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Contents 1 Topic? 2 Quote vs. Quotation 3 Sexuality 4 Federico Benitez 5 This is an "A" article 6 New Edits 7 "There Must Be More To Life Than This" 8 Images (once again) 9 Jim Hutton 10 freddie mercury was born from persian parents - not indian 11 Indian Vs Persian argument again?!

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[edit] Topic?

hey, how's this an india-related topic? granted the man's indian, but his impact exceeds india and was more global. besides, he wasnt that thrilled with being Indian either. such a project should focus on people whose legacy mostly affected India, such as Gandhi, Syed Ahmed Khan, Ramanujan, etc. not people in the diaspora. put Tony Kanal in the project too, and i'll buy this.

[edit] Quote vs. Quotation

I can't edit this page because I'm not a member, and this is only a minor detail, but the verb is to quote and the noun is quotation. So the section in this article would be correctly named "Quotations about Freddie Murcury" not "quotes about freddie.."

[edit] Sexuality

How come he is classified as both gay and bisexual? DavidJJJ 19:12, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Because there's a controversy over his orientation. A lot of sources cite him as "openly bisexual," yet many others say he's gay, especially because of the "daffodil quote." I think the controversy should be noted in the article with sources of both assertions, and his category changed to "LGBT" to reflect the uncertainty. LeaHazel : talk : contribs 10:00, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

so is he gay or bi???? i dont get it...............

he is sexual, he had sexual relationships with men and women through his whole life, so he wasn't 100% gay, bisexual would be more appropriate.

[edit] Federico Benitez

"Freddie Mercury was born Federico Benitez in the city of Mexico City..." I don't think this is correct, I don't see any sources for this.

[edit] This is an "A" article

This does not read like a "B" article. Go to the nominations page for further discussion.138.67.44.86 04:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

See #Assessment— miketm - Queen WikiProject - 05:16, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes this is a total GA candidate, one of the best written articles of this type I've seen here. (I'm not a hardcore fan, either.) 172.147.227.44 14:03, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

It still needs some work.— miketm - Queen WikiProject - 15:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the people above that this reads like an "A" article. I think that it was designated a "B" article quite a while ago and that it has really improved a lot. I am not saying that it could not be improved. It is pretty good though. 138.67.44.38 03:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Edits

In terms of edits, I felt that the "World's First Persian and Indian Rock Star" section was too awkward. If you cannot even agree on ethnicity (I think that 90% of the people on here do agree that he was Indian), then this should be removed. It is ridiculous to point out the fact that he was the first rock star to be something undefined. Another suggestion is that the word "powerful" be removed from the intro. I agree that this is an subjective word that does not belong in an encyclopedia article. Oh yeah, I also think that "Influences" belongs under the songwriting section. It was too awkward to have it there alone. Another edit involves the addition of a new quote. Some people suggested that the article read too much like a fan page, so I put a more controversial, less glowing quote. Maybe you can think of some others. My goal for the quotations is for them to give insight into Freddie Mercury as an entertainer/musician. 67.190.44.85 23:09, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "There Must Be More To Life Than This"

Hello everybody! While looking about more info about this song on Google I've arrived to this article... then I've managed to track down the source of this addition: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury&diff=26593416&oldid=26580681 My problem is that I was looking for information about this song because I've just listened to it on Pandora, which means that the song has been released! Moreover, while listening to it, it didn't seem that there were any other vocals besides Freddie's (Michael Jackson is however well known, so his voice can be easily recognized). Can anybody clarify this piece of information? Thanks! --Vlad|-> 17:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey Vlad, I can clear this up. The track you heard on Pandora is likely the solo Freddie version of "There Must Be More To Life Than This" off of his album Mr. Bad Guy. The Michael Jackson version has not been officially released, but the demo version has leaked onto the Web. Suigi 17:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images (once again)

Interesting picture, the one with Freddie at colleage, never seen it before, thanks for adding that one (even if it is a bit small). Can someone please add the one with him striking that pose at Wembley? He is very much associated with his 'tache and poses/theatrics on stage, so that pic would be very representetive. Maybe also add the black and white of him in the white shirt and black tie from 1990? MatteusH 19:53, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jim Hutton

I read his book a long time ago. IIRC, when it came out, the Queen Fan Club disavowed the book, stating that Jim was out to swindle as much money as he could from Freddie, and that Freddie never cared about him that much.

I was surprised to find parts of his book as references, when it's nothing more than mere tabloid gossip, not worthy of being considered on Wikipedia.

[edit] freddie mercury was born from persian parents - not indian

excerpts from other sites and VH1 was one of them. just do a google search.

"Born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, in Zanzibar to Persian parents"

"Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on Thursday September 5th 1946 on the small spice island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were both Persian."

It should be changed...

Irooni83 06:03, 28 March 2007 (UTC)Sohail

they were Parsis dumbass. look at his birth certificate and read his official bios. "Persian" refers to "Parsi" from India. Not the "iranian persian" your talking about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.221.1.187 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Indian Vs Persian argument again?!

The Persian/Indian argument regarding Freddie Mercury was settled ages ago. The final consensus was to call him British in the intro and recognize the fact that he is considered both the first Indian and first Persian rock star in his legacy section. Please read archived talk pages before bringing up age old arguments and edit wars. Klymen 11:32, 6 April 2007 (UTC)