Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury
Oct 2011 · Hachette UK
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'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted'
SPECTATOR
'No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury'
THE TIMES
'Truly definitive, truly Freddie, an energetic, entertaining and essential account'
SIR TIM RICE
'This book grabs you with its opening, then builds. Insight and anecdote in perfect harmony'
SIMON NAPIER-BELL
'At last a massive tribute to a massive talent'
STEVE HARLEY, COCKNEY REBEL
This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist, Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those who were closest to Freddie, from childhood to death, Lesley-Ann has written the most in depth account of one of music's best loved and most complex figures. Meticulously researched, sympathetic, unsensational, the book will focus on the period in the 1980s when Queen began to fragment, before their Live Aid performance put them back in the frame. In her journey to understand the man behind the legend, Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India. Packed with exclusive interviews and told with the invaluable perspective that the twenty years since Mercury's death presents, Freddie Mercury is the most up to date portrait of a legendary man.
SPECTATOR
'No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury'
THE TIMES
'Truly definitive, truly Freddie, an energetic, entertaining and essential account'
SIR TIM RICE
'This book grabs you with its opening, then builds. Insight and anecdote in perfect harmony'
SIMON NAPIER-BELL
'At last a massive tribute to a massive talent'
STEVE HARLEY, COCKNEY REBEL
This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist, Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those who were closest to Freddie, from childhood to death, Lesley-Ann has written the most in depth account of one of music's best loved and most complex figures. Meticulously researched, sympathetic, unsensational, the book will focus on the period in the 1980s when Queen began to fragment, before their Live Aid performance put them back in the frame. In her journey to understand the man behind the legend, Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India. Packed with exclusive interviews and told with the invaluable perspective that the twenty years since Mercury's death presents, Freddie Mercury is the most up to date portrait of a legendary man.
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Celia Lightfoot
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March 22, 2020
An in depth look into the legend that was Freddie Mercury. His complexities, his generosity of spirit. He will be forever loved and in our hearts. A one in a million.
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Aled Davies
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February 28, 2016
It's a good read but the author refers to homosexuality as a "lifestyle choice". Maybe someone should explain to her that it's not.
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ardinsyah wicaksana
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March 12, 2015
Faroukh bulsara........
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About the author
Lesley-Ann Jones is a journalist, newspaper columnist and broadcaster. The author of eight published books, she has enjoyed more than twenty-five years in music and the media. She lives in South-East London with her young children, the eldest having grown up and gone into the music business.
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