In the lead up to the australian tour, queen and freddie mercury fans will have the chance to prepurchase rare merchandise and limited spots on private vip events with peter. The book arrived on the 2nd of august and i just finished reading it. Peter freestone, freddie mercurys personal assistant. For 12 years peter freestone was a personal assistant and close friend to freddie mercury, the singer who reached superstardom with the rock group queen. This is the most intimate account of mercury s life ever written. From the left sitting are joe fanelli and jim beach. Freddie mercury cut best friend out his life for good after. Freddie mercurys closest friend hits out at idea of a new. Why do people keep talking about freddie mercury and brian.
From the west 50s apartment in new york to the kensington mews house where mercury died not to mention the innumerable international hotel rooms and apartments in between freestone was. He is an extremely bright positive light to this day. As it turns out, peter freestone was freddie mercurys personal assistant from 1980 up through freddies passing in 1991. Part of the proceeds realized from the sale of this book will be donated to charity organization the mercury phoenix trust. Best friend, personal assist and biographer of freddie mercury. Nov 16, 2019 roger has quite a few interesting stories, actually. Not in a bad way at all, it takes a lot of creativity and work to get it to be as you want and all. It was early on in the evening when freddie sat on a stool and began chatting to me.
Peter freestone was freddie mercurys personal assistant from 1979 until freddies death in 1991. Author peter freestone was freddie mercurys personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. After a bit of research, i figured freestones account would be the most personal and informative of the options, and i was really excited to read it. His father worked as a cashier in the british colonial office, a branch of the government. The book is a unique work full of favourite dishes, accompanied by photographs, and also a variety of short stories and memories of peter freestone cooking for freddie mercury. Freddie mercury and peter freestone previously unseen. The friendship between freddie and peter began instantly and peter started working for queen in november 1979 before becoming freddies personal assistant in 1980. He lived with mercury in london, munich, and new york, and was with him when he died. This is the second of peter freestone s books written in 2004.
Obviously this has changed over the last 25 years but freddie, as any fan is aware, was a very private person. Many of the photos are racy and highly private that you wouldnt want your family to see. Nov, 2016 the night freddie mercury chatted me up in heaven. Peter freestone, not really seen in this pic with a shirt that has alot of flowers on it jim hutton in white, freddie mercury, in yellow suite jim beachs wife, mary austin in black and peter straker, also wearing black. Queen live in concert 1982 and we are the champions 40 jahre queen 20. Telecharger freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback peter freestone francais pdf. Written by an awardwinning rock journalist, lesleyann jones toured widely with queen forming lasting friendships with the band.
Some stars are celebrated because of their early death. Did peter freestone sleep with freddie mercury answers. The paperback edition of the biography of the flamboyant frontman of the group queen. In this book, the most intimate account of mercurys life ever written, he reveals the truth behind the. Did peter freestone be in relationship with freddie mercury. He lived with mercury in london, munich and new york, and he was with him when he died. Revealing and intimate, based on more than 100 interviews with key figures in his life, this is the definitive biography of queen front man freddie mercury, one of pop musics bestloved and most complex figures. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Peter freestone interview on veronica radio about freddie mercury. Born farrokh bulsara to parsee indian parents, the flamboyant performer who would later be known as freddie mercury began his life in stone town, the center of commerce for. Jan 07, 2010 an intimate memoir of the flamboyant queen singer by the man who knew him best. Freddie mercury by peter freestone, peter freestone. Read mercury an intimate biography of freddie mercury online, read in mobile or kindle.
Peter freestone was freddies personal assistant for many years. Freddie mercurys close friend and personal assistant peter freestone talks to me about his friendship with freddie, about mary austin and was paul prenter the villain as the movie portrays. Mercury and me by jim hutton is good but has upset some because of the level of personal detail it includes, especially when he describes freddies. This is the most intimate account of freddie mercurys life ever written, by an author who was freddies chief cook and bottle washer, waiter. Nov 22, 2016 but when straker got too close to discovering the tragic secret about mercurys illness, freddie cut his best friend out of his life and straker never saw the queen star again.
Freddie mercury 2001 read online free book by peter. Archived from the original pdf on 24 february 2018. Yes, i can only imagine a 16 year old boy sitting in his room, wondering why he feels so confused about the girls that he likes, knowing that he should like girls yet doesnt, and deciding that he wants to undergo years of anxiety for cloaking his true sexual identity, then when he finally does come out with his decision, being subjected to endless namecalling and ignorance from his friends. Freddie mercury the phenomenon story american studies. Dec 22, 2015 freddie mercury memorial day conference featuring mike moran and peter freestone featuring some rare demos and insight working with freddie s solo work. Freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback peter freestone on. This is the most intimate account of mercurys life ever written. Songwriter, musician, singer of songs, lover of life. The night freddie mercury chatted me up in heaven life and.
Gone was the flaming, campy, queeny persona, replaced by a macho one, mustachioed, muscular, short. Her revelation is that from 1969 to 1970 she had a relationship with freddie bulsara, then an exotic young art student, later freddie mercury, the brilliant and forcefully camp personality who came to define the rock band queen. Freddie mercury was a british singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock. An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best kindle edition. A widelyacclaimed, celebrity studded account of the tragicomedy that was freddie mercury s outrageous life.
Ben klenke freddie mercury by peter freestone is excellent, probably my favorite. Author peter freestone was freddie mercury s personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. It is about peter freestones life with freddie mercury as his personal assistant which mister freestone goes on to explain as being chief cook, bottle washer, waiter. The whole world knew the musical genius, the master of the stage. This will be a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the man who knew freddie mercury best. He died of aids in 1991 and when researchers have examined his life there has always been a person they could not. In that time, peter found himself in the midst of many interesting scenarios, many of which are chronicled in his book. A widelyacclaimed, celebrity studded account of the tragicomedy that was freddie mercurys outrageous life. Exclusive sale of the first copies of the new book by peter freestone freddie mercurys royal recipes and autograph session september 5, 2016 in montreux. Freddie mercurys close friend and personal assistant of twelve years, peter phoebe freestone, recalls parties at stars beloved kensington home, his shocking aids diagnosis and freddies. Freddie mercury an intimate memoir by the man who knew him.
Written by peter freestone, a person who knew freddie mercury very well, as he was involved with freddie mercury on a daytoday basis for twelve years, as a personal assistant. Mercury and me by jim hutton is good but has upset some because of the level of personal detail it includes, especially when he describes freddie s death. This is a very good and very interesting book to read for all freddie mercurys fans. Peter freestone freddie mercury personal assistant was born in surrey, england on 8th january 1955. Broadway center for the performing arts pantages theater tacoma september 26 freddie mercury is perhaps one of the most diverse, and prolific singers of the 20th century. An intimate account of freddie mercury s life by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Freddie mercurys royal recipes freddiemercurysroyalrecipes. Freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback 9780711986749 by freestone, peter and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Peter freestone his personal assistant and jim hutton freddies boyfriend stated that freddie was in a coma the day he died, and. He lived with mercury in london, munich and new york, and was with him when he died. He lived with mercury in london, munich and new york, and he was. An intimate biography of freddie mercury may remind some readers of the 2008 documentary anvil. Episode 26 was recorded backstage at the freddie mercury birthday party in montreux where we finally got to speak to freddie s former personal assistant peter phoebe freestone.
Peter freestone speaks about the twelve years he spent as freddie mercurys close friend and assistant from 1980 to the stars death in november 1991. The story of anvil, but whereas that band fizzled, the subject of this book. From the west 50s apartment in new york to the kensington mews house where mercury died n. You might not require more grow old to spend to go to the book foundation as with ease as search for them. An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best kindle edition by freestone, peter. Freddie mercury simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Home peter freestone telecharger freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback peter freestone francais pdf. It covers what he has been doing since 1991 when freddie passed and also what many of the other people in freddie s life are doing today. I do know based on actual interviews that queen tried not to be political or use their celebrity for personal causes.
So it comes as no surprise that this man has been given an insight into this incredibly talented mans life that not. Mister mercury written by peter freestone with david evans peter freestone worked for queen for three years before becoming freddie mercurys personal assistant in 1982. Freddie mercury did not mutter any last words just before he died. Peter freestone was freddie mercury s personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Freddie mercurys personal assistant and friend peter freestone has told how the musician stopped taking the medication keeping him alive two weeks before his death because he wanted to be in.
Freestone or phoebe as he was nicknamed by freddie was freddies assistant who lived inhouse and went on tours, making arrangements, buying and preparing clothes and costumes for the band, arranging refreshments etc. Freddie mercury book by peter freestone thriftbooks. David evans is the author of several books including a tribute book of interviews with friends and colleagues of his friend freddie mercury. An intimate account of freddie mercurys life by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life.
Jan 9, 2019 freddie mercury and peter freestone previously unseen photo by james arthur new york daughters. The science of freddie mercurys voice nprs kelly mcevers talks with professor christian herbst, who was part of the team that released a study that explores the science behind freddie. A close friend of freddie mercury released a new version of the queen frontman singing time waits for no one, accompanied only by a piano. This book contains many unseen photos that were left out of the 2nd edition. Freddie mercury was born farrokh bulsara on 5 september 1946 in stone town in the british protectorate of the zanzibar now part of tanzania. An interview with peter freestone freddie mercurys.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more. Mike moran conference with peter freestone freddie mercury. Peter phoebe freestone answers questions from fans as well as posting personal memories and photos from his many years as freddies personal assistant. November 24, 1991 when i go on stage, freddie mercury told melody maker in 1981, whether im rich or starving, i want to give my all.
Telecharger freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001. Freddie mercury farrokh bulsara bronchial pneumonia brought on by aids born. Read ebook freddie mercury pdf by peter freestone online i have very mixed feelings towards. Freddie mercury stopped taking aids drugs two weeks before. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for.
Pdf mercury an intimate biography of freddie mercury. Peter freestone former personal assistant to freddie. Peter freestone, freddie mercurys personal assistant and longtime friend, author of the memoir freddie mercury and what he left behind freddie mercury, as our special guest invites fans to. Authors talk a life, in his own words book listen to how they put the new book together. Join facebook to connect with peter richard leslie freestone and others you may know. Peter phoebe freestone answers questions from fans as well as posting personal memories and photos from his many years as freddie s personal assistant.
Freddie mercury, born farrokh bulsara, was the son of indian parents who had left british india to work in the consulate of zanzibar. Freddie mercury by peter freestone overdrive rakuten. Freddie mercury was the persona but freddie off stage tried to be himself to whom he felt comfortable with. I remember how friendly he was, there was a sweetness. While i would agree that some parts are a little on the slow side, this book, for me, is a wellaccounted insight of the man that was freddie mercury. A lot of these are stories from when he lived with freddie, because i personally really love hearing anecdotes from that time. He talks about how freddie impacted his life and how much he misses him. Freddie mercury had an unparalleled singing voice a group of austrian, czech, and swedish researchers sought out to examine the queen singers incredible. Peter freestone lived with him, in europe and america, for over a decade. This is not freddie mercury by freddie mercury, this is the account of the man through the eyes of its author and close friend, peter freestone. Apr 25, 2016 scientists analyzed queen singer freddie mercury s vocal techniques to better understand what made him one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Freddie mercury paperback edition of the intimate memoir by freddie mercurys personal assistant. Oct 01, 2001 this is not freddie mercury by freddie mercury, this is the account of the man through the eyes of its author and close friend, peter freestone. Nov 01, 2001 buy freddie mercury an intimate memoir by the man who knew him best revised, updated ed.
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Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four octave vocal range. In 1980, mercury underwent a drastic image change that demonstrated his talent as a gender shapeshifter. Did roger taylor blame peter freestone for freddie mercury. Freddie mercurys former pa and closest confidante has told nme he hates the idea of a new queen film, as he doesnt want to see the singers death portrayed on. This is the definitive biography of freddie mercury. Freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback. Mercury and me by jim hutton is good but has upset some because of the level ofmore freddie mercury by peter freestone is excellent, probably my favorite. As part of the promotion of the never boring and the special edition releases of the mr bad guy and barcelona albums, freddies former pa peter freestone will be in the uk doing interviews and speaking to the press. Peter freestone is known for his work on queen on fire. Freddie mercury peter freestone this is likewise one of the factors by obtaining the soft documents of this freddie mercury peter freestone by online. Mister mercury written by peter freestone with david evans peter freestone worked for queen for three years before becoming freddie mercury s personal assistant in 1982.