Together with his band, Queen, conquered music and concerts with drama, skits, intensity, excess and extravagance. And besides, with mayestáticas songs, jets runaway voice and energy that Freddie Mercury staged closing a fist, whole body tense and raising his eyes to heaven, as if his power could not be stopped by anything or anyone.
had he not died 25 years ago, the Queen singer had made this Monday, September 5, in septuagenarian. We reviewed five feats for which Freddie Mercury remains an icon in our time and inspiration for new artists:
A musical range … more than four octaves?
the versatility and power of his voice, already started their schoolteachers, it has been described as “a force of nature with the speed of a hurricane,” and there are many who attribute a range extraordinary voice four octaves. A study published by Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology indicates, however, that his great particularity come from his technique, which allowed him to make distortions that helped make “guttural grunts” between crystalline tones.
Always at the forefront
he Explored and expanded the ways of rock to unusual limits, delving even operatic techniques and laying the foundation for new genres. In recent times, also toyed with electronic arrangements. An example of this orgiastic and triumphant madness? Bohemian Rhapsody
Revolutionary classy and extravagant …
If musically was an innovator and a chameleonic showman, from his wardrobe (with polished nails and bright monkeys, or with looks to bare chest), or its staging and video clips opted for provocation, risk and irony, ignoring conservatism which had been brought by his family, devoted to the Parsi religion.
Vibrant … some songs and clips, vetted
No doubt the I want to break free, in which Queen members appear dressed woman cleaning a house , it is one of the videos (and themes) most celebrated Queen. Despite constitute a parody of the soap opera Coronation Street , there were many who interpreted it as an open declaration of homosexuality and transvestism, prompting its veto in some chains. But the discography of Queen is packed with other great landmarks (I want it all, We are the champions, Under pressure, It’s a hard life, Innuendo, We will rock you …) many of which have subsequently become anthems .
Icon gay
it was declared gay in 1974, during an interview (of the few concendió during his lifetime) with the publication NME, and on another occasion he said he was bisexual. In a survey of readers of the newspaper Clarin, he was elected ‘gay bravest making public his homosexuality’. He had several male but also female partners.
By put a face to AIDS
Freddie Mercury was one of the first famous faces who publicly acknowledged that she had AIDS, a then-threatening illness that ended with his life on 24 November 1991. Only a day earlier, made a statement assuming his illness: “in response to the information and conjectures about me have appeared in the press two weeks ago, I confirm that I have given a positive test virus and I have AIDS. it’s time for my friends and my fans around the world know the truth, and I want everyone to join me, my doctors and all those who suffer from this terrible disease to fight it ” said the leader of Queen. They say that his statement
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