Freddy Mercury
Despite his sexual orientation, he was a symbol of the rock, an inspirational picture, an amazing man and a great singer of all times.
I'm going to speak about Freddie Mercury.
Freddie was a British musician and a composer, he was known for being the vocalist of the band "Queen". He was born in Guayarati, Zanzibar in September of 1946. The "Time Asia" magazine named him as one of the most influential hero for the Asian people in the last sixty years and continued being voted as one of the best singers of all times.
As a composer he wrote a lot of successful songs, such as " Bohemian Rhapsody", " Killer Queen", " Somebody to Love" and " We Are the Champions"; besides being the lead singer of Queen in the eighties, he launched his solo career in which he recorded two albums: "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona".
In November 22 of 1991, Freddie called his manager to discuss a public issue, and the next day he released an interview saying he had AIDS and two days later he died of bronconeumonia, what an irony!
Although he didn't win any specific music award he was in the list of the 100 more influential British people, released in 2002, and he was mentioned in the book "The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present".
Yes, Freddie was a brave man who was not afraid to tell the world who he was. He said: "I'm homosexual and I don't care what others say"; he was a rockstar, a fantastic singer and an idol. So now I ask you: was his sexual orientation an impediment? (pause) It wasn't, because it's not who you are but your actions the ones that define you. In his case, his musical career was his legacy and his contribution to the world's music history, these were the things he should be remembered
I'm going to speak about Freddie Mercury.
Freddie was a British musician and a composer, he was known for being the vocalist of the band "Queen". He was born in Guayarati, Zanzibar in September of 1946. The "Time Asia" magazine named him as one of the most influential hero for the Asian people in the last sixty years and continued being voted as one of the best singers of all times.
As a composer he wrote a lot of successful songs, such as " Bohemian Rhapsody", " Killer Queen", " Somebody to Love" and " We Are the Champions"; besides being the lead singer of Queen in the eighties, he launched his solo career in which he recorded two albums: "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona".
In November 22 of 1991, Freddie called his manager to discuss a public issue, and the next day he released an interview saying he had AIDS and two days later he died of bronconeumonia, what an irony!
Although he didn't win any specific music award he was in the list of the 100 more influential British people, released in 2002, and he was mentioned in the book "The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present".
Yes, Freddie was a brave man who was not afraid to tell the world who he was. He said: "I'm homosexual and I don't care what others say"; he was a rockstar, a fantastic singer and an idol. So now I ask you: was his sexual orientation an impediment? (pause) It wasn't, because it's not who you are but your actions the ones that define you. In his case, his musical career was his legacy and his contribution to the world's music history, these were the things he should be remembered