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Brian's letter, from the Winter 1991 edition of the Queen Fanclub Magazine.

Here's the text for those who find it difficult to understand the writing.

Wed. 27th Nov 91

3:00 Early morning

Dear folks,

This time I'm putting pen to paper for the 3 of us, John, Roger and myself. We have spent many hours together over the last few weeks and especially the last few days, and I think we feel very closely the same. We couldn't let this special magazine go out without a very special message of thanks to you, our wonderful friends ('fans' has never seemed quite the right word for you guys, (by which I mean ladies and gentlemen) who have been so incredibly understanding and supporting to us over the years). As you know by now, Freddie was fighting the terrible AIDS disease for many years, and for much of the time even we didn't know. For Freddie, his art and his friends were everything. He poured himself with huge vigour into both. He was determined that no hint of frailty should mar his music, or our music, or make life difficult for his friends. By refusing to concede anything to the illness, his amazing strength and courage enabled him to continue at full strength in making albums, videos, etc., even though it cost him more and more in private(?) pain. Life was already almost impossible for him while we were making the Innuendo album (After pacing himself very carefully during 'The Miracle' he hardly expected he would be alive for another.) By the time 'Days Of Our Lives' was being shot on video, he could barely stand. He never in our hearing complained about his lot, and never let despondency creep into his work. His voice seemed to get miraculously better and better. And he died without ever losing control. Freddie never wanted sympathy - he wanted exactly what you, Queen fans, gave him :- belief, support, and the endorsement of that strangely winding road to excellence that we, Queen, have tried to follow. You gave him support in being the outstandingly free spirit that he was, and is.

One final word. Whatever the despicable press may have made out, Freddie had nothing to be ashamed of. He lived life to the full, and was generous to everyone he came close to. His announcement, made by his own will only when he knew his fight was over, will, with our help and yours, be a major factor in persuading the public that AIDS is now EVERYONE'S problem. But Freddie, his music, his dazzling creative energy - those are forever.

Thank you all so much from us:-

Brian, Roger and John.

Video from where the new Freddie photos originated! You can watch it here. Thank you Moko for sharing it!

Some shots you've already seen around:

A shot of who I think is Dominique? Thank you @eileen-crys for pointing it out!

And the big prize for me... Brian and Chrissie wedding shots. Thank you Sandy for sharing!

Edit (as of 30 ish mins after posting): I took out the last one, I don't think it was Chrissie 🙈

if it not too much work could you maybe make a list of your fave queen interviews?? I really love your gifs and i always wanna see the interviews but sometimes i cant find them

ok so i went a bit overboard lmao theres like 60 links so im gonna put it under a read more 

Keep reading

i love them i love them i love them

I actually love Live at the Rainbow ‘74 outfit <3

Ok in an interview (maybe from 2011?) Brian was asked this; forgive the quality from his old, crusty website:

[in case you can’t see:

Question: What does QUEEN mean to you?

Brian: A White Queen and a Black Queen. Pleasure and Pride. Stress and Pain. A sword in my hand and a chain around my neck.]

There are a few things to unpack but...the two colored queens were always his thing with Freddie. Brian wore white nail polish, wrote “White Queen”, and often wore his white Zandra Rhodes outfit on stage, while Freddie wore black nail polish, wrote “March of the Black Queen”, and more often wore black outfits on stage. Fans used to paint their nails a certain color to support Freddie or Brian, so this color motif was only their thing.

Here’s what strikes me. First, Brian’s response to what Queen means to him is essentially “me and Freddie.” Second, this stopped being a real thing on stage by the mid-to-late 70s and I’d guess most casual fans don’t even know about this dynamic, especially nowadays, but it was the first thing to pop into Brian’s head. This dynamic meant so much to him. I am Emotional

This wonderfully heartbreaking editing is brought to you by The Show Must Go On (Official Q+AL documentary, 2019)

You’re welcome :))))

“I won’t be touring on my own or splitting up with Queen. Without the others - I would be nothing. The press always makes out that I’m the wild one and they’re all quiet, but it’s not true. I’ve got some wild stories about Brian May you wouldn’t believe!”

— Freddie Mercury, 1985