Introducing fred_fierce

[i_love_freddie]

“I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.”
― Freddie Mercury


So I have recently exchanged a message or two with fred_fierce – who is a man with many secrets. Not secrets I shall be revealing here, however. Sorry to disappoint anyone who was hoping for a few juicy details.

There were two things that struck me the most about him. The first was that he happens to share a name with my long time idol, Freddie Mercury (yes, I bet that came as a complete surprise!), and the second was that I can kind of see some of Freddie's attitude in him. An example, in his own words: Oh honey. You can't even handle my bio right now. Take it easy. I can easily close my eyes and hear Freddie say that with his adorable dreamy voice... sorry, just having a bit of a moment there.

Love him or hate him, I think almost everyone has at least heard of Freddie Mercury. Born on 5th September 1946, he was the front man of the British rock band Queen. Musician, singer and song writer, he was known for his powerful stage presence, and strong vocals over a four-octave range.

Some of the following words describe him perfectly:

Powerful
Incredible
A legend
Sensational
A genius
Eccentric
Flamboyant

“Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.”
― Freddie Mercury

Unfortunately he died young, and I never got a chance to see him perform live. I would have loved to meet him, because while he was far from perfect, the glimpses from interviews and the statements from people who know him make me think that he would have been an awesome person to know. I was surprised to read that he was actually very shy, much like many of us. And in a way, I see that as inspiration: if he can get up there and perform in front of the millions of people that came to watch their concerts, I can write this intro!

One of my favourite quotes from him is the following. It seems we share a similar sense of humour:

“Oh, I was not made for heaven. No, I don't want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people you're going to meet down there!”
― Freddie Mercury

In a way, no matter how famous we are or what we achieve, deep down we aren't all that different. That's true of myself, fred_fierce, Freddie Mercury, and everyone reading this. We are not that different, we all have our dreams and the ability to try and make them come true.

In the words of my hero: The show must go on!

Comments

[detafo.livejournal.com]

And people often wonder why I have the butterfly on my upper arm with rainbow wings and the iconic words 'my soul is painted like the wings of butterflies' ... with a few personal touches >.>

I was talking to one of the girls at LifeLine (yep, back there again!) and we were talking about the Kiss/Motley Crue concert I went to and she looked at me and said "Kiss are touring? Didn't the frontman die?? How do they handle that?"

Took me a few seconds to realise that she thought I was talking about Queen, and then I just began laughing...


Then there was the time Dad mistook me listening to Queen as me listening to Motley Crue (or perhaps it was the other way around... it was a rough time, I can't remember) but he has the excuse that we were driving home from Chemo treatment, so I can't get mad at him xD


And you forgot one of my favourite Freddie quotes...

"I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear!"

That and something from an interview from the 80s I think where he was going on about looking at images of himself from the seventies and going on about the nail polish and the long hair and blah blah blah and then saying "Would I do it all again? Absolutely! But I'd do it all differently!"

...every time I hear him say that, I'm like "stop lying, you fabulous twit... you would not. You'd do it all exactly the same. <3" xD





I .... have rambled for long enough.

[mrs-tribble.livejournal.com]

He so would as well... the fabulous, theatrical, wonderful tart that he was :)

[mrs-tribble.livejournal.com]

Your tattoo sounds wonderful.

I can't hear that song without crying my eyes out though...

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Hehehe... even for our generation (who never actually got to see them in concert) have so many Queen-related memories. It's awesome. :)

[mrs-tribble.livejournal.com]

I still maintain that Freddie was as close to perfection as a flawed human could ever be. I loved him then and I still love him now.

Who needs forever anyway?

[detafo.livejournal.com]

Close to perfection? He *WAS* perfection, because even perfection can be flawed, depending on a person's point of view....


he was just a musical prostitute, after all, my dear ;)

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

That's it exactly. He had his flaws, but that just made him more lovable.

[whipchick.livejournal.com]

Very cool to know more about Freddie Mercury! An acquaintance of mine performs circus skills as a Freddie Mercury impersonator - he's lovely to watch. http://www.marioqueenofthecircus.com/home.htm

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! :)

[ellierachael.livejournal.com]

I adore Freddie Mercury! I am so jealous that my parents got to see Queen live

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Me too! I would have killed to see the whole group performing the way they were in the early 80's!

[mrs-tribble.livejournal.com]

You know, I still remember the skit with Freddie and Kenny Everett. I think Kenny was being Sid Snot and Freddie came crashing in dressed up as the mother of all Fabulous Gay Police. Even though I was a kid and didn't understand what it was really about, it was still a bloody funny sketch, with Freddie doing That Pout and wiggling That Arse! Did I mention that I think he's one of the most beautiful looking men ever born?

Freddie and Kenny were great friends. I'm sure they're somewhere together drinking the bar dry and flirting with everybody they see :D

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Yep, probably... but in hell, not in heaven. :D

[sweeny-todd.livejournal.com]

Freddie Mercury is all sorts of awesome. an interesting read, indeed!

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[jem0000000.livejournal.com]

Very interesting parallels. :)

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[myrna-bird.livejournal.com]

Thanks for further clarification of the tie-in with Freddie Mercury and your champion. I am excited to see you back and look forward to reading him too.

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm happy to be back. :)

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

I can understand the bond here. If anyone declares him/herself a Bowie fan, i know we'll get along. :)

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Heh, it is amazing how things like this can bring people together. Two of my long time friends connected because of this entry, which I thought was pretty cool. :)

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Well told, I like all the parallels you drew between the three Freds/Freddies. :)

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I was really struggling with this entry at the beginning, but I'm pleased with how it turned out in the end. :)

[cheshire23.livejournal.com]

Voices don't get much dreamier, do they?

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

No, they absolutely don't. I could listen to his voice all day.

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

Oh honey. You can't even handle my bio right now. Take it easy.

I saw that too, and it cracked me the hell up. Funny AND reassuring at the same time!

Hope you'll both get a chance to know each other better as Idol goes on!

[i-love-freddie.livejournal.com]

It just seemed so Freddie-like! LOL.

That's the thing I love about Idol - I've met so many cool people since I started participating. :)