QueenZone discussion #792908
Question about Freddie's accent
| RETROLOVE 28.05.2006 21:36 |
I know this is gonna sound silly,but please dont throw tomatoes at me, please!!! anyways: I know Freddie wasnt born in Europe, he was born in Africa, if I'm not mistaken. I know after he was done with boarding school, he went to London for the art college. Whenever I hear him talk in interviews, concerts, etc, he sounds like he has a english accent. Was this the result of being in London for so long, that eventually, he developed a english accent...??? |
| Bambi 28.05.2006 22:03 |
yes, also he had a slight lisp. |
| luthorn 28.05.2006 22:15 |
he had quite a good ear for sound, so he could pick on any accent he liked. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 28.05.2006 22:36 |
He sounds pure posh English doesn't he dears? I love his acent, so clear and easy to understand. ;-P |
| it was electric7 28.05.2006 22:50 |
To me it doesnt have a TOTAL British accent. |
| Danny Buoy 29.05.2006 00:07 |
his school had a heavy English influence as well apparently... |
| bohemian_queer 29.05.2006 02:50 |
i love it when he sings and there's a word with the "ck" or "k" sound. He pronounces it w/ a "ch". Ya know what I mean? Like in live Under Pressure, he says "but it don't wor-ch". lol. I love it anyway. :D |
| onevsion 29.05.2006 08:40 |
I think Freddie speaks very nice... great voice. Also when he's just talking. |
| Sebastian 29.05.2006 09:32 |
Perhaps his school in India had pure British English instruction... some people there (even if they're a minority) are too keen on RP. Likewise you find many people in Kenya and Uganda speaking even better than many Londoners. |
| DreaminQueen 29.05.2006 10:29 |
Sebastian wrote: Perhaps his school in India had pure British English instruction... some people there (even if they're a minority) are too keen on RP. Likewise you find many people in Kenya and Uganda speaking even better than many Londoners.Same in America, You'll find immigrants speaking better English then Americans... But back on topic... Freddie was very articulate, i could listen to him talk allllllllllll day... :D haha he does say "ch" instead of "K" sometimes, i noticed that too, but i thought it was just me and my crazy mind... good catch... :D |
| spymyshadow 29.05.2006 11:54 |
haha he does say "ch" instead of "K" sometimes, i noticed that too, but i thought it was just me and my crazy mind... good catch... :D I thought it was because of his bucky teeth |
| Munchsack 29.05.2006 14:11 |
Freddie's voice, for me, has always sounded odd. His sining voice is so flexible and also very powerful, but when he speaks he sounds strange and nothing like how you'd imagine it would based on his singing voice. |
| Poo, again 29.05.2006 14:13 |
Munchsack <h6>The Paranoid QueenZoner wrote: Freddie's voice, for me, has always sounded odd. His sining voice is so flexible and also very powerful, but when he speaks he sounds strange and nothing like how you'd imagine it would based on his singing voice.Yeah, I agree. I was kinda shocked when I first heard him speak. |
| mayniac316 29.05.2006 14:15 |
I always thought it was kinda deep. |
| FreMe 29.05.2006 14:36 |
I love his way of saying Rock´n´roll.. I heard it in an interview.. *drools* |
| RETROLOVE 29.05.2006 14:58 |
Munchsack <h6>The Paranoid QueenZoner wrote: Freddie's voice, for me, has always sounded odd. His sining voice is so flexible and also very powerful, but when he speaks he sounds strange and nothing like how you'd imagine it would based on his singing voice.Intresting that you say this munchsack...I actually liked his accent...thought it was sexy, a bit nerdy, and a bit mellow @ the same time...his voice sounded great when he talked to the audience in concert!! |
| Munchsack 29.05.2006 15:43 |
It wasn't so much the accent, but the voice I found surprising. |
| it was electric7 29.05.2006 19:27 |
Sometimes I can't understand what he's saying, im bad with accents. |
| saltnvinegar 29.05.2006 19:47 |
I also find his accent fascinating..and quite hard to place. One thing's for sure, he certainly didn't speak with the same accent as his mother does! On the interviews I've seen with his sister, she seems to have a much more "standard" accent so maybe the boarding school did play a big part in shaping the rather "posh" tones he had. Some accents are easy to recognise but I have no idea how someone born in Zanzibar and raised in India is "supposed" to sound! |
| goliath 29.05.2006 20:44 |
Are you guys surious, Zanzibar was an english providence. His father was a member of the English government in Zanibar. Zanzibar was filled with English men. |
| RETROLOVE 29.05.2006 21:45 |
goliath wrote: Are you guys surious, Zanzibar was an english providence. His father was a member of the English government in Zanibar. Zanzibar was filled with English men.See...I never knew that...I just know that he came from Zanibar...but I figured he was around english all of his life, just confusing, recent Queen fan...lol |
| skiqueen 30.05.2006 15:10 |
<B>Jellybean Queen<h6>sweetbodykisses<B> wrote:you learn something new everyday, dont cha? i didnt know that.....goliath wrote: Are you guys surious, Zanzibar was an english providence. His father was a member of the English government in Zanibar. Zanzibar was filled with English men.See...I never knew that...I just know that he came from Zanibar...but I figured he was around english all of his life, just confusing, recent Queen fan...lol |
| deleted user 30.05.2006 15:38 |
His voice is sssoooo sexy...... |
| DreaminQueen 30.05.2006 16:41 |
<font color=heart>EmpressOfTheUniverse wrote: His voice is sssoooo sexy......WoooWoooWooo LaLaLa.... Indeed... IT IS! I love when he sings that part in Lap of the Gods (revisited).... WoooooWoooooWooo LALALA.... :D |
| rocks. 31.05.2006 00:01 |
I lvoe freddies accent, very pretty! |
| Queen_Rox 31.05.2006 02:02 |
Me, too, WhatMustHeThink. |
| Asterik 31.05.2006 16:28 |
Well I find it a curious accent too. I think it's heavily influenced by RP but I detect a bit of South African in the way he speaks, the vowel inflexions perhaps, and there is something oriental there too, in the vocal rhythm. Very peculiar I know. Rahter like an Old Colonial sepoy, shall we say. |
| deleted user 31.05.2006 17:02 |
To me its posh, fluent, and gentlemen like. |