Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury

Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
- Author: Jones, Lesley-Ann.
- Publisher: Touchstone
- Pages: 368
- Publication Date: 2012
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Hardcover
- MSRP: 27
- ISBN13: 9781451663952
- ISBN: 1451663951
- Other ISBN: 9781451663976
- Other ISBN Binding: print
- Language: en
- Quality Rating: 1
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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 musicâ€™s best-loved and most complex figures.

A revealing, intimate look at the man who would be Queen.

As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercuryâ€™s unmatched skills as a songwriter and his flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. But despite his worldwide fame, few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering faÃ§ade.

Now, more than twenty years after his death, those closest to Mercury are finally opening up about this pivotal figure in rock â€™nâ€™ roll. Based on more than a hundred interviews with key figures in his life, Mercury offers the definitive account of one manâ€™s legendary life in the spotlight and behind the scenes. Rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones gained unprecedented access to Mercuryâ€™s tribe, and she details Queenâ€™s slow but steady rise to fame and Mercuryâ€™s descent into dangerous, pleasure-seeking excessesâ€”this was, after all, a man who once declared, â€œDarling, Iâ€™m doing everything with everyone.â€

In her journey to understand Mercury, Jones traveled to London, Zanzibar, and Indiaâ€”talking with everyone from Mercuryâ€™s closest friends to the sound engineer at Band Aid (who was responsible for making Queen even louder than the other bands) to second cousins halfway around the world. In the process, an intimate and complicated portrait emerges. Meticulously researched, sympathetic yet not sensational, Mercury offers an unvarnished look at the extreme highs and lows of life in the fast lane. At the heart of this story is a man...and the music he loved.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 1451663951
ReleaseDate 2012-07-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451663952

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	1451663951
ReleaseDate	2012-07-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451663952

Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury

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