(Singer, songwriter, artist 5/9/1946-24/11/1991). If we were to go back to July 13th 1985, and London’s Webley stadium, we would find a crowd of 70,000 people clapping in synchrony on the beat of a song. The clap alternates with a two-arm salute towards the singer, repeated. Across the world two billion people are watching live on TV. The singer is Freddie Mercury, frontman of the rock band Queen who will sell 300 million records worldwide. This is the greatest moment of the historic Live Aid concert with its all star line up. And it’s the greatest moment of Freddie Mercury’s career. A journalist watching from backstage will write, “the raw power that held his audience spellbound was so potent, you imagined you could smell it.” A BBC poll will vote this the greatest rock performance of all time. The visionary behind the concert is singer Bob Geldoff, who will later say, “It was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world”.
I loved Freddie Mercury's persona yet I could always see a little boy in his performance. Fragility. Innocence. He's one of the few musicians that intrigued me. It's interesting reading about his childhood and the events that shaped his adult grandiosity. I'm looking forward to the follow up!
Fascinating. As Queen was played during last night’s Olympics closing ceremony, the strong likelihood of narcissism occurred to me then. I remember Mercury’s powerful performance at Live Aid. It truly was extraordinary and spellbinding: an experience I’ll never forget.
I loved Freddie Mercury's persona yet I could always see a little boy in his performance. Fragility. Innocence. He's one of the few musicians that intrigued me. It's interesting reading about his childhood and the events that shaped his adult grandiosity. I'm looking forward to the follow up!
Fascinating. As Queen was played during last night’s Olympics closing ceremony, the strong likelihood of narcissism occurred to me then. I remember Mercury’s powerful performance at Live Aid. It truly was extraordinary and spellbinding: an experience I’ll never forget.
Thanks Nina. Having missed the closing ceremony im guessing that was ‘we are the champions’!
I believe it was. Certainly that would’ve been a fitting choice.
Thanks Lady Libidex!