Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of QueenHachette Books, 22.3.2011 - 432 sivua Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Is This the Real Life? draws on eyewitness testimonies -- former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends -- to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at work and at play. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world. Is This the Real Life? looks beyond Queen's public persona to shed light on the legendary band's four wildly divergent personalities, particularly lead singer Freddie Mercury's. |
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... songs together. 'The three of us would sit around his piano and sing,' says Patrick. 'A favourite, believe it or not ... singing, you can do it.”' Years later, Jer Bulsara recounted finding ideas for songs written on scraps ofpaper ...
... songs together. 'The three of us would sit around his piano and sing,' says Patrick. 'A favourite, believe it or not ... singing, you can do it.”' Years later, Jer Bulsara recounted finding ideas for songs written on scraps ofpaper ...
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... songs of the day, including, as Brian May recalled, 'a mixture of adapted soul stuff like Sam and Dave, and Otis Redding.' The group had also decided on a name, 1984, taken from the title of George Orwell's post-war novel. Brian and Tim ...
... songs of the day, including, as Brian May recalled, 'a mixture of adapted soul stuff like Sam and Dave, and Otis Redding.' The group had also decided on a name, 1984, taken from the title of George Orwell's post-war novel. Brian and Tim ...
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... songs in 1984, but there was no real direction. Brian and Dave liked The Beatles, and I was more into Chuck Berry and rhythm and blues, and I also took note of the soul stuff. I was always saying, “We must do stuff that people can dance ...
... songs in 1984, but there was no real direction. Brian and Dave liked The Beatles, and I was more into Chuck Berry and rhythm and blues, and I also took note of the soul stuff. I was always saying, “We must do stuff that people can dance ...
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... songs, including Cream's 'NSU', Sam and Dave's 'Hold On I'm Coming', Hendrix's 'Purple Haze', and Eddie Floyd's ... singer and its lead guitarist would become a sticking point later on, but in 1967, Tim and Brian were sufficiently in ...
... songs, including Cream's 'NSU', Sam and Dave's 'Hold On I'm Coming', Hendrix's 'Purple Haze', and Eddie Floyd's ... singer and its lead guitarist would become a sticking point later on, but in 1967, Tim and Brian were sufficiently in ...
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CHAPTER THREE A Happy Accident | 55 |
CHAPTER FOUR A Strange Vibrato | 94 |
CHAPTER FIVE These Silly Bastards | 138 |
CHAPTER SIX A Vultures Crotch | 167 |
CHAPTER SEVEN BoomBoom Cha | 202 |
CHAPTER EIGHT Four Cocks Fighting | 230 |
CHAPTER NINE Huge Plastic Falsies | 274 |
CHAPTER TEN Sweet Dreams | 306 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN A Ferrari in the Garage | 355 |
Acknowledgements | 394 |
Select Bibliography | 395 |
Index | 396 |
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