Freddie Mercury: The Biography (39 page)

‘It’s a Hard Life’
171

‘A Kind of Magic’
194
–
5

Live in Rio
204

penguins featured in,
237

‘Play the Game’
145

‘Princes of the Universe’
194

Queen controls rights of
131

Queen finances
131

Queen redefines
102

‘Radio Ga Ga’
165
,
168

‘Scandal’
230

‘The Show Must Go On’
240

Top of the Pops
and
101
–
2
,
240

‘We Are the Champions’
125

‘We Will Rock You’
126
–
7

Musicland Studios, Munich
137
–
8
,
143
,
157
,
161
,
165
,
181
,
190

Nash, Robin
79

National Theatre (NT)
195

‘Need Your Loving Tonight’
148

Nelson, Jack
61
–
2
,
65
,
71
–
2
,
80

Nene Valley Railway
230

New London Theatre Centre,
125

New Musical Express (NME)
79
,
101
,
124
,
133

New Wave
122
–
3
,
177

News of the World
(album)
126
,
132

News of the World (NOTW) (newspaper)
204

‘Night Comes Down, The’
55

Night at the Opera, A
103
,
105
,
106
,
110

Nijinsky,
123
169
–
70

NME,
79
,
101
124
,
133

‘No I Can’t Dance’
170

NOTW
204

‘Now I’m Here’
91
97

Nureyev, Rudolph
225

Nutz
81

Oasis
257

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
22

O’Donnell, Chris
ix
,
115
–
19
,
123
,
129

Old Grey Whistle Test, The (OGWT)
68
–
70
,
105
,
251

Olivier, Lady
ix
,
195
–
6

Olivier, Laurence (Lord)
ix
,
195
–
6

Olympic Games (1992)
206
–
7
,
217
,
224

Olympic Studios
120
–
1

‘One Vision’
191

Only In It for the Money
29
,
31

Osbourne, Ozzie
177

Oscar (cat)
180
,
186
,
202

Oscars,
87
161
,
220
,
251

Paige, Elaine
220
–
1

Parker, Alan
161

Parker House Hotel, Boston
85

Parsee faith
2
,
3
,
224

Peel, John
102

Petersen, Colin
34

Pheasantry, London
65

Pike, Tony
ix
,
187
–
90
,
213
–
16
,
224
–
6
,
247

Pikes Hotel, Ibiza
187
–
90
,
212
,
214
,
216

‘Pinball Wizard’
30
,
44

Pink Floyd
14

PJ’s, Truro
14
,
35
,
40

Place du Marché, Montreux
258

Platters
205

‘Play the Game’
145

Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh
111
PNE Coliseum, Vancouver
146

‘Polar Bear’
21
,
54

Poliedro de Caracas, Venezuela
152

Polydor
59

Powell, Andy
ix
,
48

Prenter, Paul
117
,
127
,
140
,
148
,
154
,
155
,
183
,
211
–
12
,
239

Presley, Elvis
67
,
138

press
75
,
90
,
147
,
200

apartheid and
171
,
196

FM’s death and
242
–
3

FM’s ill health and
204
–
5
,
214
,
218
,
225
,
227
,
231
,
233
,
234
,
235
,
240
–
4

FM’s official statement to
241

FM’s will and
247

gay rights and
252
,
254

homophobia of
218
,
225

hostility of
78
–
9
,
83
,
86
,
89
,
218
,
231
,
233
,
240
–
2

PR and
134

Queen statement to
243
,
244

see also
music press

Pretenders
142
,
220

Pretty Things
43
,
102

‘Princes of the Universe’
194

Procol Harum
126

promo videos
see
music videos psychedelia
10
,
66

Puddifoot, Doug
68

‘Purple Haze’
12

Queen (band)
1
,
19
,
21
,
42
–
3
,
256
–
60

albums of
see
albums (Queen)

anti-apartheid and
171
–
5
,
196
,
261

awards and
135
,
149
,
204

biggest UK music-act status of
262

as a brand
262

celebrity guests of
248
–
9

debut album of
60
,
62
,
65
,
67
–
9
,
71
,
82

documentary about
127
–
8

fans of
2
,
57
,
83
,
89
,
93
–
4
,
107
,
112
,
117
–
18
,
125
,
128
,
132
–
3
,
135
,
138
,
145
,
147
,
151
,
152
,
157
,
158
,
161
,
165
,
168
,
187
,
198
,
199
,
217
,
221
,
250
,
257
,
259
,
263

film music written by
143
,
148
,
190
,
194
,
196

FM biopic and
1
–
2
,
260
–
3

FM joins
27

FM’s ambitions/vision for
36
–
8

FM’s ill health and
233
,
235
–
6

Freddie Mercury Tribute concert and
244
,
248
–
52

glam rock and
48

Halloween bash of
133

Imperial College gig of
40

JD joins
49
–
50
,
51

Mercury Phoenix Trust set up by
252

Mitchell joins
41

Music Life poll and
149

music videos by
see main entry

Musicians’ Union fine of
174

naming of
35
–
9
,
41

OGWT
and
68
–
70
,
105
,
251

Peel’s view of
102

post FM
246
–
63

post-Wembley rave of
198

PR and
39
,
68
,
70
,
103
,
134
,
241

promo videos and
see
music videos

Radio Ga Ga
video and
168
–
9

reunion
259
–
60

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of
259

‘Royal Family’ of
135

singles of
see
singles (Queen)

South African controversy and
171
–
5
,
196
,
261

splitting-up rumours surrounding
200
–
1

Staffell leaves
34

Sun’s Britain’s Best Live Act (1974)
89

total global record sales
262

TOTP and
79
,
88
,
101
–
2
,
115
,
158
,
240

tours of
52
,
69
,
71
–
6
,
77
–
95
,
100
–
5
,
106
–
10
,
115
–
23
,
126
–
30
,
132
–
6
,
141
,
146
–
52
,
158
,
160
,
171
–
5
,
177
,
178
,
181
–
2
,
187
,
195
–
201
,
206
,
230
,
234

2005–
9
line up of
259
–
60

Queen
(debut album)
60
,
62
,
65
,
67
–
9
,
71
,
82

Queen II
(album)
71
,
80
–
4
,
86
Queen Fan Club
254
,
255

‘extras’ hired through
125

Queen, The
(film)
261

Queen at the Beeb
230

Queen at the Castle (gig)
111

Queen Films Ltd
131
,
261

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

(Queen) Greatest Hits II
240

Queen Music Ltd
131

Queen Productions Ltd
131

Queen at the Rainbow
101
,
110

Queenies
257

Queenmania
94
,
149

Queen’s Park, Bolton
22

Quinlan, Donald
ix
,
252
–
3

‘Radio Ga Ga’ (single)
165
,
167
,
168

Radio Ga Ga
(video)
168
–
9

Radio Luxembourg
68

Radio Merseyside (BBC)
253
–
4

Radio One (BBC)
66
,
68
,
74
,
105
,
112
,
162
,
163
,

Rainbow Theatre, London
83
,
89
,
101

Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Stockholm
196

Raymond, Alex
136

Reaction
13
,
35

Read, Mike
229

Real Madrid
187

Reay, Dr Ken
ix
,
37

Record Plant Studios
148
,
164

Reid, John
95
–
6
,
98
,
115
,
126
–
7
,
214

Reizner, Lou
16
,
51

‘Relax’
167
,
168

Renshaw, Christopher
259

Revolution Club, London
16

Reynolds, Burt
110
,
183

Rhodes, Zandra
ix
,
80
–
1
,
83
–
4
,
88

Rice, Sir Tim
ix
,
87
,
220
–
1
,
223
,
244

The Lion King and
220

RIAA
262

Richard, Sir Cliff
ix
,
174
,
195
,
198
–
9
,
202
–
3
,
217
,
222

Richards, Dave
151

Richardson, Tony
164

Robertson, Brian
115

‘Rock in Rio’ (tour), Rio de Janeiro
176
–
8

Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire
85

‘Rockin’ All Over the World’
184

Rodgers, Paul
260

Rolling Stone
262

Rolling Stones (Stones)
10
,
18
,
44
,
62
,
102
,
199
,
200
,
252

1969 Hyde Park concert of
111

Ronson, Mick
250

Roof Garden, London
198

Rose, Howard
115

‘Rose Marie’
106

Rossacher, Hannes
236

Rossi, Francis
244

Royal Albert Hall
14
,
191

Royal Ballet Company, London
138
–
41
,
191

Royal Mail
258

Rumbling Turn, Liverpool
26