Adam Baboolal 10.10.2018 15:34 |
This may be a strange request, but, I need some help. Indirectly, I can ask Peter Freestone a Freddie related question, but, there have been so many, my brain is a blank. What would be a really good question to ask? Cheers, Adam. |
dudeofqueen 10.10.2018 15:56 |
Was Paul Rodgers Freddie's favourite singer? How "big" exactly WAS Freddie? What was Freddie's favourite food / drink? All of these very general questions - that have been bandied about before - SHOULD be easily answerable by Peter. The number of times he's popped up in various Q&A's and talking heads docs etc, he must be able to be very accurate in his responses by now. |
matt z 10.10.2018 17:51 |
Ask him about the "little bit of nigger sugar" on MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN. ;) |
Adam Baboolal 10.10.2018 18:48 |
Wow...thanks for the serious replies. |
dastard 10.10.2018 19:35 |
Ask him if he has any contact with John or Brian or Roger |
emrabt 10.10.2018 20:05 |
How many languages Freddie was fluent in. |
musicland munich 11.10.2018 00:06 |
I took it as you can ask him ONE Freddie related question...right ? |
Darren_1977 11.10.2018 15:11 |
Were Freddie and Dave Clark more than just great friends? |
dudeofqueen 11.10.2018 16:38 |
Did Freddie briefly ditch his homosexuality to get it on with the ginger bird in the "Crazy Little Think Called Love" video? The blonde one looks ever so awkward on the back of that bike...... |
mooghead 11.10.2018 19:35 |
So your question is... what is the question? You are either thick as fuck or a fucking genius. |
Adam Baboolal 11.10.2018 19:54 |
"So your question is... what is the question? You are either thick as fuck or a fucking genius." lol And you're a terrible troll. Let me explain since you don't appear to understand. Peter Freestone has been asked 100s, probably thousands of Freddie related questions over the years and therefore I came to the forum for some advice on an asking something. Knowing that he's been asked so much and we've been privy to those Q&As via the website, means it's all too easy to be stumped on what to ask him. Peter's talked about Freddie's influences, art, decorating, cooking, Queen arguments, recordings, etc. etc. He's covered many, many topics, so, forgive me for thinking that it's worth asking the community for a really good question to ask. |
Invisible Woman 12.10.2018 07:25 |
Perhaps the best question for him would be : " Whether there is any question that no one asked you before? ". Or "Is there any question that you don' t want to answer or don't know the answer? " |
dudeofqueen 12.10.2018 10:22 |
Invisible Woman, re: >Perhaps the best question for him would be : " Whether there is any question that no one asked you before? ". Or "Is there any question that you don' t want to answer or don't know the answer? " Shortest fucking interview of ALL TIME. Is THERE any question that no one asked you before? "No" Is there any question that you don' t want to answer or don't know the answer? "No" Freestone is a bore with nothing new to contribute that he's *prepared* to divulge. The "interesting stuff" will either stay with him to the grave or be released in a memoir after he's dead. |
MisterCosmicc 12.10.2018 22:59 |
I heard that "Is there any question that no one asked before?" a few times now. Well, ask if they hired any groundskeepers besides Jim. What kind of snow shovels they used. Brand of tires on the car. Ask who their favorite electrician was. Ask what Freddie thought about the snow. Ask if they built a snowman on the lawn. Ask about Freddie doing paperwork. |
musicland munich 13.10.2018 00:03 |
Okay, to be serious. In my opinion Peter should simply do another book or interviews/ podcasts or whatever. No offense but these " Oh, a fan is allowed to ask a question" thing is a bit ridicolous imo. He actually knows what we want- clarifications of timelines of all kinds. If he still has interesting facts about Freddie/Queen or people around them to give - he should just do that. For example: Justin Shirley Smith created an account here to let us know about some studio facts in relation with MIH. I guess that Mr. Freestone is capable too. |
FreddieCrazy 13.10.2018 04:32 |
I have a couple questions you might consider asking Phoebe. 1. I would like to know if Freddie could really sing as high a he did on his later records, like those he did with Montserrate Caballe. Another example is the high note he sang in Who Wants To Live Forever. The reason I wonder is that I compared his live performance from a YouTube video with the official recording video, and the key in the recording is noticeably higher. I know a lot of artists do that and first noticed it at a Chaka Khan concert back in the '70s. Live, she didn't sing in the high keys her records were in, so the keys were raised in the output by the sound engineers. Or, maybe artists lower the keys in their live concerts in order to preserve their voice. I don't know. 2. The seating capacity of the old Wembley Stadium of 1985 was 82,000. All reported accounts of that day's crowd are between 70,000 and 80,000. The seats directly behind and directly to both sides of the stage were not used, obviously because the stage couldn't be seen from those positions. So lets assume that somewhere between 5,00 to 10,000 seats were not occupied. However, the field is where the activity/sport takes place, so that is not counted in the seating capacity. And yet, the entire field was occupied by the crowd for this occasion at squeezing room only. So, why weren't all those people counted as part of the crowd? It seems to me that just in Wembley Stadium alone, there had to be more like 120,000 to 140,000 people in attendance. The same goes for the number of people at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Queen and Freddie stole the show, and I believe they won over way more people than has ever been reported. Well, I hope you will consider asking Phoebe one or both of these questions and let us know his response. Thanks. |
FreddieCrazy 13.10.2018 04:35 |
Incidentally, the YouTube video and the recording I said above that I compared are Who Wants To Live Forever. |
cmsdrums 13.10.2018 08:32 |
1. Queen did pitch shift some things in the studio - Anoher One Bites The Dust and No One But You are two examples. They would record a vocal a semitone/tone etc down, then shift the key up for the final version. Lots of bands change their tuning or transpose down for live performance (Bon Jovi is a prime example) to aid vocal ease and longevity. Yes, Freddie could hit the stuff you hear on Barcelona etc but that’s wi h preparation and several takes in the studio. 2. Official Wembley Stadium ticket capacity was 72,000, even for standing events. Why you believe Peter would know this or be able to answer it anymore than anyone else I don’t know. |
Cyborg 13.10.2018 22:51 |
Maybe Peter knows whether Freddie ever had a vocal coach? |
Vocal harmony 14.10.2018 13:22 |
FreddieCrazy wrote: 2. The seating capacity of the old Wembley Stadium of 1985 was 82,000. All reported accounts of that day's crowd are between 70,000 and 80,000. The seats directly behind and directly to both sides of the stage were not used, obviously because the stage couldn't be seen from those positions. So lets assume that somewhere between 5,00 to 10,000 seats were not occupied. However, the field is where the activity/sport takes place, so that is not counted in the seating capacity. And yet, the entire field was occupied by the crowd for this occasion at squeezing room only. So, why weren't all those people counted as part of the crowd? It seems to me that just in Wembley Stadium alone, there had to be more like 120,000 to 140,000 people in attendance. The same goes for the number of people at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Queen and Freddie stole the show, and I believe they won over way more people than has ever been reported. Well, I hope you will consider asking Phoebe one or both of these questions and let us know his response. Thanks.The original Wembley stadium as built was for standing only, no seats. It held 100,000. When seats were added the capacity reduced to 82,000. Health and safety and crowd control reduced the capacity further in the late 70's to 72,000 seats. The curved ends sat about 15,000 each. But when the venue was used for concerts the stage end took away 20,000 seats. A combination of the curved stands and a further 2,500 seats each side of the stage area. This figure (20,000) is about what was allowed as standing tickets. The pitch was never filled to capacity. Again safety concerns meant that a quarter of the pitch (at some venues a third) had to be free of a packed audience giving people an eara to move about and escape the crowd. Also FOH sound /lighting and Spotlight towers took up an amount of room too |
Vocal harmony 14.10.2018 13:22 |
FreddieCrazy wrote: 2. The seating capacity of the old Wembley Stadium of 1985 was 82,000. All reported accounts of that day's crowd are between 70,000 and 80,000. The seats directly behind and directly to both sides of the stage were not used, obviously because the stage couldn't be seen from those positions. So lets assume that somewhere between 5,00 to 10,000 seats were not occupied. However, the field is where the activity/sport takes place, so that is not counted in the seating capacity. And yet, the entire field was occupied by the crowd for this occasion at squeezing room only. So, why weren't all those people counted as part of the crowd? It seems to me that just in Wembley Stadium alone, there had to be more like 120,000 to 140,000 people in attendance. The same goes for the number of people at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Queen and Freddie stole the show, and I believe they won over way more people than has ever been reported. Well, I hope you will consider asking Phoebe one or both of these questions and let us know his response. Thanks.The original Wembley stadium as built was for standing only, no seats. It held 100,000. When seats were added the capacity reduced to 82,000. Health and safety and crowd control reduced the capacity further in the late 70's to 72,000 seats. The curved ends sat about 15,000 each. But when the venue was used for concerts the stage end took away 20,000 seats. A combination of the curved stands and a further 2,500 seats each side of the stage area. This figure (20,000) is about what was allowed as standing tickets. The pitch was never filled to capacity. Again safety concerns meant that a quarter of the pitch (at some venues a third) had to be free of a packed audience giving people an eara to move about and escape the crowd. Also FOH sound /lighting and Spotlight towers took up an amount of room too |
musicland munich 14.10.2018 22:34 |
Cyborg wrote: Maybe Peter knows whether Freddie ever had a vocal coach?Freddie confirmed that himself in an interview. He tried vocal coaching at some point before NOTW , but in his opinion, he was in danger to loose his "touch" for Rock'n Roll. |
Sebastian 14.10.2018 23:33 |
musicland munich wrote: Freddie confirmed that himself in an interview. He tried vocal coaching at some point before NOTW , but in his opinion, he was in danger to loose his "touch" for Rock'n Roll.Wasn't it a few months after that album was recorded? It'd make far more sense. Anyway, Peter only started working for Frederick in November 1979, so if he had a coach (even if only for one or two sessions) in the period going from September 1946 to October 1979 (which includes the recording of seven and a half albums, not to mention plenty of concerts), he wouldn't have witnessed it. |
Adam Baboolal 14.10.2018 23:44 |
"...he wouldn't have witnessed it." You know, people can talk about their past to their friends. It doesn't have to come down to seeing or hearing something first-hand. Had you considered that maybe Freddie had mentioned it to someone like Peter at some point? |
Sebastian 15.10.2018 04:29 |
Of course, but my point is that Peter Freestone witnessed thousands of things in the twelve or so years he knew Frederick quite well, so why ask him about something he was *not* present for? Same when, for instance, people ask him for details on 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (the song). He's likely to have heard stories and stuff, but he wasn't there in physical form. It'd be way more productive - IMO - to ask him about any of the dozens of songs he *did* witness being written/rehearsed/recorded. |
Dane 15.10.2018 15:14 |
How about asking him what artists and records were in Freddie's music collection and if he played Vinyl, Cassette or (most likely) had a CD collection. |
Adam Baboolal 15.10.2018 17:31 |
Hi Dane. I'm afraid the offer was given to me last week. It was through a friend of a friend, so, cheers anyway. |