I know exactly when I met Queen. It was the early 2000s, when the Swiss Becca Modern Ballet performed "The Dance of Life" in Shanghai. The music used throughout the show was by Queen, while the costumes were designed by Italian designer Gianni Versace (founder of the Versace brand). The final piece, Show Must Go On, was a shocking video clip of the late principal male dancer of the dance company and the performance of the live dancers. Then I realized: Freddie Mercury, Gianni Versace and the lead dancer of the Becca Dance Company were all gay and died when the show came to Shanghai. Freddie and Becca's male lead died of AIDS, and Gianna Versace was shot by a neurotic gay.
The theme of the show, "The Dance of Life", is undoubtedly a tribute to these deceased people and the best speech to their lives: these three talented men, all in their respective fields, use their unique imagination and overflowing In his short life, he left a splendid performance that amazes the world.
At that time, I was already a conscientious white-collar worker. I liked to use Lisa Ono to relax my emotions. I no longer had the frivolity and nameless anger of the college days, and I no longer like to bathe in the storm of rock music.
But Show Must Go On became my new theme song. Whenever I have a major setback, I listen to Show Must Go On twice.
Empty spaces - what are we living for? Abandoned places - I guess we know the score On and on! Does anybody know what we are looking for? Another hero - another mindless crime Behind the curtain, in the pantomime Freddie Mercury's vision is epic General. Like the ancient Greek tragedy, it has a concise and dignified aesthetic and an inevitable premonition of the tragedy of life. Perhaps it is this power, this ability to unleash a sense of life's inner tragedy in rock's ultimate affirmation of life, that makes him so unique. His deep awareness of the tragic nature of life and his unyielding spirit make his music the battle song of countless losers.
My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies Fairy tales of yesterday, will grow but never die I can fly, my friends! Tears come to my eyes every time I hear this, peace and strength in a tragic purification— This kind of power is like the grass finally sticking out its head from the frozen field, the tiny, but the most essential power that comes from the root of life that heralds the coming of spring.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" seems to have no skill in shooting, and it almost tells the story of Freddie Mercury's life from an immigrant youth to a Live Aid concert. Aside from the terrific cinematography at the beginning, the entire film is an incredible reenactment of the legendary life of Freddie Mercury with Rami Malek's convincing performance - I always thought the final Live Aid part would use Mercury's video footage, but Rami's performance It's perfect and complete, almost as heart-wrenching as Mercury's own show. (The real Mercury is much taller and mightier than Rami, but there can't be another Mercury, even Hollywood can't make a real replica).
Mercury, who died in 1991, is arguably the last generation of rock legends. The rock and roll inspired by the "Beat Generation" in the 1950s was the battle song of the American anti-Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and the youth "counter-culture movement" in the 1960s. By the time it took the stage, its original pioneer had fallen:
The guitar god Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. London, tranquilizers (drugs). 28 years old.
Gates band Jim Morrison died on July 3, 1970. Sudden heart attack related to drug and alcohol abuse, Paris. 28 years old.
Janis Joplin died on October 4, 1970. Hollywood, drugs. 27 years old.
By 1970, Bob Dylan had completed his most important work, the Beatles had disbanded, and the Rolling Stones were about to complete their last major album, Exile on the mainstreet. In the second half of the rock legend, Queen from London, American Bruce Springsteen and U2 from Ireland are on the way.
Rock music is undoubtedly the music of youth, and it is undoubtedly the music that burns life. Alcohol, drugs and sex are its food. Except for "smart" rockers like Bob Dylan and Cohen, almost all rockers can't escape the trap of alcohol and drugs (not that those two haven't tried), except for the brains needed to create music The hyperactivity of the cortex, the constant excitement required for rock concerts, especially tours, is also inseparable from alcohol, an effective fuel. And rock's inner spirit of absolute freedom seems to require rocker to adopt the same attitude in life. Ignoring social norms and indulging in alcohol, drugs, and sex without restraint, this may be a free hoax or a sacrifice.
The rock death list of the 80s and 90s includes:
In 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by a mentally ill fan
Led Zepplin drummer John Bonham died of an alcohol overdose in 1980
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994
1995 The Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia dies of an alcohol overdose
In the lyrics, rock music can be said to be deviant and do everything. Mercury sings in "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Mom, I killed a man, put a gun to his head, pulled the trigger, and now he's dead. Mom, life has just begun but I've threw it away In the back of your head. Mom, I don't want you to cry, if I don't come back by this time tomorrow, you have to live..." The Gate Band even killed their father and mother in the song "The End": "He walked down the corridor. , he came to the door, father - what, son? I want to kill you. Mother, I want to..." And there are countless songs to kill themselves. You would think that the lives of these singers are not known what kind of hardships, in fact, Mercury's father worked for the British colonial agency in East Africa. He spent his childhood in the house of relatives in India, almost belonging to the privileged class. Listening to early American rock music on the radio, at the age of 12 had formed a band of his own. At the age of 17, he returned to his parents' home in East Africa, and soon East Africa began to have an independent revolution, and their family who worked for the British had to escape to the United Kingdom - this period can be said to be the only disturbing experience in Mercury's life. And Jim Morrison of the gate grew up in a family of a U.S. Navy admiral. Apart from witnessing a car accident in his childhood, he really had no terrible experience. Therefore, the extremes and darkness in their lyrics can be understood as the artist's sensitive soul's exploration of the depths of human nature, and perhaps there are also elements of unconventional and grandstanding. However, the various abnormal deaths of the Rockers also seem to prove that people are always unconsciously living out their own stories .
After Mercury's death, he left most of his estate, including copyrights and real estate, to Mary. He also left his chef £500,000, personal assistant £500,000, driver £100,000 and Jim Hutton £500,000.
According to his will, his ashes were handed over to Mary, who chose a secret address for burial. So far, only Mary knows where his ashes are buried. His home at 1 Logan Place in London is occupied by Mary and her family. Its outer wall became Mercury's unofficial altar, and over the years fans came to worship and leave notes. As if he could read the words.
Freddie Mercury died of pneumonia caused by AIDS in 1991.
Seven years ago, in 1984, a well-known Frenchman also died of AIDS. He was the famous philosopher Michel Foucault. Foucault devoted his life to studying the transgression of social norms (and its consequences, how societies regulate and punish individuals) and how societies define abnormal groups such as neurosis, abnormal sexual orientation, and crime.
Foucault believed that man is not born to be himself, but defines himself through continuous action. As Mercury says repeatedly in the movie: I want to become the person I always meant to be.
And he had done it.
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