Peter Freestone was Freddie Mercury's Personal Assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich and New York, and he was with him when he died. In this book, the most intimate account of Mercury's life ever written, he reveals the truth behind the scandalous rumours, the outrageous lifestyle and Mercury's relationships with men, women and the other members of Queen. From the famous names - including Elton John, Kenny Everett, Elizabeth Taylor and Rod Stewart - to the shadowy army of ...
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Peter Freestone was Freddie Mercury's Personal Assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich and New York, and he was with him when he died. In this book, the most intimate account of Mercury's life ever written, he reveals the truth behind the scandalous rumours, the outrageous lifestyle and Mercury's relationships with men, women and the other members of Queen. From the famous names - including Elton John, Kenny Everett, Elizabeth Taylor and Rod Stewart - to the shadowy army of lovers, fixers and hangers-on, Peter Freestone saw them all play their part in the tragi-comedy that was Freddie Mercury's life. Freestone lived with Mercury in Europe and America for over a decade. From the East 50s apartment in New York to Kensington Lodge, the house in London where Mercury died - not to mention innumerable international hotel rooms and apartments in between - Freestone was always on hand to serve and protect the man he had first met in the Biba department store in the early 1970s. Then, Queen was a largely unknown band. Soon it would be the most glitzy of glam rock bands. Freestone saw the fame arrive and with it the generosity, the excess, and the celebrity friends who came and went. "I was chief cook and bottle washer, waiter, butler, valet, secretary, amanuensis, cleaner, baby-sitter... and agony aunt," he writes. "I shopped for him both at supermarkets and art markets, I travelled the world with him, I was with him at the highs and came through the lows with him. I saw the creative juices flow and I also saw the frustration when life wasn't going well. I acted as his bodyguard when needed and in the end, of course, I was one of his nurses." Freestone's best-selling account of a talented and extravagant star's life and death is compelling, entertaining and ultimately, very touching.
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Edition:
First UK paperback edition of this Omnibus Press edition
Publisher:
Omnibus Press
Published:
2001
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15590042316
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Near fine. Near fine condition. Omnibus Press, 2001. First UK paperback edition of this Omnibus Press edition. Small format paperback (a couple of small scratches, creases and nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book. 256pp including Cast list, epilogue. A collectable book.
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Good Condition in Good jacket. 9780711978010. Mercury, Freddie. VG/Good+ 1st edition 2000 Omnibus hardback, unclipped DJ, terrific cover photo with black background, colour photo section. Almost 3cm tear to top rear corner of DJ, otherwise VG and bright, unmarked throughout, immediate dispatch Size: 25 cm. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Mercury, Freddie; ISBN: 0711978018. ISBN/EAN: 9780711978010. Dewey Code: 782.42166092. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 083215.
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Good Condition in Good jacket. 9780711978010. VG-/Good+ 1st edition 2000 Omnibus hardback, unclipped DJ, terrific cover photo with black background, colour photo section. Blank front free end-paper removed, mild corner bumps and very small lower front corner tear and creasing along same area of DJ else VG and unmarked, immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0711978018. ISBN/EAN: 9780711978010. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 079457.
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Collectable-Near Fine Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780711978010. Near Fine/VG 1st edition 2000 Omnibus hardback, unclipped DJ, terrific cover photo with black background, colour photo section. Light surface wear along DJ edges else near fine, bright and unmarked, immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0711978018. ISBN/EAN: 9780711978010. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 079562.
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Published:
1999
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English
Alibris ID:
16691368001
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