Back in his days, Freddie Mercury gave his fans unforgettable shows with Queen. But of course, with those shows and tours came a price. The effects of public image had not always been the best for the singer, apparently. In a recently surfaced 1984 interview, the rocker referred to himself as a manipulator. He explained:
“I feel that I am the manipulator, I can govern this. It’s like rock’n’roll is the drug, but you govern the drug and it’s one of those things. I would like to think that I’m in the very convenient position of ruling that thing. Otherwise it would be my downfall, and it would have happened a long time ago. Thank God I’ve got the intelligence to realise that you can only go so far. “
Rock and Roll is Like A Drug for Freddie
You probably heard of the trilogy sex drugs and rock’n’roll. In this case, Freddie’s drug is rock’n’roll. Although he has been involved in drug use, any kind of outside stimuli seemed less effective than rock music. He continued his words:
“I would hate to think that anything like that could ruin me. I don’t need outside stimulus. I don’t need to, because I feel that I have enough fantasy going on around me and within me.”
Even Rock Stars Can Be Lonely
Gaining thousands, even millions of fans, is not always enough. Freddie acknowledged that being a rock star might give the wrong perception to people since he has fans who listen to his music every day. Following the same interview, the singer said:
“You could be the most lonely person. You can be loved by so many thousands of people, yet you could be so lonely. And that makes it worse, because most people just think: How can someone like Freddie Mercury be lonely? He has the money, he has the cars, chauffeurs, the lot.’ In fact, sometimes, that kind of loneliness is the hardest to bear. You have to put on a persona, and I find it very hard to open up to people because I donʼt trust the buggers.”
