The leader of Queen left an indelible legacy in music, which was obscured by the sudden and sad outcome of his life.
“Following the enormous speculation in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have AIDS.”revealed Freddie Mercury given the rumors and speculations that existed about the state of his health. The leader and vocalist of queencreator of anthems like “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are The Champions” and “We Will Rock You”, died on November 24, 1991just three days after making his surprise announcement.
One of the most recognized voices in history lost strength as the days went by, and on top of that he suffered from an illness that at that time It had no cure, it was taboo and about which there was total ignorancesince it was only associated with homosexual relationships.
The end of Freddie Mercury, a music icon
Although in 1987 received the news of his illness, Mercury did not stop working, although he did slowly move away from the stage. In any case, as explained Brian MayQueen’s guitarist, the singer never seemed sad in front of the group. “I never saw him cry”he stated in an interview. In fact, during those years Mercury encouraged his bandmates to continue recording, and told them that, since he had little time left to live, they should produce as much material as possible.
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Queen’s last album was recorded during this time, of which Brian May remembers: “We made ‘Made In Heaven’, with the tracks that Freddie left us to work on and it became a true labor of love because he left us some very beautiful pieces. He was very undramatic about it. He said ‘Let’s do it, let’s keep doing things.’ Freddie was always inspiring. “If he were here now, we would be doing what we always do.”
Little by little Freddie’s light went out, and at the end of November 1991 he decided to share the news with the world. “I felt it was right to keep this information private to this day to protect the privacy of those around me. However, The time has come for my friends and followers to know the truth. and I hope that everyone will join me and my doctors in fighting this terrible disease. My privacy has always been very important to me and I am famous because I practically do not give interviews. “This policy will continue,” he said.
To his 45 yearsFreddie Mercury died in his bed at his mansion in Kensington, known as Garden Lodge, where he spent his last days.
Source: Ambito
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