Brian May has revealed what Queen’s first interactions with Freddie Mercury were like
The guitarist Brian May revealed an impasse with Freddie Mercury during the time they were in the band queen. During the podcast The special red guitarpublished on October 29, the musician told in detail how his first meetings were with the singer, who died in 1991 and who marked the history of rock.
Brian’s first impression of Freddie was marked by the singer’s boldness. “When we [Brian e outros integrantes do Queen] She met Freddie, he was already, in her mind, a star. He was extravagant, dressed like a celebrity. He was a born artist.”
“When we first worked with him he was irritating because he was moving from side to side and shouting a lot. So we thought, ‘Is this going to work?’. Not everyone liked it. A lot of people thought he was rude, but at the same time interesting and fun time,” he also said.
For him, despite Freddie’s vocal talent, the singer’s transformation emerged during the recordings of his first songs and continued throughout his career.
Brian commented: “At that time, he wasn’t yet the singer we know today. What happened is we went into the studio, we made a demo of some songs, and when Freddie heard his voice he said, ‘Don’t I like it, I’ll do it again.’ And he did it all again until it was the way he wanted it. He became very aware of what his voice sounded like and quickly transformed into the singer he wanted to be.
Finally, he also explained the replacement of Queen’s vocals with the addition of Adam Lambert, in the re-recording of some of the band’s songs: “It’s very difficult for any singer to be in Freddie’s place, and Adam’s attitude was of the like, ‘OK, I’ll be in his place, but I’ll do it my way,’ and I respect that.”
Check out Brian May’s full interview for the podcast, in English
Source: Terra
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