By Florence Huang
When all the instruments were set, a man with an iconic mustache, wearing a white vest and tight jeans came out. He walked to the center of the stage with his special movement. He made everyone screamed, shouted, and whistled. He is Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, also regarded as one of the greatest singer in history.
A 20 minutes live concert for Live Aid in 1985, everyone agrees that Queen had the most mind-blowing show. Some people said it might be the greatest live concert on stage, and will never be forgotten. The person that made Queen the most popular band since the 70s is Freddie Mercury himself.
In the early days of Freddie’s musical career, he followed a band named Smile. In 1970, Smile’s lead singer left the band, and Freddie seized the opportunity to become part of the band. Just like Freddie said, “I’m not going to be a pop star. I’m going to be a legend!” Freddie changed the band’s name into Queen, started to sing in the band with his recognizable voice, and established various music styles. All of a sudden, the band started to get attention from everywhere.
Besides his band members, another important person who was always by the side of Freddie is his beloved, Mary Austin. Freddie and Mary got married for a few years and they divorced. Freddie came out that he was bisexual, but Mary was convinced that he was pretty much a homosexual, but still struggling with his sexual identity. Regardless, Mary remained an important person in Freddie’s life, who was always supportive and believing in him. Just like he said, “The only friend I’ve got is Mary, and I don’t want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, that’s enough for me.”
In 1991, Freddie died from complications of AIDS, of pneumonia. Just 24 hours after he released a formal statement that revealed he had lived for years with HIV. Before he died, he was still recording and producing new songs. His death is one of the most mournful events in the 90s. He once said, “I always knew I was a star, and now the rest of the world seems to agree with me.” After his death, everyone misses his unique and powerful voice. All we can do is to appreciate Queen’s music, to know him better through his music, and to be thankful for his music, stardom, and legend.
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