Mercury also didn't limit himself to steady relationships. While on the road in Queen's early days, Brian May, who shared hotel rooms with Mercury, saw his bandmate with female companions. Mercury and a girl at one of Queen's infamous parties. Mercury was the one who suggested naming the band Queen, which at the time was a derogatory term for a gay man. Onstage, he wore outfits that left gender and societal norms behind. Among his sartorial choices were leotards, angel-wing cloaks, tight shorts, and leather or PVC attire that evoked a biker image then popular in gay nightclubs.
Being a star allowed Mercury to push some boundaries, but he still lived at a time when honesty about his attraction to men could have limited his career, and the careers of his bandmates. For someone who wanted his music to be heard, and who was loath to drive fans away, being open about his sexuality was something to avoid. Yet even in this climate, Mercury was able to use music to express himself—and he may have said more than a quick glance at his catalogue shows.
For some—including renowned lyricist Tim Rice—"Bohemian Rhapsody," a worldwide hit written by Mercury, was a coming-out song. In this interpretation, lyrics like "Mama, just killed a man" could be a reference to Mercury doing away with his heterosexual self.
Of course, Mercury himself never confirmed this take on the song. The exact circumstances of how Mercury was infected with HIV are unknown, but the virus was spreading through New York City's gay community in the late s and early '80s. This lines up with when Mercury was often visiting nightclubs and bars, and having one-night stands. At the time, people weren't aware of how the virus was transmitted. As the s progressed, it was obvious many gay men were getting sick and there was talk about a "gay cancer"; Mercury himself knew people with the disease.
After displaying some signs of illness, his own HIV infection was confirmed by the late '80s. Even after developing AIDS, he denied reports about his illness and being gay. He only saw his family annually and the chasm was filled with pop music. From there: London post-revolution, the Swinging Sixties, working as a life model and a caterer. Between the ages of 9 and 12, Freddie Mercury was a philatelist, collecting stamps including a range from Zanzibar and the UK, as well as British colonies of the time such as Aden modern-day Yemen and New Zealand, and Monaco.
They moved to Zanzibar from Gujarat before Freddie was born and although he went to a Church of England primary school, he was a practising Zoroastrian at the time.
And a phoenix. A phoenix is not one of their zodiac signs, but if you had to throw anything in it would probably be that. Freddie Mercury was never convinced he was a very good pianist but had a habit of composing songs with the instrument in odd positions. Mercury once helped set up the equipment at a Bowie gig at his art college. He took it over the edge. And of course I always admire a man who wears tights! Theirs was not a happy relationship, though.
The distinctive smile of the Queen frontman was the product of having four extra teeth in the back. He refused to have them fixed, mainly because he feared it would in some way undo his vocal aptitude. Better still? It was the product of the quartet all watching The Golden Girls together. They dragged her up in a camo jacket and leather cap and, apparently, nobody was any the wiser and she was able to just order a few drinks and have a night out in a gay bar.
Freddie Mercury is said to have had a four-octave vocal range with a very unique tone. Researchers believe he may have played with something called subharmonics, something you see more in throat singers than rock stars. While he is often celebrated as a gay frontman, others have argued for him being seen as bisexual.
The woman most closely associated with Freddie, however, is Mary Austin, to whom he left half of his estate including his Kensington mansion. They first met in , almost got married, but their relationship fell apart when he continued to sleep with men during their engagement. I will. He also took her to meet his parents. However, the wedding was called off after Mercury came out to Austin as bisexual, she told the Daily Mail.
Though they ended their romantic relationship, they remained incredibly close, with Mercury buying her a home and always speaking fondly of her in public. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. When the singer died in , he entrusted much of his estate and his London mansion, Garden Lodge, to her, which she still maintains.
Austin also fulfilled his wish for his cremated remains to be scattered in an undisclosed location. In actuality, the Irishman, born and brought up in County Carlow, was a hairdresser who met the Queen frontman at a gay bar in the s, according to an interview Hutton did with the The Times of London in Per that interview, Hutton said he first met Mercury at Heaven, a gay nightclub in London. The singer, who was three years older, offered to buy him a drink.
This time, Hutton accepted. They began dating and, less than a year later, Hutton moved into Garden Lodge.
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