Queen. Freddie Mercury

In this outstanding biography, rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones, who accompanied the band Queen on many tours, explores the myths, rumors, and speculations revealing an unexpectedly modest and charming - the real Freddie. The biography is based on unprecedented access to key figures in Freddie's life, including his lovers, relatives, friends, colleagues, publishers, photographers, and producers, and features a meticulous approach to details and facts. The singer's birth in Zanzibar, his school years in India, the family's escape to London, the phenomenal rise of Queen, the last quiet years, and his tragically early death from AIDS.