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Freddie Mercury: His Life in His Own Words
Freddie Mercury: His Life in His Own Words | Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton
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Freddie Mercury - A Life In His Own Words is the closest thing to a Freddie Mercury autobiography that the world will ever be granted. Spurred on by an almost uncontrollable ambition, Freddie Mercury drove Queen to the heights of rock stardom and forged his own reputation as one of the greatest entertainers and performers to ever grace the planet. Irresistible and precise with his songs, witty and erudite with his words, Freddie Mercury is also one of the most quotable rock stars of all time; this book compiles, collates and reinvigorates his words to stitch together a portrait of this most enigmatic of geniuses. This edition, compiled and edited by Greg Brooks and Simon Lupton, includes a foreword by Freddie Mercury's mother.
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CrystalE02
Freddie Mercury: A Life, in His Own Words | Freddie Mercury, Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

1.Night at the Opera- Queen
2. Southern Star- Alabama
3. The Black Parade- My Chemical Romance

This was hard. It took me more than 10 minutes to come up with it because there is so many.

@dabbe

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psalva
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Rather than being a traditional biography, this is really a compendium of Freddie Mercury quotes from interviews he gave, organized mostly chronologically but also grouped by theme. It is an invaluable source for Freddie/Queen fans. Drawbacks: sources aren‘t individually cited for each quote, only generally acknowledged in the back of the book. Plus side: the index which helps if you need to find a specific quote about Radio Ga Ga, for example.

psalva It was a pick for me as a Queen fan, but I wouldn‘t recommend it if you‘re looking for a comprehensive biography or narrative of Freddie‘s life. He was notoriously flippant, sometimes contradictory, during interviews and you have to read between the lines quite a bit in order to glean insights into his life. 2y
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I‘ve always wanted to be my own boss and I always felt that I knew best. It sounds very precocious, but I knew what I wanted. And if it all ended tomorrow, I would do it all again on my own terms. I know it‘s all going to come to an end one day, but I won‘t lose sleep over it every night…I‘m in it for the challenge. I don‘t want it made too easy for me and nobody hands it to me on a silver platter. I‘d hate that. And I‘d refuse it anyway.

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Deblovestoread
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#BookReport: For a short book Freddie was still too long as there was a lot of repetition in the shared interviews. #Booked2021 3 🌟 I am surprised by how much I liked My Cousin Rachel. #AuthorAMonth 4🌟 All of my current reads are ok but not earth shattering. Hoping to get all the TBR‘s read this month for challenges and buddy reads.

Cinfhen Too bad about the Freddie book 😩I enjoyed my #AAM too 3y
JamieArc I really loved Insignificant Events. I hope you do too! 3y
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kuhkuhbird
Freddie Mercury: A Life, in His Own Words | Freddie Mercury, Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton
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When he gets me, he gets me. #reallove

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Mandigolightly
Freddie Mercury: A Life, in His Own Words | Freddie Mercury, Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton
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I might be a little excited about seeing #BohemianRhapsody this weekend!

1) fantasy
2) Killer Queen
3) Eli from Let the Right One In
4) @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Thanks for the tag sweetie 😘 6y
BeansPage And now I have Killer Queen stuck in my head LOL 6y
Mandigolightly @TheReadingMermaid Just one of the many services I provide. (Me too though!) 6y
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BeansPage 😂 6y
mreads Got my ticket for tomorrow can't wait 😁 6y
Mandigolightly @mreads it was SO GOOD 6y
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Freddie Mercury: A Life, in His Own Words | Freddie Mercury, Greg Brooks, Simon Lupton
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Cathythoughts ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
RohitSawant 💜💜💜 6y
Andrew65 Such a shame he left us so early. What a talent! 6y
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