Mercury : An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury (Hardcover)

from bemislibrary

Freddie Mercury was a remarkable musician and performers who faced personal demons. Author Jones traced his life and accomplishments as most fans do, through stories, articles, and reminisces from those who once interacted with him. Although there are acknowledgments, a chronology of Mercury's li...

from twp77

This was an enjoyable read but not exactly an intimate biography as the title suggests. Most sources she uses are old rock magazine interviews and Jones seems rather keen on name dropping even when it isn't clear why one needs to know what other music industry connections a producer might have.In...

from Griffin22

I am definitely a fan of Queen's music, but this biography made me dislike Freddie and the rest of the band. I don't think that was the intent of the author; but the shy-yet-arrogant Freddie with his extreme ‘sex and drugs' lifestyle was so unappealing. I didn't enjoy the writing style and I didn...

from PhoenixTerran

In 1997, award-winning music journalist Lesley-Ann Jones wrote Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography. In 2011, she updated the biography and published it under the same title in the United Kingdom. It wasn't until 2012 that the biography was released in the United States with the title Mercur...

from Sullywriter

An insightful, completely engrossing portrait of the Queen frontman and quintessential rock star.