“I don’t want people to say they’ve seen me on the streets and I act the same way as when I’m on stage. No, no, no, they’ve got to see that a person can change. That’s the talent within. That’s what makes you something special. You can’t portray the same elements that you do on stage, at home in your kitchen, in your household. You have to become a different person so that you can build up to that stage persona, so that it becomes special.”
Freddie Mercury, In His Own Words
A beautiful close-up photo of Freddie. The original is with Peter Straker, November 1986 (Peter’s 43rd birthday)