QueenZone discussion #718169

Barry © wrote: Same goes for Glitter. He doesn't deserve to be in the same pic as Freddie. link

Barry © wrote: Same goes for Glitter. He doesn't deserve to be in the same pic as Freddie. link

Barry © wrote: Same goes for Glitter. He doesn't deserve to be in the same pic as Freddie. link

Munchsack wrote: Here we go... link

Barry © wrote: The tour then took us outside into the grounds. Freddie was not prepared for what was to come. It was summer in LA and so Freddie was wearing a pair of clean white jeans. But they weren't to remain clean for long. We were taken through an extremely muddy enclosure where the llamas were kept. Freddie knew to be wary of them spitting at him but while avoiding their heads he couldn't help but walk through the mud. So, the clean white jeans soon became very brown indeed as he picked his way as daintily as he could on tiptoe, shrieking at the horror of the mudbath. Michael, in plain jeans and a T-shirt, was obviously used to it. In another part of this beautifully landscaped garden, swans were swimming in a large pond. Eventually we got round to the purpose of our visit and ended up in Michael's studio. State-of-the-art everything. Except... Given that Freddie and Michael were the only people in the studio, there was a limited amount of musical instruments which could be used. Freddie of course was on piano and for want of another musician, I ended up playing the toilet door! This came about when Michael wanted to do some work on a track that he had in mind that ultimately became 'Victory'. As there was no drummer around - or drums - and Michael was not happy with the sound that the drum machine gave, he decided that the noise produced by the toilet door slamming was much more suited to his requirements. I therefore spent five minutes slamming the door in neccesary rhythm. I also know for a fact that somewhere in the world, there is a tape of Freddie Mercury peeing in Michael Jackson's toilet. Live! When I wasn't banging studio doors, I went and watched videos with Janet and Latoya. Food was sent out for from a local deli at about two in the afternoon even with all the facilities of that huge kitchen. Cold cuts arrived for Freddie and I while Michael had water melon. About ten different varieties of melon which, in America, is always a delicious selection. They worked on three tracks that afternoon. One, as I said, became 'Victory'. I'm unsure as to the second which I think was called 'State Of Shock' but the third was a track of Freddie's song 'There Must Be More To Life Than This' which Freddie later included on Mr. Bad Guy. Freddie only played piano on that track while Michael sang, composing his own lyrics as he went along. In essence, they were both trying each other out, dare I say for size. They worked for about five or six hours that day and we left about six in the evening. Freddie was already committed to a heavy schedule and it was left as a 'Let's get in touch soon' job. In the car on the way home, the post-mortem began. Can you blame us if we dished a little? Freddie was impressed with the studio session and Michael's attitude to work but thought his taste in houses left a little to be desired! "All that money and no taste, dear, what a waste." Peter Freestone - Freddie Mercury, pages 86-89

Barry © wrote: I once described Jim's book as too much like a Mills & Boon. If you want a nice little book on Freddie and Jim's romance then that's the book for you. Peter's book in my opinion is way better, I loved his description of Garden Lodge.

Barry © wrote: For anyone to get those pictures a decent size you have to pay rex features 50 UK pounds deposit, and then I think they charge you for each individual picture.