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Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury Lesley-Ann Jones 1st/1st

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Type
Biography
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Features
Dust Jacket
Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
ISBN
9781451663952
Book Title
Mercury : an Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
Publisher
Touchstone
Item Length
9.1 in
Publication Year
2012
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Lesley-Ann Jones
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Composer & Musician
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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Revealing and intimate, based on more than 100 interviews with key figures in his life, this is the definitive biography of Queen front man Freddie Mercury, one of pop music's best-loved and most complex figures. A revealing, intimate look at the man who would be Queen. As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury's unmatched skills as a songwriter and his flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. But despite his worldwide fame, few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering façade. Now, more than twenty years after his death, those closest to Mercury are finally opening up about this pivotal figure in rock 'n' roll. Based on more than a hundred interviews with key figures in his life, Mercury offers the definitive account of one man's legendary life in the spotlight and behind the scenes. Rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones gained unprecedented access to Mercury's tribe, and she details Queen's slow but steady rise to fame and Mercury's descent into dangerous, pleasure-seeking excesses--this was, after all, a man who once declared, "Darling, I'm doing everything with everyone." In her journey to understand Mercury, Jones traveled to London, Zanzibar, and India--talking with everyone from Mercury's closest friends to the sound engineer at Band Aid (who was responsible for making Queen even louder than the other bands) to second cousins halfway around the world. In the process, an intimate and complicated portrait emerges. Meticulously researched, sympathetic yet not sensational, Mercury offers an unvarnished look at the extreme highs and lows of life in the fast lane. At the heart of this story is a man...and the music he loved.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
1451663951
ISBN-13
9781451663952
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127406597

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mercury : an Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Composer & Musician
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Author
Lesley-Ann Jones
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
" Mercury goes beyond the glittering faade to get an unvarnished look at Queen's rise to fame, the loves of Mercury's life and his fraught relationship with his conservative past, creating a complete portrait of this magnetic musician." --MetroSource, Jones's band history proves to be the ultimate fan's resource: she thoroughly documents the development of each album's release, promotion, reviews, and infamous tours-including the background and production of their classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' In this exhaustively enjoyable read, Jones combines her own detailed research with the brutal honesty of family and friends, media and music insiders, bandmates and bedmates., Jones documents the band's rise to international superstardom and digs deep into Mercury's past via 100 new interviews with those closest to Mercury…A must-read for any Mercury, Queen or rock fan…a truly intimate portrait., In Mercury , Lesley-Ann has gone out of her way to make sure the full array of Freddie is captured in the book with honesty, accuracy and impartiality. You get the good and the bad, just like Freddie wanted., " Mercury goes beyond the glittering façade to get an unvarnished look at Queen's rise to fame, the loves of Mercury's life and his fraught relationship with his conservative past, creating a complete portrait of this magnetic musician." --MetroSource, Mercury goes beyond the glittering façade to get an unvarnished look at Queen's rise to fame, the loves of Mercury's life and his fraught relationship with his conservative past, creating a complete portrait of this magnetic musician.
Lccn
2012-017271
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092 B
Lc Classification Number
Ml420.M389j66 2012
Copyright Date
2012

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  • by 2020buyit
    30 Jul, 2019Top favourable review

    Freddie was bigger than life. This book is better than most.

    A very in depth account of Freddie's life by a reporter who traveled with Queen on tour. She became friends with the band. The book is honest, sweet, shocking at times, chronologically accurate. It made me laugh and cry.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: alibrisbooks

  • by dawilba
    12 Oct, 2016

    FREDDIE, " THE KING OF QUEEN"

    This book is an inside look at where Queen came from. The drive, ideas, music, inspirations and much more. I could not put this book down. The author and all involved in their recollections and contributions are first hand. It's an amazing, dreamlike life of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. A Must read for any rock fan.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: thrifttaco

  • by shady883
    25 Jul, 2019

    I an not far inti the book but find it very interesting.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: rockymtntext

  • by raydeis_0
    18 Dec, 2020

    Freddie Mercury

    Great read- great condition-great product!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by michyb71
    23 Aug, 2018

    Great book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: hipqueen8

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