[quote="pasha"]Фредди�еркьюри�е был геем� никогда�того не�ризнавал��го�клеветали���e��e��������� Fa���B����������1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British-Indian singer-songwriter, �nist, guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). As a performer, he was known for his four-octave vocal range.[1][2][3] As a songwriter, he composed many international hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "We Are the Champions" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love".
In addition to his work with Queen, he also led a solo career with moderate success, and was occasionally a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. Mercury, who was of Parsi descent and grew up in India, has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star."[4] He died of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV (AIDS)......
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Personal life
In the early 1970s Mercury had a long-term relationship with a girlfriend named Mary Austin (whom he had met through guitarist Brian May). He lived with Austin for many years. However, by the mid-1970s, the singer began an affair with a male record executive at Elektra Records; this ultimately resulted in the end of his relationship with Austin.[39] Mercury and Austin nevertheless remained close friends through the years, with Mercury often referring to her as his only true friend. In a 1985 interview, Mercury said of Austin, "All my lovers asked me why they couldn't replace Mary [Austin], but it's simply impossible. The only friend I've got is Mary, and I don't want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, that's enough for me."[40] He also wrote several songs about Austin, the most notable of which is "Love of My Life". Mercury was also the godfather of Mary's eldest son, Richard.[32]
By 1980, Mercury began to frequently visit gay bathhouses and clubs where he met many short-term partners.[41] By 1985, he began another long-term relationship with a hairdresser named Jim Hutton. Hutton, who himself tested HIV-positive in 1990,[42] lived with Mercury for the last six years of his life, nursed him during his illness and was present at his bedside when he died. Hutton also claims that Mercury died wearing a wedding band that Hutton had given him.[42]
Although he cultivated a very flamboyant stage personality, several sources refer to Mercury as having been very shy in person.[18][8][43] He also granted very few interviews. Mercury once said of himself: "When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man."[44]
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Sexual orientation
While some critics have suggested that Mercury hid his sexual orientation from the public,[4][18][52] other sources refer to the singer as having been "openly gay".[5][53] In fact, Mercury referred to himself as "gay" in a 1974 interview with NME magazine [54] On the other hand, he would often distance himself from partner Jim Hutton during public events in the 1980s.[42] A writer for a gay online newspaper felt that audiences may have been overly naïve about the matter: "While in many respects he was over�y queer his whole career ('I am as gay as a daffodil, my dear' being one of his most famous quotes), his sexual orientation seemed to pass over the heads of scrutinising audiences and pundits (both gay and straight) for decades."[55] John Marshall of Gay Times expressed the following opinion in 1992: "He [Mercury] was a 'scene-queen', not afraid to publicly express his gayness but unwilling to analyse or justify his lifestyle....It was as if Freddie Mercury was saying to the world, 'I am what I am. So what?' And that in itself was a statement."[55]
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