The portrait in ten images of one of the largest frontman In the history of rock, Freddie Mercury, the Queen singer. Thursday 13 February at 22.55 on Rai5 (then in streaming on Raiplay) the “Freddie Mercury's story in ten shots” will be broadcast, the series that tells the professional and personal life of some of the icons of the popular music of our time starting from ten symbolic images. The story ranges from birth to Zanzibar to the tragic death in 1991 and is built through repertoire images and direct interviews to the protagonists, friends and collaborators.
Freddie Mercury was the undisputed star of Queen, the one who contributed decisively to their great worldwide success with his powerful vocality and his performance disruptive on stage. Yet, at the beginning the rest of the English band had doubts about the singer and he himself did not feel sure of his voice. This was confided by the guitarist Brian May during a recent session of questions and answers. May revealed that the Queen had wondered about the choice to collaborate with Mercury in 1970: “The first time we worked with him, it was a little destabilizing,” he explained. “He ran everywhere and screamed in an uncontrolled way. We wondered: 'He will work?'”.
According to May, Freddie was not yet the frontman It was said that he would become, and his exuberant personality divided the public: “Some found him abruptly, but everyone found him interesting and fun. However, he was not yet the Freddie Mercury we know”. The change arrived during the first demo sessions in 1971. Once in the studio, Freddie listened to his recorded voice and was not satisfied with it: “He said immediately: 'I don't like it.” Rifaccio', “recalls May. Mercury's determination led him to record several times until he obtained the desired result, becoming increasingly aware of his potential and quickly transforming himself into the singer who aspired to be.
May showed that this process required a long period, a perfectionism that would last for the entire career of the Queen: “Each new album was an opportunity for Freddie to go further, he listened to the recordings and constantly tried to improve, with more passion and intensity.
Recently, Brian May has also confided that he is evaluating the hypothesis of publishing new music, marking a possible return of the Queen brand after decades of record silence. The last official release of the band of “Night at the Opera” dates back to 1995, with the album “Made in Heaven”, released four years after the disappearance of Freddie Mercury, which took place in 1991. However, Roger Taylor and Brian May are evaluating the possibility of offering fans new unpublished songs.
In an interview with Uncut magazine, the seventy -five -year -old drummer said: “I think we could do it. Brian and I have talked about it recently, and we said that, if we found good material, why not do it? We are still able to play and sing, so I see no reasons not to try. “
Despite being active from 2012 with the singer Adam Lambert, the two surviving members of the historic English training expressed doubts about the possibility of a new studio album with the line-up current. In an interview with Total Guitar last year, May had instead revealed: “We tried to record something during one of the tours, but we never came to the point where we felt it was right to publish it. There is always a sort of barrier. When people see the name of the Queen on a record, they expect Freddie to sing. Even if there was Jesus Christ at the voice, they would still like Freddie, and I cannot blame them for this “.
In any case, despite the dissent of a part of the public, the Queen + Adam Lambert continue on their tours, strong of the belief that the spirit of Freddie Mercury would be proud to see them still on stage.
Antonio Santini for SANREMO.FM
