Freddie Mercury: The Biography (36 page)

becomes ‘Freddie Mercury’
39

see also
Mercury, Freddie Bulsara, Jer (mother)
2
–
3
,
7

FM award accepted by
259

FM’s death and
242
,
247

Parsee faith and
2
,
3
,
224

Bulsara, Kashmira (sister)
259

birth of
2

FM’s death and
247

Burbridge, Derek
125

Bush, Kate
139

Caballé, Montserrat
206
–
14
,
219
,
220
,
224
,
225
–
6
,
243
,
248
,
258

Cabaret
43

Cable, Robin
63
–
4
,
67

Caine, Michael
191

Caine, Shakira
191

Calvar, Geoff
54

Capital Radio
99
,
112
,
113

Capitol, Aberdeen
104

Capitol Records
164
,
168
,
194
,
235

Cardiff Castle
111

Carnon Downs Festival, Truro
52

Carreras, José
225

Cassidy, David
195

Catholic homophobia
252
–
3

Cavern Club
26
,
46
–
7
,
123

CBS
59
,
180

Chandler, Chas
12

Chant, Peter
131

Chaplin, Charlie
258

Charisma Records
59

Chesney, Chris
32

Chicago Bears
129

Christie’s
254

Cinderella Rockerfella, Leeds
72

Clark, Dave
112
,
195
,
205
,
240
,
241
,
242
,
254
–
5

FM’s death and
241
–
2

Clash
122
,
123

Cobbold, Lady Chryssie
ix
,
200

Cocker, Joe
14

Bohemian Rhapsody (video)
153

Cocobana, London
166

Collins, Phil
174

Commodores
137

Conroy, Paul
56
–
7
,
59

Coronation Street
168

Cousins, Robin
192
–
3

Coward, Noël
87

‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’
138
,
139
,
143
,
185

‘Crazy Tour’
141

Cross’s
257

Cumberland County Civic Center
128

Daleks
258

Damned
122

Dave Clark Five
255
;
see also
Clark, Dave

Day at the Races, A
113

de Burgh, Chris
70

De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley
54
–
8
,
65

Deacon, John Richard
61
,
65
,
73
,
78
,
96
,
97
,
164
,
174
,
256
–
60

‘Another One Bites the Dust’
147
,
179

awards and
149
,
204

becomes engaged
90

electronic engineering degree attained by
64

FM’s death and
242
,
243

FM’s ill health and
229
,
233
,
238
,
243

Freddie Mercury Tribute concert and
244
,
248
–
52

joins Queen
49
–
50
,
51

marriage of
90
,
110

Music Life poll
and
149

Queen audition of
49

Queen joined by
49
,
51
–
2
,
153

Radio Ga Ga
video and
168
–
9

songwriting debut of
86

‘You’re My Best Friend’
111

Deane, Derek
ix
,
139
–
40
,
170

‘Death Row’
19

Decca
59

Dee, Kiki
112

Depp, Johnny
260

Def Leppard
248
,
249

DHL
141

Diana, Princess
191

Dickinson Bruce,
ix
,
177
–
9

Dire Straits
184

discography
see
albums (FM); albums

(Queen); singles (FM); singles

(Queen)

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
174

Doctor Who
258

Dolezal, Rudi
236

Dominion Theatre
195
,
202
,
233
,
259
,
262

‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’
112

‘Don’t Stop Me Now’
135

Donati, Danilo
136

Dorchester Hotel, London
110

Dovedale Towers Banqueting Halls,

Liverpool
23

Duran Duran
174
,
212

Dylan, Bob
184

‘Each and Every One of Us’
202

Eagling, Wayne
ix
,
138
–
40
,
169
–
70
,
191
,
244

Ealing Technical College and School of Art (‘Ealing Art College’)
11
,
12
,
14
,
15
,
20
,
27
,
138

‘Earth’
16
,
20
,
21

Earthband (Manfred Mann)
112

Edinburgh Festival
111

Edmunds, Dave
123

Edney, Spike
ix
,
172
–
3
,
181
,
184
,
200
,
260

Electric Ladyland Studios
107

Elektra Records
66
,
71
,
84
,
125
,
148
,
160

‘eleventh Commandment’
253

Elizabeth II
124

Elliott, Joe
ix
,
248
,
249
,
250

Ellis, Terry
233

Elstree Studios
102

Elton, Ben
259

Emanuel, David
191
–
2

Emanuel, Elizabeth
ix
,
191
–
2

EMI
62
,
65
–
70
,
79
–
80
,
94
–
6
,
131
,
139
,
157
,
160
,
194
,
235

Queen’s Award to Industry received by
136
–
7

‘Emotions in Motion’
160

Essex, David
ix
,
67
,
87

Estadion Universitano, Monterey
153

Ethancourt, Romulo
152

Everett, Kenny
98
–
9
,
112
,
113
,
218

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ promoted by
98
–
9

‘British Eurovision Violence Contest’ and
143

death of
144

‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’
244

Ewell Technical College, Surrey
48

‘Exercises in Free Love’
205
,
208
–
9
,
211

Extreme
249

Fairweather-Low, Andy
112

Falklands War
157

‘Fallen Priest, The’
220

Family
14

Fanelli, Joe
117
,
140
,
146
,
148
,
171
,
182
,
202
,
235
,
237
,
240
,
242
,
247

Farm Arena, Harrisburg
84

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
155

‘Fat Bottomed Girls’
132
–
3
,
135

Featherstone, Roy
65
–
6

Feldman Music Company
65

Fish
ix
,
196
–
8
,
201
,
212
,
250

Fishburn, Dudley, MP
ix
,
255

Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth
14

‘Flash’
136

Flash Gordon
(album)
143
,
148

Flash Gordon (film)
136

Japanese première of
149

‘Flash’s Theme’
148

Fleetwood Mac
153

‘Football Fight’
136

Foster, Jodie
164

Foster, Nigel
12

Fowler, Ronnie
79
–
80

Fox, Sam
198

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
167

Frankie Miller’s Full House
112
,
115

Franklin, Aretha
243

Freddie Mercury Album, The
256

Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness
248
–
52

Free
14
,
21
,
38
,
260

Freestone, Peter
140
,
148
,
182
,
188
,
202
,
226
,
235
,
239
,
240
,
242
,
247

Freyer, Fritz
21

‘Friends Will Be Friends’
196

Frost/Nixon
261

Furie, Sidney J.
191

Gabriel, Peter
48

Gallagher, Rory
137

Gallop, Jeremy
32

Gambaccini, Paul
244

Game, The
145

Garden Lodge
183
,
203
–
4
,
209
,
212
,
214
,
221
,
224
,
227
,
228
,
234
,
235
,
239
–
41

becomes FM pilgrimage
254

distraught fans flock to
243

FM dies at
242
–
3

FM moves into
144
–
6
,
190
,
202

FM renovates
146

FM’s official statement given at
241

FM’s parents’ visits to
224

FM’s will and
247
–
8

JH becomes gardener at
214
,
224

JH moves into
190
,
202

JH ordered to quit
247
–
8

living arrangements at
202
,
235
,
247

MA inherits
247

MA moves into
247

‘Mad Hat’ party held at
204

press decamp to
240
,
241

previous owners of
145

tranquillity at
227

gay rights
252
–
3
,
256

gay scene
107
,
114
,
118
–
20
,
129
,
132
,
141
,
142
,
154
–
5
,
158
,
159
,
166
–
7
,
171
,
172
,
180
,
192
–
3
,
194
,
203
,
256

Geldof, Bob
174
,
181
–
2

Genesis
48
,
59

GK Films
261
,
262

glam rock
48
,
67
,
82
,
88

Glitter, Gary
67

Globo Television
180

‘God Save the Queen’
124
–
5

Goffin and King
64

‘Going Back’
64

‘Golden Boy, The’
220
,
224

Golders Green Hippodrome
72

Goldsmith, Harvey,
104

‘Gonna Make You a Star’
87

Goose Productions
125
,
142

Gorham, Scott
ix
,
114
,
119
–
22
,
186

Government Hospital, Zanzibar
2

Gowers, Bruce
101
,
110
,
125

Grant, Peter
95

Gray, Richard
229

‘Great Pretender, The’
64
,
205
,
207
–
8
,
256

Greatest Flix
153

Greatest Hits
(Queen)
69
,
153
,
236
,
246

Greatest Hits II (Queen)
240

Greatest Pix (Lowe)
153

Grishanovich, Nicolai
218

Grose, Mike
ix
,
35
–
8
,
40
–
1
,
48
,
153

Groucho Club, London
233

Guinness Book of Records
148

Guns N’ Roses
249

Gurnett, Jo
ix
,
99
,
144

Hair
125

Halford, Rob
141

Halfords
133

‘Hammer to Fall’
172
,
185

Hammersmith Odeon
74
,
104
,
142
,
243
,
246