| Deaky. 28.03.2020 14:53 |
HOMENEWS HOW QUEEN GOT LEIF GARRETT HIGH (AND LAID) COREY IRWIN COREY IRWINNovember 27, 2019 Post Hill Press / Rogers, Getty Images SHARE TWEET The life of Leif Garrett is nothing short of fascinating. Beginning his career as a child actor, the budding star became a teen idol in the '70s thanks to roles on hit TV shows like The Waltons and Three for the Road. Later in the decade, he transitioned to music, scoring hit singles with pop versions of “Runaround Sue” and “Surfing U.S.A.,” along with the original tune “I Was Made for Dancin’.” Garrett continued recording music, touring and occasionally acting throughout the next two decades. Like many stars before him, the singer fell into the world of illicit drugs. Multiple arrests followed, along with several stints in rehab. Garrett has assembled many stories from throughout his life in a new memoir, Idol Truth. The book, co-written with Chris Epting, offers an unfiltered look at the star’s roller-coaster career. “I’m writing now because I think I can finally make sense of what happened to me over the years,” Garett said in a press release. “I’ve thought about it for a long time, but I just needed the right amount of distance from all these events. This will be a book about what it’s like to be transformed into an object of insane desire and adoration. But it’s also a book about a little kid that just wanted a normal family. It’s about the ravages of drug addiction. And celebrity culture. It’s about lost youth, trying to be an artist and also fighting for control of one’s own life. It’s not all going to be pretty, but it’s going to be honest.” In the excerpt reprinted below, Garrett recalls meeting the rock band he idolized, Queen. Through a chance encounter with legendary frontman Freddie Mercury, the teen idol found himself hanging on multiple occasions with one of the biggest bands on Earth -- and enjoying the sex and drugs that accompanied their world. I loved the band Queen when I was a teenager (still do). In the spring of 1980 I was flying to Munich, Germany, in first class with my manager, off to do some TV show. Seated right across from us were Andy Gibb and his manager. Andy and I were both experiencing similar realities at that point in time: We were red-hot pop stars, at the apex of pinup fame. The girls loved us, and we were both experiencing success on the record charts. We made some small talk in the plush sanctuary that was first class, and once we landed in Germany, we realized we were both staying at the same hotel. The cars that were waiting for both of us pretty much drove in tandem to the hotel, and shortly after that as we were at the front desk, checking in together, I heard a loud ding announcing that an elevator had arrived. I looked across the lobby, and there they were, sauntering off the elevator and spilling out into the lobby: Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor and the flamboyant, incomprehensibly talented lead singer, Freddie Mercury. I’d met and hung out with a lot of cool people by this point, but I was still awed. This was fucking Queen. They strolled past us, and then something crazy happened. Freddie Mercury cast his dark, exotic eyes upon me, gazing up and down lasciviously and practically licking his chops. Then he did the same to Andy. He was looking at both of us like we were the main course and dessert. Talk about a moment. He sashayed away and that was that. Or was it? I finished checking in, got up to my suite and, before I even dropped my bags, noticed that the red light on the phone was blinking, indicating that I already had a message. That’s weird. I’ve just barely checked in. Who could be leaving me a message so quickly? I called down to the front desk, and the woman said to me in a thick German accent, “Mr. Freddie Mercury has just left an envelope here for you.” Well, okay then! I headed right back downstairs and, sure enough, there was a manila envelope for me. I opened it up and discovered a half a gram of cocaine and an invitation to go to the studio that night to watch the band record. He had left the exact same thing for Andy Gibb as well. So, that night after dinner, Andy Gibb and I headed over to Musicland Studios, the mythical basement studio founded by the legendary Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. Everybody from the Stones to Elton John to Zeppelin had recorded there. And it’s where Queen was in the process of recording what would become the monstrously successful 1980 album The Game (which featured the hits “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust”). We settled in with the band, kicking back in the lounge while they took a break from recording. We did the blow that Freddie had so generously left for us, and then, incredibly, Andy and I were invited into the studio, placed behind a microphone (with Freddie!) to add some background vocals. Are you kidding me? Freddie made no more overtures toward us, but what a memory he gave us. And my experiences with Queen didn’t end there. I stayed in touch with the guys, and we kind of became friends. A few months later, they were on the road promoting the new album, and they had sold out three nights at the Forum in Los Angeles. Their drummer, Roger Taylor, rang me once the band had arrived in town and invited me to the show. I was excited. I’d never seen Queen live and had always wanted to. I arrived at the Forum and right away was taken down to the exclusive Forum Club, where a bunch of other celebrities and friends of the band were hanging out before the show, eating, drinking and doing drugs. Roger came and found me and took me out of the room. “I want you to meet somebody,” he said with an inviting grin. “Come with me.” We headed downstairs to where the band’s dressing rooms were backstage, and he walked me into one of the rooms. It was empty except for a gorgeous and sexy blonde woman in a midriff crop top and hiked-up skirt, sitting by herself. “Candy,” Roger said, “this is Leif. Leif, I’d like you to meet Candy.” We said a little hello to each other, and then Roger added, “Candy, please take care of Leif,” before leaving the room and shutting the door on his way out. And take care of me, Candy did. That was my first real experience with a true, experienced groupie. I mean, up until that point I had been with a lot of women, but it was usually fans of mine or their mothers, along with actresses, models or other celebrities. But this was a whole other level. Another league. This was like professional rock ’n’ roll, and it blew me away (every bit of pun intended). 2019 Classic Rock Books Henry Holt and Co. Read More: How Queen Got Leif Garrett High (and Laid) | link |
| stevelondon20 28.03.2020 17:02 |
Sex and drugs and rock n roll. |
| Deaky. 28.03.2020 17:18 |
This story really intrigued me as far as Leif Garrett said Freddie just looked him up and down as though he was dessert and that is something Francis Rossi confirmed in an interview he said if Freddie wanted you then Freddie was gonna have you ! Mercury tried with the Cocaine on Leif Garrett but he failed as Garrett was straight! I bet Fred was gutted ! |
| mooghead 28.03.2020 17:29 |
Never heard of the dude but why would he want Roger's sloppy seconds anyway? |
| HelloDelilah 28.03.2020 20:10 |
"Freddie Mercury cast his dark, exotic eyes upon me, gazing up and down lasciviously and practically licking his chops. Then he did the same to Andy. He was looking at both of us like we were the main course and dessert."
05.09.46 wrote: This story really intrigued me as far as Leif Garrett said Freddie just looked him up and down as though he was dessert and that is something Francis Rossi confirmed in an interview he said if Freddie wanted you then Freddie was gonna have you ! Mercury tried with the Cocaine on Leif Garrett but he failed as Garrett was straight! I bet Fred was gutted !That was a good simile and a sobering dose of reality. Makes Freddie seem so evil though. Leif Garrett didn't age well. I remember him but never was a fan. Being a child actor and pop star and making poor decisions ruined his life and apparently his best friend's life as well, who became paraplegic due to a drug-related car accident with Garrett behind the wheel. link Thanks for sharing! |
| Holly2003 28.03.2020 20:19 |
mooghead wrote: Never heard of the dudeHe was Freddie's favourite singer. mooghead wrote: but why would he want Roger's sloppy seconds anyway?He was Roger's favourite second stringer. |
| Makka 29.03.2020 05:14 |
This is a great story. Leif Garrett was huge back in the 70's but I think his star would of been starting to wane by the time this story happened. Thanks for sharing this! |
| HelloDelilah 29.03.2020 06:31 |
Makka wrote: This is a great story. Leif Garrett was huge back in the 70's but I think his star would of been starting to wane by the time this story happened. Thanks for sharing this!You’re right. The height of his stardom didn’t last that long. |
| Deaky. 29.03.2020 09:19 |
Yeah i just thought i would post this story to you all who had never seen this story. It made me chuckle though that Freddie tried to seduce Leif Garrett with the cocaine package hoping to bed him but drat it never worked! Andy Gibb i believe worked on a Queen song around that time on a track called "Dont Try Suicide" from The Game album but it never made the final cut of the record. |
| brENsKi 29.03.2020 09:25 |
05.09.46 wrote:Yeah i just thought i would post this story to you all who had never seen this story. It made me chuckle though that Freddie tried to seduce Leif Garrett with the cocaine package hoping to bed him but drat it never worked! Andy Gibb i believe worked on a Queen song around that time on a track called "Dont Try Suicide" from The Game album but it never made the final cut of the record.there was a lot rumoured (then and since) of this. i wonder how much LG embellished things. Didn't Andy Gibb work on It's A Beautiful Day ? didn't know about Don't Try Suicide. you got any more info to corroborate this. Ii'd be careful about "chuckling" publicly about trying to seduce people with drugs. the whole "me too" campaign may have something to say about that. |
| mooghead 29.03.2020 09:49 |
Just read his bio on that wiki link, still no idea who he is but he looked like Graham Gouldman at his peak... |
| Deaky. 29.03.2020 10:51 |
Leif Garrett had a smash all over the world in 1979 with "I was made for Dancing" so you must have heard that song sometime or other. |
| LilMal 29.03.2020 22:38 |
"Freddie had his eyes on 70s singer Leif Garrett" Sounds more like he and Queen took the piss out of them ( = LG and AG) . |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 11:12 |
Brenski Read the article and its obvious what Freddie was up too, getting one of them into bed. Freddie had a ferocious sexual appetite for men! |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 11:17 |
05.09.46 wrote:Brenski Read the article and its obvious what Freddie was up too, getting one of them into bed. Freddie had a ferocious sexual appetite for men!where did i say it was untrue? you're the one who needs to learn to read. FYI the word embellish means to make an actual event or occurrence more interesting - often by use of exaggeration and, interestingly, you've ignored the question i asked with regard to your "Andy Gibb working on Don't Try Suicide" comment - what's your source for this? |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 11:20 |
I knew that piece of information from one of the Queen fan club magazines back in 1980 that Andy Gibb was suppose to be on The Game album but Freddie changed his mind at the last minute. |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 11:33 |
05.09.46 wrote: I knew that piece of information from one of the Queen fan club magazines back in 1980 that Andy Gibb was suppose to be on The Game album but Freddie changed his mind at the last minute.i think you missed the point again. You stated that the song Andy Gibb was recording was "Don't Try Suicide". I'd like to know where you specifically hear that this was the song he worked on. my initial thoughts were that the only track that Andy Gibb worked on was "It's A Beautiful Day", but i think it may actually be the first verse of "Play The Game". weren't both songs recorded during the same April (fifth and final) Sessions for The Game LP? either way, i've heard nothing about "Don't Try Suicide" that you refer to. |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 11:59 |
Sorry yeah it was "Play The Game" that Andy Gibb apparently jammed on with Queen. I do not know why "Dont try Suicide" came to mind though? We are going back nearly 40 years though which is a long time ago. Around the same time, Gibb was invited to sing the first verse on Queen's "Play the Game", and lead singer Freddie Mercury apparently was amazed with Gibb's abilities. According to some sources, the tape was found in 1990 in a search of Queen archives for bonus tracks for a CD but was not used. Since it has not been heard by any Queen collectors, its existence is somewhat doubtful, although record producer Mack has also confirmed that the version did exist.[10][11] |
| GoodTimesAreNow 30.03.2020 12:18 |
link link link A collaboration between Queen and Andy Gibb has often been discussed and confirmed. Garret might have been there at the moment, but the story says '...invited into the studio, placed behind a microphone....'. That doesn't mean he was actually recorded. Maybe Freddie liked Garrett's ass, but wasn't so keen on his voice... But the man has a book to sell, doen't he...? |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 12:46 |
GoodTimesAreNow wrote: But the man has a book to sell, doen't he...?,my point exactly. |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 13:18 |
Even if he has got a book to sell i am sure he would be careful what he said as the other three Queen members are still alive. I actually think the story is true. |
| GoodTimesAreNow 30.03.2020 13:28 |
I don’t doubt the story. I’m convinced that there are many, yet untold but true, untold story’s like this one. I do doubt the part of him singing on Play the game |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 13:44 |
Well when bands jam for a bit of fun anything can happen, but when Leif Garratt was singing with the band it was never recorded like Andy Gibbs jam was. |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 14:08 |
SaddleBrownbut the key here is "how true". embellishment is the watchword. the basis of a story can be true, but the details can be exaggerated. i think that somewhere between "what LG claims happened" and "a bit of joking around" could actually be the truth. SaddleBrownwith regard to the part-taking in the recording session: i'd ask - how his vocal style would begin to fit into that song. i can't see it. FWIW - Andy Gibb's contribution wasn't a "jam" like Bowie a year or so later. He was invited to record with Queen. |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 15:21 |
Well obviously Freddie and the band changed there mind including Andy on The Game album but personally i think they made a huge mistake doing that. |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 16:58 |
SaddleBrownunless you've actually heard the verse - as sung by Andy Gibb, you can't actually think they made a mistake. if/when you get to hear it - only then can you have an opinion as to it's omission from The Game being a mistake or otherwise. it could've been great - it just as easily have sounded crap. it could also simply be that it didn't work/achieve what they hoped it would. |
| GoodTimesAreNow 30.03.2020 19:05 |
I’m more interested in the Billy Squier / Hot Space sessions... |
| Deaky. 30.03.2020 20:10 |
Brenski It did not make the final cut on the album so what does that mean then, if you actually have one cell in your thick head that has twigged by now? |
| brENsKi 30.03.2020 21:10 |
SaddleBrown SaddleBrownhave you heard the Gibb version? no. so you are unable to judge whether leaving it off the album was a mistake. but you think it was a mistake (see top post). how do YOU know this? without actually comparing BOTH versions - you have no means to call their decision a mistake. you can't physically judge a decision to NOT INCLUDE something - if you haven't heard it. and YOU need to be careful calling people thick. you're the one unable to read and understand what people type - as well as not even comprehending your own statement. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 08:21 |
Because i trust the band with there very careful decision making, it is there album not your album so get off your high horse and stop been obnoxious. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 08:37 |
SaddleBrown [color=SaddleBrown]05.09.46 wrote: Because i trust the band with there very careful decision making, it is there album not your album so get off your high horse and stop been obnoxious[/color].get off my high horse? you're the one unable to read your own posts and understand your own mind. Try reading again Gerry. you actually have said that you think the band's decision to leave the Andy Gibb version off The Game was a mistake. it can't be a mistake and be the right decision. idiot you really are incredibly stupid. you say one thing then contradict yourself - by saying you trust the band. which is it, moron? |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 09:08 |
Take time to think about this. It was there decision to leave Andy Gibb off that track, personally i think that was a big mistake but i respect there decision, does that give you more clarity my sweet? Join in with the thread but please do not spoil this thread like you always do. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 09:17 |
[color=SaddleBrown] 05.09.46 wrote:Take time to think about this. It was there decision to leave Andy Gibb off that track, personally i think that was a big mistake but i respect there decision, does that give you more clarity my sweet? Join in with the thread but please do not spoil this thread like you always do.[/color]No. YOU take time to think about it...properly. you can't consider something a mistake unless you have actually heard the Andy Gibb version. considering something a mistake requires your full awareness of the alternative option. you haven't heard it, so you can't judge their decision a mistake - because you have no comparator. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 11:07 |
Well now you have had your 15 mins of fame lets move on. Back to the thread and less nit picking. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 11:27 |
[color=SaddleBrown] 05.09.46 wrote: Well now you have had your 15 mins of fame lets move on. Back to the thread and less nit picking.[/color]haha. it's not 15 minutes of fame - it's addressing the utter rubbish you post. you somehow think it's okay for you to post completely contradictory statements - and we're all supposed to [instinctively] know what it is you were actually thinking. YOU have argues the toss FOUR TIMES - on a point you were completely wrong about - and one that everyone could see you were wrong all along. fairly typical Gerryisms. idiot. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 11:37 |
You think what you want but other people on here have opinions too you know. Wind your neck in idiot. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 12:03 |
[color=SaddleBrown] 05.09.46 wrote: You think what you want but other people on here have opinions too you know. Wind your neck in idiot.[/color]you can have as many opinions as you like. but i'll spell it out for you one last time: Green |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 12:58 |
Get over yourself no one cares about your obnoxious replies and i have better things to do than to read your biased views on here people are dying in the world so grow up. |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.03.2020 13:00 |
05.09.46 wrote: Get over yourself no one cares about your obnoxious replies and i have better things to do than to read your biased views on here people are dying in the world so grow up.Riiight. So why are you spending all your time whining about AL and Brian May, when people are dying? Have you no shame? Have you no self respect at all? |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:05 |
i have not been on here moaning about AL or Brian May in the last 2 weeks or so. |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.03.2020 13:15 |
You have been moaning about BM and AL in the last two hours, as your posts clearly show, never mind the last two weeks. So which is it - do you assume everyone on this forum is too stupid to be able to read the date on your posts, or is your memory so impaired that you can't remember what you wrote? |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:16 |
I have been replying to your other half Brenski as he like you causes trouble on the site . Believe me i am not biting as i know you two are just winding me up so fuck off. |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.03.2020 13:21 |
If it were my intention to get you to bite, I would've succeeded in grand style, considering your replies in the past hour or so. That is not my intention. I hope to eventually get it through to you that if you want to be treated in a way befitting a decent human being, you should act like a decent human being. If you'd care to take notice, I am only calling you out and 'having a go' at you when you misbehave (which is a lot). If you choose to act with a little decency, I leave you alone. It's that simple - you've got the whole thing in your own hands. Think about it. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:24 |
Listen here i will air my opinions which way i want too and i will not ask for your permission to do so. You are no moderator so wind your neck in . Freedom of speech not heard of it? I am not scared of you and i have fried bigger fish than wimps like you sunshine. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 13:27 |
[color=SaddleBrown] 05.09.46 Turd-Spouter General wrote: I have been replying to your other half Brenski as he like you causes trouble on the site . Believe me i am not biting as i know you two are just winding me up so fuck off.[/color]yes. we know. you've been insisting continually in a bid to inform us of what a half-baked, halfwit conjurer you are. what is this magic ability you have? how is it that you are able to Green pray tell us all, David Crapperfield, Harry Poodini, Shitfried and Roy - or whatever your name is these days. |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.03.2020 13:27 |
Freedom of speech means you can't be prosecuted in a court of law for the single fact of expressing an opinion. It does not give you any further privileges. You can troll, insult and whine as much as you like - but it has consequences. My posts are a part of those consequences. Don't like 'em? I've just told you what you can do about it. It's not rocket science. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:29 |
i do not need to waste my time on pond life like you. If your bored go for a walk but stop trolling. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:31 |
Brenski Well if its not Irelands answer to Jimmy Cricket ! Can you not read i am not interested in what you or your side kick thick Thomas has to say so stop harassing me or i will report you both. |
| thomasquinn 32989 31.03.2020 13:33 |
Ooooh, you'll report us. Go right ahead. I'm sure every disinterested observer will agree that you're being persecuted whilst you are an innocent little flower doing nothing wrong. Let me know how that works out for you, Mr. I-hold-the-world-record-for-bans-on-QZ. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:38 |
Pathetic sad little man you are. No one gives a fig about anyone been banned on here so stop playing mother Theresa, You are no innocent by a long chalk. In fact i honestly think you have a slate loose because i have told you to stop harassing me, so keep all the posts coming and i will send them to the moderator, your choice ? |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 13:38 |
SaddleBrown [color=SaddleBrown]TurdSpouter General 05.09.46 wrote: Posted: 31 Mar 20, 13:31 Brenski Well if its not Irelands answer to Jimmy Cricket ! Can you not read i am not interested in what you or your side kick thick Thomas has to say so stop harassing me or i will report you both.[/color]Bingo! and only 15 minutes! Looks like a bite, walks like a bite...yep! it's a Gerry bite. haha |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:40 |
That was not a bite but you will sure know when i do bite so carry on...... |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:45 |
27 Oct 2015 - How many Irishmen does it take to change a light bulb? One. He is drunk, and he tells the bulb to screw itself. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 13:47 |
SaddleBrown SaddleBrown SaddleBrownthe "man" - who has constantly abused people - using racist, homophobic, trans-phobic, bigoted comments, is going to "report us"? go ahead. difference between what we type about you - and what you type about others? - we're accurate. how's that "not biting" working out for you? more bites than an absent-minded fish! |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:49 |
Coming from an old fool like you who is a troll harassing people on here day after day i would say that is very rich coming from you old man. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 13:54 |
SaddleBrownas i said: i'm in many other threads and not falling out with anyone. the only threads i fall out with seem to contain posts from you Gerry, Freddie Jupiter, runner_70 and aristide1 - strange coincidence that these FOUR people are the common denominator for fall-outs around here. i disappeared for three years and THREE of you were still falling out with people. why don't the FOUR of you - as an experiment, cease posting here for a week - and see how nicely this place rubs along without you? you won't do this - because this would prove you are the trouble-makers. and you just risk it to being proven beyond doubt. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 13:57 |
Brenski Cheeky bastard you are. This thread was getting enjoyed by folk who even thanked me for sharing the post then you came on and started the trouble again. You really are a such an arrogant big headed twat and i despise people like you with big gobs. You certainly would not get away with that attitude in a pub that is for sure. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 14:00 |
SaddleBrowni did not cause trouble. i asked legitimate questions. with each successive reply, you tangled yourself in contradictory knots, until you (even in your own thickness) realised you were completely in the wrong. your way of dealing with it? get aggressive and nasty, lash out - be abusive. Gerry. YOU caused the trouble. your thread is dead. because YOU killed it. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 14:04 |
You came on MY thread and killed it because you are a cunt. Everything you touch dies. Glad i never have to meet you. This thread is closed now because of you so get lost you have achieved what you wanted so give yourself a clap saddo. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 14:18 |
SaddleBrownjust because YOU have left the thread, doesn't mean it's dead. i'm sure it'll be absolutely fine without you. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 14:24 |
You fuck off for 4 weeks and i am sure i will be just fine without your bullying and harassment - try it. |
| brENsKi 31.03.2020 14:41 |
SaddleBrowni already did disappear - for three years. during which you continued to fall out with people indiscriminately. YOU are the problem. now it's your turn to disappear. go on try it. |
| Deaky. 31.03.2020 15:01 |
Brenski This thread was going fine until YOU came on it so please do not accuse me of ruining my own thread. Every thread you go on you spoil the chat with your petty comments trying to grab the limelight and make yourself look good belittling me as usual. I know exactly what you are up to. If anyone should go it is you, disappear for three more years and while you are at it tie a slab to your feet and jump in the sea. |
| PAPA EMERITUS VI 31.03.2020 21:59 |
HE SHOULD'VE DIRECY HIS ATTENTION TO BARBERA VALENTINE BIG KNOCKERS....I WOULD'VE DONE HER IN THE 80'S |
| GoodTimesAreNow 01.04.2020 09:57 |
PAPA, I’m afraid you were too young then and too old now for doing her.... ;-) |
| GoodTimesAreNow 01.04.2020 09:57 |
PAPA, I’m afraid you were too young then and too old now for doing her.... ;-) |