Interviewer: Is this album an ‘ego trip’ for you?
Freddie Mercury: “You can call it what you like, I just wanted to do it ‘my way’”
Interviewer: How much of it is ‘personal’ material?
Freddie Mercury: “Well, in the end, what comes out is me. Tne torture, pain, frivolity, tongue in cheek!”
Interviewer: What is your attitude to life?
Freddie Mercury: “Basically, just having a good time”
Interviewer: 80,000,000 Queen albums sold worldwide – what makes you want to go on?
Freddie Mercury: “I can’t cook and I’m not a housewife! It’s just in my blood, a nervous energy that I have. It’s still my work, and there’s a lot of challenges still to come”
Interviewer: Is this solo album like starting a new career?
Freddie Mercury: “No – it’s just a bit on the side”
Interviewer: What did you do on the album apart from singing?
Freddie Mercury: “I played piano and synths”
Interviewer: Why didn’t you use very well known musicians on the album?
Freddie Mercury: “I used the best of the session guys, because a whole bunch of musicians doesn’t make a good song”
Interviewer: Do you write songs with specific meanings?
Freddie Mercury: “No, not always. A song can mean anything. But I’m a true romantic and a very loving person, and I think that comes out in my songs”
- Freddie Mercury
Extract Interview 1985, CBS Internal Conference
👉 April 29, 1985
Freddie Mercury released ‘Mr. Bad Guy’, first solo album in the UK/Europe
Reached number 6, on chart for 23 weeks, achieved Gold status.
📷 April 1985, Sydney, Australia
Official Press Conference –
‘Mr. Bad Guy” is Freddie Mercury
(during ‘Works!’ Tour)
