| Stelios 02.12.2004 17:47 |
Hi everybody.This is Stelios from Greece.A huge Queen fun. Perhaps the bigest in my country. I ve got a question for you ...DO YOU THINK FREDDIE'S DEATH HAD AN IMPACT ON YOU, ON HOW YOU ARE ''VIEWING'' QUEENS MUSIC ? |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 02.12.2004 18:43 |
Well, his death made me realize just how much he struggled trying to get those last few songs in before he died. And I think it also makes me value the music more, knowing we'll never hear all four of them together ever again. |
| geeksandgeeks 02.12.2004 18:45 |
As I was almost two at the time of Freddie's death, can't say it had much of an impact on me at the time. Later on, though, it certainly helped to put a name and a face on victims of AIDS. And I think it did the same for a lot of other people. |
| deleted user 03.12.2004 05:46 |
When Freddie died I was only 2 years old and didn't know what Queen was. But because of his death I think they have composed a few WONDERFUL SONGS that would never have done if he hadn't die. (Show Must Go On, Mother Love, No-one But You) When I listen to these songs in a row I can almost feel the pain !! It's so emotional. WOW I can't descripe it. I think that what Freddie's death impact on me. |
| Wouter 03.12.2004 09:39 |
I remember hearing it on the radio, and I was quite sad the rest of the day. And I talked about it with some friends in school, who were also Queen fans. And the next day, everything was back to normal. The only time I had feelings about again, was the Tribute concert, which I viewed entirely, although I should have been in bed by then. |
| Whatinthewhatthe? 03.12.2004 11:20 |
It had a big impact, I was very saddened but relieved he was not suffering anymore... but not as much an impact as John Lennon's murder. That was so senseless and it felt like losing a family member, such great sadness. It'll be 24 years next week but still seems like it happened yesterday. |
| Sonja 03.12.2004 11:36 |
In fact it made me become a Queen fan because it was then that I heard of Queen and Freddie for the first time at the age of 10, so yes, it had a huge impact. And it also made me become interested in the whole hiv/aids issue in general and I've been supporting the local aids care center for years. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 03.12.2004 12:35 |
Freddies death had a big impact on me, I was 13 at the time, id been a fan since 9, so I saw the gradual decline in his health and appearance just as everyone else did. I remember seeing the award they recieved for best band of the 80s and I thought he looked ok, but when I saw the Brits in Feb 90, I think we all knew something wasnt right! Leading upto his death, we saw all the papers and the pics of him, then IGSM was released and the vid was a good but a bit scary! Then on the 24rd Nov we had the paper delivered with the headline 'FREDDIE: I'VE GOT AIDS' and I thought, thats it, times up, and he died that night! It changed my opinions on AIDS, I met a guy who had lived with AIDS for 3 years and he looked terrible, but he was a really genuine guy, he came to our school to give us a talk on safe sex and drug sharing. He had contracted AIDS by sharing a dirty needle whilst doing drugs. All my mates were taking the piss saying that he looked like hed got AIDS and when he said he was suffering, the room just went totally silent, it was one of my most memorable moments in school because everybody listened to everything he had to say. He died 3 weeks later. Freddies death did have an impact on my life - for the better. Im more responsible and i still listen to and love his music! |
| brENsKi 03.12.2004 17:02 |
i was driving down the M40 from the Worcestershire to London at 4:30am on the morning of 25/11/91 when queen songs were being played one after another on the radio....after about ten had been played....dj came back on to announce it was following the death of the late, great freddie mercury....(because of my early journey, i'd gone to bed very early sunday, and missed his announcement that he was dying of AIDS) so when the dj spoke.....i swerved off the road, into a ditch, where my car exploded and in was left with 3rd degree permanent burns....but i can honestly say the death of freddie mercury had no impact on me whatsoever |
| LadyMoonshineDown 03.12.2004 17:20 |
Freddie's death was a big thing. However, I do agree with MourningElektra about John Lennon's death. That was horribly senseless in the name of something wonderful. Anyway... I remember when Freddie died. They played Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio and they had those talk shows (i.e. Larry King) where there were people calling in and such. I was in shock, but I also knew it was something that was coming. Ever since he died, I became more of a devout Queen fan. Well, I had always been.... But it startled me into a state to become more aware. And it really did a big impact upon the aids research and such.... Cheeeeeeeeeers |
| brENsKi 04.12.2004 10:13 |
of course it is ;-) |
| brENsKi 04.12.2004 10:15 |
Athough i have to admit that i was driving down the M40 for a very early meeting - had to be in south london for 8am and it was between 4:30 and 5am when i heard the news the crash - of course was made up - but sometimes these threads require some sarcastic responses |
| Daburcor? 04.12.2004 10:55 |
Awww... The crash was so cool though... :'( |
| brENsKi 04.12.2004 11:07 |
quite the opposite - it was "f**king hotter than the sun" for a few minutes there |
| Daburcor? 04.12.2004 11:13 |
Yeah, But you have to admit that after you lost all feeling, It was pretty damn fun. ;) |
| deleted user 04.12.2004 12:34 |
i was only one when he died, so I can't say his death really had much impact on me then, but I agree the fact Freddie is not here any longer does make queen's music special. |
| Ms. Bea Haven 04.12.2004 13:13 |
Well, long story short as possible...I had a friend in High School. We met in the early 80's - our strongest common bond was Queen. We were the best of friends. After HS, he moved to NYC for college. We kept in touch...till about 1985 - that's when I just didn't hear from him anymore. (It turned out that he got caught up in the drug scene and that's why he didn't keep in touch with me anymore. He knew that I would have killed him for that...anyway) Jumping ahead - I met Brian in 1991. Because of that, I was *so determined* to find my old friend again. There was no internet or e-mail - I had to pray that I still had his parents old phone number and that it hadn't changed - I got lucky! I called him...shock and awe - we were instantly reunited!!! (Thanks, Brian! - not that he reads this web site.) During our initial conversation, one of the things my friend said to me was, "you know, Freddie has AIDS." This was well before anything was made public. How did he know - well, I never asked - I just really didn't want to believe him. A few days later, I received a letter from my friend...he used Freddie's illness to brace me for what he needed to tell me about himself - that he too had AIDS. It hurt bad enough hearing about Freddie...but my friend - that was the *real* knife in my heart. Here I had just found him after so many years, only to realize that I would lose him again...only this time it would be permanent... We lost Freddie in November of '91, and I lost John in June of '92. I lost two of the biggest loves of my life back then. It still hurts today. But still, I still credit Brian for bringing John back to me - and that's something that I'll always be grateful for. |
| rachael mae. 04.12.2004 13:27 |
I guess his death has alerted me to AIDS and whenever I hear about it I think of Freddie. It's just made me think about things a lot more and I think that if Freddie was still alive today, the later music wouldn't have so much meaning for me. |
| Scirocco1977 04.12.2004 13:31 |
Way back in November 1991 I was 14 years old, but I was into no music at all and thus not interested in Queen. However, I still can recall seeing the article on the frontpage of our newspaper... it was on the right side of the page lower third, and a picture of Fred's face from what I now know was from the Live Aid concert... Strange that I recall that though it did not have a major impact on me. |
| deleted user 04.12.2004 17:28 |
i think freddies death had a massive impact on everybody.. i think it alerted people that AIDS isnt a good thing at all.. and has made people more aware of it. although, when freddie died i was to young to really even know who he was. But know as i have grown up listening to queen music, if i did remember freddie's death i think i would have been really upset. Because, you think about it nowadays, but queen isnt really queen with out freddie. i do appericate brian & roger doing what they do know because i think it is good how they keep queen together... but if only freddie was here.. things would be better. I might have even have got to have seen them in concert! (my dream) |
| qbeaux 04.12.2004 22:56 |
I heard it a day later being from America and all. I was working the night shift and my brother called me and told me to turn on MTV. I just couldn't believe this...I was crushed! I remember just sitting in the corner of my living room listening to Somebody to Love sipping on a nice Merlot and silently reflecting on the man, the legend. |
| mrjordy 04.12.2004 23:51 |
How pleasant to see a poignant topic on Queenzone. Freddie's death impacted me in a few ways. At the time, I was 11 years old and had been a Queen fan for only a year and a half, if not less. I think perhaps even that early on I had realized that I, myself, was gay and that Freddie must have been, too. So I sort of watched him and took him in as my gay role model. I remember sitting in the back seat of my aunt's car, listening to the radio on November 24, 1991, when the annoucement was made to the effect of the "late Freddie Mercury" - I clearly remembering asking my aunt if "late" meant, in fact, "dead" - of course, it did. Currently, Freddie's death impacts me every time I watch "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" or any given Queen concert. I bought the new Queen On Fire at the Bowl DVD tonight and was completely taken back by the fact that Freddie was, indeed, on fire and that AIDS completely struck down the most amazing entertainer and composer of our time. Currently, I volunteer for an AIDS shelter in Asheville, North Carolina. One of the primary motivating factors for doing so was, in fact, Freddie's death. One of the clients borrowed my copy of "Mercury and Me" and, even though the book obviously ends in tragedy, the client told me that it raised his spirits. How, I wonder? How can Freddie's misery possibly raise someone's spirits? Because he died in dignity and he died on his own terms. Freddie Mercury's death teaches us that no matter how rich or popular, anyone can fall victim to an unhealthy and unprotected lifestyle. |
| mamamia 05.12.2004 09:05 |
I don't remember Freddie's death at all, as I was only 6 years old, only now i've have grown to love the group and Freddie's music that i have come to realise what an impact his death had on me, after seeing documentaries on his life and the life of queen, and also what an impact it had on them, hat i feel deeply saddened about how much he actually suffered toward the end of his life.x |