As a huge fan of Queen, I felt it was important to wish a happy birthday to one of the greatest rock stars and greatest voices of all time, Freddie Mercury.
But did you know his real name is Farrokh Bulsara? He was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens. He is considered to be Britain’s very first Asian mega rock star. In 2006, Time Asia named him as one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years.
Freddie Mercury would be 65 if he was still alive today. May you rock on in heaven, mate. Check out this awesome birthday tribute video that gives a wonderful insight on what Freddie was like in person and the brilliant musician that he was:
My favorite Queen song of all time is “Under Pressure,” as it was the perfect song to listen to when I was literally under pressure. What’s yours?
