Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury (58 page)

Montserrat Caballé, collaboration with,
289
,
290
–91

movie of,
320
–21

name change to “Freddie,”
44

Naojote ceremony,
41
–42

News of the World
exposé,
283

passion for opera,
239
–40,
291
–92

perfect work-life balance,
286

perfectionist,
163
,
185
–86,
281

performer par excellence,
9
–10,
22
,
24
–27,
55
–56,
71
,
123
,
265
–66

persecution complex,
88
,
89

Persian origins,
38

privacy,
5
–6,
184

rapport with Smile (band),
60
,
64
,
65

real-life dilemma of “It’s a Hard Life,”
249

rejection, feelings of,
43

school life,
40
–49

sexuality.
See
sexuality of FM

short attention span,
176

short-tempered,
125
,
271

showmanship,
5
,
76
–77

singer with Ibex,
70
–72

singer with Sour Milk Sea,
75
–76

solo projects,
268

solo sports,
44

studying at Ealing College of Art,
52
–53,
54
–55,
56
–57,
64

suggested “Queen” identity,
77
–78

vocal problems,
129
–30,
162

will,
311

women, love for,
291
–92

See also
songs

Mercury Phoenix Trust,
315

Michael, George,
314

Millaney, Scott,
113
,
244
–45,
288

Minnelli, Liza,
127
,
165
,
313
,
321

Minns, David,
166
–67

Mitchell, Barry,
81

Miwa, Akihiro,
132

Montreux,
3
,
6
,
207
,
295
,
300

Moran, Mike,
290
,
291

Morgan, Peter,
199

Morrish, Jonathan,
76

Morumbi stadium,
204

Moseley, Diana,
277
,
281
,
288

Mott the Hoople,
119
,
123

Mountain Studios,
3
,
166
,
207
,
296
,
300
,
316

MTV,
246

Munich,
173
–75,
212
–14,
231
–32,
250
,
254
,
266

Murphy, John,
283

Murray, Bruce,
43
,
45

Napier-Bell, Simon,
155

Nelson, Jack,
102

New Musical Express
,
112

New York,
154
–55

News of the World
,
283

Nippon Budokan Hall,
133

Nisbet, James,
118

Norman, Jeremy,
222
,
223

Old Grey Whistle Test
,
111
–12,
151

O’Regan, Denis,
122
,
160
–61,
269
–70

Paige, Elaine,
291
,
313

Panchgani,
41

Parfitt, Rick,
11
,
265

Parsee race,
30
,
35
,
38
,
39

Paterno, Peter,
247
,
296
–98

Patricio,
259
–60

Pavarotti, Luciano,
239
–40

Pelo
,
198
–99,
202
,
203

the Pheasantry,
104

Pike’s,
292

Pitney, Gene,
288

Power Station,
209

Prenter, Paul,
248
,
259
,
301
, 384–85

promotion videos,
113
,
148
–51,
245
,
250
,
288

Public Records Office (now National Archives),
80

Q + PR,
319

Queen

Australian tour,
263
–64

awards,
133
,
164
,
166
,
192
,
290
–91,
295
,
298

blue vinyl edition of “Bohemian Rhapsody,”
168
–69

“Break Free” video ban,
247

Budapest gig.
See
Budapest

characteristics and skills,
101
–4,
241
–42

collaboration with David Bowie,
208
–9

companies,
165
,
316

complete control over work,
114

contracts,
104
–5,
116
,
141
,
175
.
See also
Elektra; EMI; Trident Audio Productions

Crazy tour,
186
–87

debut gig,
80

divide between FM’s entourage and band,
198
–99

early years,
95
–96

equal standing of members,
103
–4,
115
–16

European tours,
128
–29,
163
,
268
,
269

first album in the United States,
119

Gluttons for Punishment tour,
211

Grand Duchy gig,
120

In Concert
live session,
119

Japanese tour,
131
–33

Knebworth gig,
273
–74

at Live Aid,
16
–21,
23
,
24
–26,
264
–65

logo,
80

long career taking toll,
185

music press,
122
,
123
,
125
,
128
,
202
–3

New Zealand tour,
261

official fan club,
123
–24

origins of name,
77
–78

parties,
153
–54,
160
,
170
,
187
,
252
–53,
261
,
270
,
272
–73

recording at Trident Studios,
100

reputation for arrogance,
253
–54

rock-star extravaganza in Studio C,
243

South African tours,
14
–15,
250
–51,
253

South American tours.
See
South America

splitting up stories,
236
–37

star performance at Live Aid,
16
–18,
21
,
24
–27

support act to Mott the Hoople,
119
,
122
,
126

tax affairs,
166
,
169
,
172

twentieth-anniversary party,
298

UK tours,
82
,
124
,
125
,
129
,
153
,
186
–87

US tours,
126
–27,
129
–30,
153
–54,
165
,
169
–70,
190
–91,
238

See also
songs

Queen Greatest Video Hits 1
,
114

Queen II
album sleeve,
149
–50

Radio Caroline,
120

Radio Luxembourg,
120

Rainbow Theatre,
124

Rana, Victory,
41
,
43
,
46

Record Plant,
241

records.
See
songs

Reid, Bill,
199

Reid, John,
138
–40,
151
,
244
,
293

Reizner, Lou,
65

Rhodes, Zandra,
124

Rice, Sir Tim,
145
,
287
,
291
–92

Robinson, Smokey,
249

Rock, Mick,
84
,
91
,
92
,
109
–10,
149
–50

Rockfield Studios,
126

Roof Gardens,
272

Rose, Graham,
56

Rossi, Francis,
15
,
20
,
264
–65

Royal Ballet,
177
,
178
,
245

Royal Opera House,
179
,
180

royalties,
103

San Remo song festival,
248

Sarm East and Scorpio Studios,
135

Scrabble,
271
–72

Sedleck, Irena,
317

sexuality of FM

bisexuality,
90
–91,
218
–20,
224
–25,
250

coming out,
90
–92,
145
–47

gay scene,
153
–56,
173
–75,
222

girlfriends,
48
,
77
.
See also
Austin, Mary; Valentin, Barbara

homosexuality, suppression of,
34
–35,
47
,
72
–73,
91
–92,
279

love affairs in Munich,
213
–14

promiscuity,
91
–92,
152
,
153
–54,
156
,
157
,
173
–75,
224
,
259
–60

Sheffield brothers, Barry and Norman,
98
,
99
,
133

Shepperton Studios,
112
–13,
244

singles.
See
songs

Sky, Rick,
153
,
154

Smile,
59
,
60
,
62
,
63
–64,
66
–67

Smith, Chris,
61
,
63

Smith, Janet,
46

Smith, Pete,
18

songs and albums

“Another One Bites the Dust,”
104
,
190
,
192
,
202
,
251

Barcelona
,
291

“Barcelona,”
292
,
293
,
294

“Bicycle Race,”
169

“Bohemian Rhapsody.”
See
“Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Crazy Little Thing Called Love,”
23
,
173
,
180
,
184
,
188
,
192

A Day at the Races
,
158
,
161

“Don’t Stop Me Now,”
172

“The Fallen Priest,”
291

“Fat-Bottomed Girls,”
169

“Flash,”
192

Flash Gordon
,
188
,
191

The Game
,
190
–91

“Goin’ Back,”
100

“The Golden Boy,”
291

“The Great Pretender,”
288
–89

Greatest Hits
,
206
,
212
,
321

Greatest Hits II
,
304
,
322

“Hammer to Fall,”
23
,
104
,
253

“Headlong,”
301

Hot Space
,
13
,
207
,
210
,
237
–38

“I Can Hear Music,”
100

“I Want to Break Free,”
14
,
104
,
245
,
246
,
251

“I Want It All,”
295

“I Was Born to Love You,”
264

“I’m Going Slightly Mad,”
301

Innuendo
,
295
,
296
,
300

“Is This the World We Created?,”
24

“It’s a Hard Life,”
249
–50

“It’s a Kind of Magic,”
104

Jazz
,169,
170

“Keep Yourself Alive,”
105
,
110
,
112
,
113
,
304

“Killer Queen,”
104
,
128
,
132
,
133
,
138

A Kind of Magic
,
269

“Liar,”
81
,
105
,
113
,
114

“Lily of the Valley,”
36

Live Killers
,
172

Live Magic
,
286
,
297

“Living On My Own,”
264
,
266
–67

“Love Kills,”
253

“Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow,”
264
,
268

“Love of My Life,”
165
,
198
,
204
,
256

Made in Heaven
,
88
,
293
,
301
,
316

“Made in Heaven,”
264

“The March of the Black Queen,”
36

The Miracle
,
294
,
295

“The Miracle,”
295

Mr. Bad Guy
,
264

“My Fairy King,”
36
,
79

News of the World
,
164

“The Night Comes Down,”
105

A Night at the Opera
,
133
,
141
,
151