Freddie Mercury’s favourite song by Prince: “A giant”
In the creative fields, admiration can so often tick over into envy or competition. Music, especially, is rich with stories of feuds, almost always fuelled by the idea that one…
Queen at Knebworth: the story of Freddie Mercury’s final concert
Most artists can only hope to finish on top. The music industry has always been known to be cruel to even the most dedicated artists of all time, and hardly…
The enduring legacy of an unsuspecting hit: Freddie Mercury on the moment “the Queen volcano erupted”
When discussing the glam rock surge of the 1970s, names like David Bowie and T. Rex often come up. The very fact that Queen are not immediately thought of shows…
The musician who epitomised rock, according to Freddie Mercury: “A master showman”
For generations of music makers, Freddie Mercury has been the ultimate icon. As the face and voice of Queen, Mercury was a frontman like no one had seen before, commanding…
Freddie Mercury’s unifying isolated vocals for Queen song ‘We Are the Champions’
Freddie Mercury’s celebratory approach to life was probably one of the reasons which made him such a magnetic persona. He dared to dream and live on his own terms, even…
A previously unheard version of Freddie Mercury’s ‘Time Waits For No One’ has been unearthed | Listen
The Queen gravy train continues to roll through as a new, previously unheard, version of Freddie Mercury’s 1986 hit ‘Time Waits For No One’ is being released complete with a…
The one member of Queen that intimidated Freddie Mercury
Whenever Queen took to the stage, all eyes were inevitably fixated on Freddie Mercury. Unlike other frontmen of his time who either remained stationary or danced their way through the…
Brian May reveals what Freddie Mercury would’ve thought of Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody was a booming commercial success but was met with some mixed reviews, leaving many of us wondering which side of the fence Freddie Mercury himself would’ve sat on…
The band Freddie Mercury called “the greatest”
Freddie Mercury is a hugely missed figure, and for many, there’ll never be another rock vocalist like him. His performance at Wembley Stadium at Live Aid will live on in…
Listen to Freddie Mercury’s imperious isolated vocal on Queen song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
We’re digging through the archives to remember the world’s best rock vocalist, Freddie Mercury. A performer like no other and a personality unmatched, we thought we’d celebrate the Queen singe…