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Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography

The remarkable life of the Queen legend

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Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography

By: Lesley-Ann Jones
Narrated by: Hugh Lee, Jane Collingwood, Kevin Shenn, Kristopher Milnes, Lesley-Ann Jones
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Summary

 The authoritative portrait of one of Britain's greatest music icons: the late Freddie Mercury.

'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted' - SPECTATOR

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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Acclaim for Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography:

'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©2011 Lesley-Ann Jones Entertainment & Celebrities Instruction & Technique Music Biography Celebrity Royalty

Critic Reviews

No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury.
Lesley-Ann Jones asserts that Freddie Mercury's was a "big, extravagant, multifaceted life", and the rock journalist has certainly done a sterling job of documenting it here.
'A timely update coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Queen and the 20 years since their frontman's death'.
Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted ... full of perceptive and moving insights.
Rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones is lucky enough to have known the man. She toured widely with Queen and formed lasting friendships with the band. It took a while for everyone to open up, but she eventually gained access to Freddie's colleagues and friends, and so we have this thoroughly researched portrait of the man behind the rock legend.
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As others have stated, the numerous voices used to speak the part of various sources made it difficult to listen to.
A large majority of the content were quotes from sources which are readily available online.

The medical content about AIDS was laboured and seemed to be used to pad out the story.

If you are interested in the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen then there are some excellent Documentaries available on line.

What I expected from a Journalist

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I liked that the author actual knew Freddie but often her narrative style was rather jumbled with not a clear enough time line.

Now audible au need some books about the band to help fill in the gaps

It's nice that she actually knew him

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I enjoyed this audiobook. Wish you were still here maestro. Inspiring, incitefull, symphonic, plus just great

Freddie Mercury

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A wonderful story, well told and well narrated .
I thought the accents were appropriate and useful.
I wish to congratulate the author.
Well done.
Thank you.

A beautiful way to appreciate a phenomenon.

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Don't be put off by the negative comments regarding the voices. I found this technique to be integral to writing and the story.

Immersive story

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