Future Rock God Freddie Mercury
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- Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on the island of Zanzibar.
- When he was ten, Freddie became a table tennis champion at his boarding school.
Young Freddie at School
- Freddie, an art school grad, designed Queen’s logo based on the band’s zodiac signs– fairies to represent himself, a Virgo, two lions for Leos Roger and John, and a crab for Brian, a Cancer.
- Brian May’s signature guitar, called “Red Special,” was hand built by the young guitarist and his engineer father in 1963.
- Brian May, who’d abandoned his doctoral thesis in astrophysics to become a guitarist, finally earned his PhD in 2007, 36 years after he’d started his thesis. In 2008 Dr. May was named Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
- Roger Taylor’s first band was called the “Bubblingover Boys.”
Roger Taylor as a Young Lad
- John Deacon hoped to work in electronics when he grew up.
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posted on 6:07 pm on 5/20/09I’m guessing that these are all true. This is the best quiz/trivia lesson! I never knew how interesting each member is. Unbelievable. Thanks so much, you guys rock!!
posted on 10:29 am on 5/21/09