <p>Now, more than twenty years after his death, those closest to Mercury are finally opening up about this pivotal figure in rock ’n’ roll. Based on more than a hundred interviews with key figures in his life, <i>Mercury</i> offers the definitive account of one man’s legendary life in the spotlight and behind the scenes. Rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones gained unprecedented access to Mercury’s tribe, and she details Queen’s slow but steady rise to fame and Mercury’s descent into dangerous, pleasure-seeking excesses— this was, after all, a man who once declared, “Darling, I’m doing everything with everyone.”</p> <p>In her journey to understand Mercury, Jones traveled to London, Zanzibar, and India—talking with everyone from Mercury’s closest friends to the sound engineer at Band Aid (who was responsible for making Queen ev
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- Author
- Jones, Lesley-Ann
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451663952
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Music
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (918 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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