[hotseatoflove]

few press clicks and back to sound check. The famous Japanese silk cosmos shirt of Deacon!

[roger-taylors]

Queen in New York film rushes, '74

[hotseatoflove]

EMI party 1977

[rushingheadlong]

Queen performing 'Las Palabras de Amor' on Top of the Pops (1982)

[lilyko233]

Happy Dragon Boat Festival！

端午节安康！

[itsqueenhun]

John explaining how he’s going to take over the world

[radioroger]

it's all about the hand positioning

[moonwalkingdrummer]

Roger: I really think that bass line is going to add to the song

Brian: yeah it’s gonna give it a distinct sound, it’ll be great

John: *chokes on pizza* bass line? What bass line?

Brian:

Roger:

Freddie:

Freddie: darling, I hope you’re joking

John: no, I don’t remember any bass line-

Brian: WHAT

Roger: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DONT REMEMBER THE BASS LINE

Brian: YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO FORGET THAT

John: IM SORRY

Roger: WE’RE GONNA GO BANKRUPT

Freddie: Roger—

Roger: THE BAND’S GOING TO GO BELLY UP. IM GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO DENTIST COLLEGE AND ADMIT TO MY PARENTS THAT IM A WASHED UP MUSICIAN

Freddie: Roger—

John: guys guys it’s gonna be fine. How hard can it be to remember a bass line? *2 days later* Brian, in the studio surrounded by resignation letters, tissues, coffee mugs, a shattered lamp, and a broken bass: what dimension is this

Freddie, quaking: I don’t know

John: *on the floor sobbing as he plucks random strings on his bass* Roger: NO THATS NOT IT EITHER

John, crying: please let me go—

Roger: NO, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THE BASS LINE

John: *wails from the abyss*

Roger: REMEMBER??? It went like “ding ding ding di-ding ding ding” or something, PLEASE JOHN—

John: *curls into a ball while still plucking the strings* David: *walks in the studio*

David:

David:

David: um… is everything—

Freddie: *violent eye twitch* David: you know what, never mind

[moonwalkingdrummer]

Brian: *trying to communicate with a rabid raccoon at 2am* Roger: *filming* Freddie: *eating popcorn and observing* John: *holding the phone fully prepared to call 999*

[apoc4lypiovarium]

He was a icon.

[crackerbox-palace-resident]

Queen the sitcom pt 14

“John had always been quite careful with his choice of cars, mostly settling for Volvos, but after Rio he decided to treat himself to a Porsche. Shortly after buying it he went to see Phil Collins at the Albert Hall, and joined him for a few drinks after the show. He was stopped for speeding later that night in The Mall, notorious for police vigilance and justifiably so as it is the ‘front drive’ for Buckingham Palace. He was breathalysed, failed, fined £150 and banned from driving for twelve months. Needless to say, he sold the Porsche.”

[abbilovesqueen]

[hotseatoflove]

Somehow we forgot Deacon was 34 at LiveAid. Quite young man tbh

Full of whimsy and fun ✨

Also he didn't get a memo about band look 😂

Thanks to freddie_mercuryfire IG

[crackerbox-palace-resident]

“Freddie was also a special guest at the Japanese opening of the musical Cats, but wasn’t actually told he was guest of honor. He turned up late to discover the whole performance had been held up for him. When asked, on his return, how the trip [to Japan after the magic tour] had been, Joe Fanelli said, ‘Shopping with Freddie is like hitting yourself on the head repeatedly with an ice pick. It feels so good when you stop.’”

Queen As It Began 1992

[hotseatoflove]

Criminally underrated light blue outfit of Deacon 💙 and curls

Credit freddie_mercuryfire IG by Michael Nendels

[crackerbox-palace-resident]

Queen the sitcom pt 15

“Freddie and his personal assistant, Joe Fanelli, went back to the Dominion that evening to watch a performance of the show [Time, a 1986 musical], arriving backstage early to have a chat with Cliff Richard. They watched the first half of the show from the wings. As it was coming to an end, Freddie decided he wanted to sell ice-creams during the interval. ‘I did try and point out it wasn’t one of his better ideas,’ says Joe. ‘Especially as he wouldn’t have a clue what a pound coin looked like, so how on earth was he going to make sure the people paid the right price and were given the correct change?’ Freddie’s solution was simple: ‘I bought the whole lot, so I wouldn’t have to charge anyone anything,’ he said. He donned a white coat, took his tray of ice-creams and walked out into the audience. At first no one had a clue who he was and he happily wandered around, handing out the ices. Then he got bored and began to throw them: ‘He was hurling ice lollies and tubs and Cornettos all over the place,’ continues Joe. ‘They were landing in people’s laps, on their heads, it was chaos. Some people even threw them back!’ Eventually, supplies exhausted, Freddie retired backstage, to thunderous applause, as by now almost everyone in the theatre had realized who he was.”

Queen as it began 1992

[gluttons-for-punishment]

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy on Top Of The Pops (1977)

[foggycatgarden]

Freddie Mercury performing at Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 1978. Photo by Barry Schultz.