Freddie Mercury held onto nothing. Whatever he had was meant to be ours, too. And so his entire life was a process of giving-away. He didn’t give it to us in dribs and drabs, he did not moderate how much to reveal, how much to save for himself. He flung it at us with open hands. It was the only thing to do. It is the only thing to do if you are an artist, but very few understand it at the level that Freddie Mercury understood it. Nothing he owned (his genius, his talent, his voice) was his, and his alone. It was ours too. He did not resent that we felt ownership in him. He did not hold himself back purposefully in order to tease us, or disappoint us on purpose, reminding us that he was in charge. We did not need reminders. We always knew he was in charge.
If you are born with a gift, then the only thing to do is to devote your entire life to giving it away.
Freddie did.
Nobody else like him, before or since.
“This song is dedicated only to the beautiful people here tonight”
Hee hee.
Love him!
His talent is transcendent. I’ve said before that I find something almost otherworldly about his talent.
I know – I love that line! I remember watching this concert on TV back in the day.
The shots from behind, of Freddie giving and that huge crowd rapturously accepting, are still thrilling.
Yes Freddie just absolutely OWNED live-aid. Sheila, when you say otherworldly, well let’s face it-A Parsi born in Zanzibar and schooled in India somehow ends up London and becomes one the world’s greatest stars. It would be more believable to me if he actually was just dropped into Earth from another planet. His only instruction from the mothership:Show the humans what a rock star should be.
Dg – I love your comment!!
The first music played at our first boy-girl party. I still love him.
He’s the greatest! Love that he was the accompaniment to your first co-ed party.