There are not many of these in the world. Soon, he began his evolution into a world-class vocal talent, right in front of our eyes.įreddie was fully focused, never allowing anything or anyone to get in the way of his vision for the future. and it was scary! He was wild and untutored, but massively charismatic. A while later we had the opportunity to actually see him sing. He was a frail but energised dandy, with seemingly impossible dreams and a wicked twinkle in his eye. I was first introduced to Freddie Mercury-a paradoxically shy yet flamboyant young man-at the side of the stage at one of our early gigs as the group “SMILE.” He told me he was excited by how we played, he had some ideas-and he could sing! I'm not sure we took him very seriously, but he did have the air of someone who knew he was right. A guitarist and songwriter, Brian May is a founding member of Queen and wrote many of the band’s hits, including “We Will Rock You,” “The Show Must Go On” and “I Want It All.” Brian is also a respected solo artist and one of the founders of Freddie for a Day ( an organization helping to fight HIV/AIDS globally. Our doodle celebrating Freddie's birthday can be seen around the world on September 5 and, out of respect for Labor Day, in the U.S. From time to time we invite guests to post about items of interest and are thrilled to have Brian May join us to talk about friend and bandmate Freddie Mercury.
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