An intimate account of freddie mercury s life by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Episode 26 was recorded backstage at the freddie mercury birthday party in montreux where we finally got to speak to freddie s former personal assistant peter phoebe freestone. Oct 01, 2001 this is not freddie mercury by freddie mercury, this is the account of the man through the eyes of its author and close friend, peter freestone. Freddie mercury was with his partner jim hutton for the final seven years of his life. This will be a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the man who knew freddie mercury best. Interview 2014 with peter freestone about queen in the netherlands. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more. Freddie mercurys close friend and personal assistant peter freestone talks to me about his friendship with freddie, about mary austin and was.
He became freddie s personal assistant in 1980 and travelled the world with him. He spent the first six years of his life south of london and started nursery school at lushington hall in south india. Many fans want to get to know more about the lesser known aspects of freddie s life, and freestone caters for this. I was freddie s chief cook and bottle washer, waiter, butler, secretary, cleaner and agony aunt. Peter remained with freddie mercury until freddie s death in 1991, travelling with him all over the world, not only as an employee but as his best friend and close confidante.
Freddie and i were seated on the side of the stage enjoying ourselves when elton stood up from the piano seat and said this is for melina, the poor cow and then proceeded to sing im still standing. Author peter freestone was freddie mercury s personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Nov 18, 2016 legendary queen frontman freddie mercury, one of the greatest and most charismatic rock performers of all time, died 25 years ago, on nov. The next 24th november will be the twentieth anniversary of freddie mercurys death and if he were still with us, today, the great freddie was 65 years old. From the left sitting are joe fanelli and jim beach. An intimate memoir of the flamboyant queen singer by the man who knew him best. So it comes as no surprise that this man has been given an insight into this incredibly talented mans life that not many can boast. Sep 07, 2006 but his attitude was im not going to let this thing beat me. Paperback edition of the intimate memoir by freddie mercury s personal assistant. Freestone or phoebe as he was nicknamed by freddie was freddies assistant who lived inhouse and went on tours, making arrangements, buying and preparing clothes and costumes for the band, arranging refreshments etc. This is a very good and very interesting book to read for all freddie mercury s fans. Read freddie mercury paperback edition by peter freestone available from rakuten kobo. The story of what happened after the death of freddie. How much did the queen star leave him and why did mary austin get millions more and the house.
Peter freestone, not really seen in this pic with a shirt that has alot of flowers on it jim hutton in white, freddie mercury, in yellow suite jim beachs wife, mary austin in black and peter straker, also wearing black. Zpevak slavne skupiny queen freddie mercury za sebou nechal nesmazatelnou stopu, dodnes je vniman jako jeden z nejlepsich vokalistu popularni hudby vsech dob. Telecharger freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001. A conversation with peter freestone 1272015 youtube. The book arrived on the 2nd of august and i just finished reading it.
He obviously gets paid to do so, but at the end of the day he is helping to keep freddie s memory alive, and he is not doing any harm to queen or queens reputation. This is the most intimate account of mercury s life ever written. The story of what happened after the death of freddie mercury kindle edition by evans, david, freestone, peter. In that time, peter found himself in the midst of many interesting scenarios, many of which are chronicled in his book. Read ebook freddie mercury pdf by peter freestone online i have very mixed feelings towards. Peter freestone interview the real freddie mercury. Oct 08, 2018 episode 26 was recorded backstage at the freddie mercury birthday party in montreux where we finally got to speak to freddie s former personal assistant peter phoebe freestone. Diane moseley conference with peter freestone freddie mercury.
Peter freestone was freddie s personal assistant for many years. A widelyacclaimed, celebrity studded account of the tragicomedy that was freddie mercurys outrageous life. Freddie mercurys royal recipes freddiemercurysroyalrecipes. Writing in his autobiography, freddie s friend peter freestone said the couple hit it off immediately. Freddie mercury s personal assistant and friend peter freestone has told how the musician stopped taking the medication keeping him alive two weeks before his death because he wanted to be in. The friendship between freddie and peter began instantly and peter started working for queen in november 1979 before becoming freddie s personal assistant in 1980. Best friend, personal assist and biographer of freddie mercury. Ben klenke freddie mercury by peter freestone is excellent, probably my favorite. Freddie mercury ebook by peter freestone with david evans published october 1st, 2001 by omnibus press format.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading freddie mercury what he left behind. He decided to come off his aids medication three weeks before he died. He stayed with freddie mercury until his death in 1991. As part of the promotion of the never boring and the special edition releases of the mr bad guy and barcelona albums, freddie s former pa peter freestone will be in the uk doing interviews and speaking to the press. But i think freddie knew when it was the time to let go. Freddie mercury 2001 read online free book by peter. I was working at the royal opera house in london doing costumes. Vince aka the one that got away was one of freddie s short flings, but declined to give up his job to join freddie on tour. Here freddie mercury clubs post about their relationship.
Peter phoebe freestone answers questions from fans as well as posting personal memories and photos from his many years as freddie s personal assistant. From the famous names including elton john, kenny everett, elizabeth taylor and rod stewart to the shadowy army of lovers, fixers and hangerson, peter freestone saw them all play their part in the tragicomedy that was freddie mercurys life. I noticed how skeletal hed become only on the morning of his last birthday. Join facebook to connect with peter richard leslie freestone and others you may know. Peter is the coauthor of two books on freddie mercury. Click download or read online button to get freddie mercury book now. Peter freestone and david evans tie up many loose ends and recall freddie s last days in 1991 and recount details of the events which followed queens lead singers death involving the people and places freddie loved and favoured. Freddie mercury girlfriend after getting aids lie revealed. Peter freestone met freddie mercury for the first time in october 1979, and their friendship began a month later when peter started working for queen. Freddie mercury by peter freestone overdrive rakuten.
Peter freestone was freddie mercurys personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Im always trying to learn more about freddie mercury. Freddie mercury s longtime assistant and best friend, peter phoebe freestone, recalls a crazy night out with the queen star in the 80s. Peter freestone lived with him, in europe and america, for over a decade. Freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback.
Freddie mercury s former pa and closest confidante has told nme he hates the idea of a new queen film, as he doesnt want to see the singers death portrayed on screen peter freestone was. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you. At the helm of the show is peter freestone, a man who had the distinguished honor of being freddie mercury s personal assistant, and very good friend. Official freddie mercury birthday party september 5th, 2020 update. Peter freestone was born on january 8, 1955 in surrey, england. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read freddie mercury. Freddie mercury stopped taking aids drugs two weeks before. The final part of the story of freddie mercury, one of rock n rolls most unforgettable and most talented creative forces. An interview with peter freestone freddie mercurys. Heartbreaking book excerpt details how freddie mercury.
Contact details for booking peter at your next queen or freddie fan event. In the lead up to the australian tour, queen and freddie mercury fans will have the chance to prepurchase rare merchandise and limited spots on private vip events with peter. Freddie mercury s rare intimacy photo with his secret. Dec 26, 2014 interview 2014 with peter freestone about queen in the netherlands. I acted as his bodyguard when needed and in the end, of course, i was one of his nurses. While i would agree that some parts are a little on the slow side, this book, for me, is a wellaccounted insight of the man that was freddie mercury. Peter freestone has updated his blog with his 95th set of your questions. He lived with mercury in london, munich, and new york, and was with him when he died. This is not freddie mercury by freddie mercury, this is the account of the man through the eyes of its author and close friend, peter freestone. Peter freestone was freddie mercury s personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. I just received this book today from amazon and havent started reading it yet.
This is the most intimate account of freddie mercury s life ever written, by an author who was freddie s chief cook and bottle washer, waiter. Freddie mercury book by peter freestone thriftbooks. Freddie mercury s groundbreakingly brave statement about aids just 24 hours before his death. Freestone lived with mercury in europe and america for over a decade. Part of the proceeds realized from the sale of this book will be donated to charity organization the mercury phoenix trust. I travelled the world with him, i was with him during the highs and came through the lows. Mercury and me by jim hutton is good but has upset some because of the level ofmore freddie mercury by peter freestone is excellent, probably my favorite. Paperback edition of the intimate memoir by freddie mercurys personal assistant. Peter, who lived and worked with freddie mercury for over 12 years from 1980 to 1992, was with the star and village people band member david hobo when the singers drink was spiked. Peter, who lived and worked with freddie mercury for over 12 years from 1980 to 1992, was with the star and village people band. He is an extremely bright positive light to this day.
Authors talk a life, in his own words book listen to how they put the new book together. Written by peter freestone, a person who knew freddie mercury very well, as he was involved with freddie mercury on a daytoday basis for twelve years, as a personal assistant. Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four octave vocal range. Peter freestone lived with him in europe and america for over a decade. Freddie mercury by freestone, peter 2001 paperback peter freestone. Read freddie mercury by peter freestone free online. An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best ebook written by peter freestone.
Peter freestone queen, freddie mercury, music, band. Was freddie mercurys drink spiked on a night out with the. Diane moseley conference with peter freestone freddie mercury memorial day 9. Peter phoebe freestone was born in surrey, england on 8th. A widelyacclaimed, celebrity studded account of the tragicomedy that was freddie mercury s outrageous life. He lived with mercury in london, munich and new york, and he was with him when he died. The book is a unique work full of favourite dishes, accompanied by photographs, and also a variety of short stories and memories of peter freestone cooking for freddie mercury. He also visited garden lodge regularly during the last year of freddie s life. An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best, said. Did roger taylor blame peter freestone for freddie mercury. Freddie mercurys lovers who broke his heart and the. Peter freestone we really appreciate the direct support. Freddie mercury download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
David evans is the author of several books including a tribute book of interviews with friends and colleagues of his friend freddie mercury. On this occasion peter covers footwear, clothing, stage costumes, memories and elvis presley. He lived with mercury in london, munich and new york, and was with him when he died. Freddie mercury paperback edition ebook by peter freestone. New paperback edition of the bestselling biography of the flamboyant frontman of the group queen. Freddie loved barbaras straightforwardness although unlike freddie, barbara expected to be treated like a. In this book, the most intimate account of mercury s life ever written, he reveals the truth behind the scandalous rumours, the. From the west 50s apartment in new york to the kensington mews house where mercury died n. Interview 2014 with peter freestone about queen in the. Jan 07, 2010 from the famous names including elton john, kenny everett, elizabeth taylor and rod stewart to the shadowy army of lovers, fixers and hangerson, peter freestone saw them all play their part in the tragicomedy that was freddie mercurys life. The whole world knew the musical genius, the master of the stage. Freddie mercury s closest friend hits out at idea of a new.
An intimate account of freddie mercurys life by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. Freddie mercury by peter freestone, paperback barnes. Mercury and me by jim hutton is good but has upset some because of the level of personal detail it includes, especially when he describes freddie s death. I was wondering if anyone had read it and what their opinions were about it. Peter freestone was freddie mercury s personal assistant from 1979 until freddie s death in 1991. A widelyacclaimed, celebrity studded account of the tragicomedy that was freddie mercury. Read freddie mercury by peter freestone for online ebook. The following article is what his personal assistant peter freestone, who has dedicated him the book titled freddie mercury. Mister mercury written by peter freestone with david evans peter freestone worked for queen for three years before becoming freddie mercury s personal assistant in 1982. The paperback edition of the biography of the flamboyant frontman of the group queen. Download pdf mercury an intimate biography of freddie. Kdo zna roli petera freestonea v zivote freddie mercuryho, tusi, co muze ocekavat, a bude spokojen. This is the most intimate account of mercurys life ever written. Telechargez ou lisez le livre freddie mercury by fre.
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