'Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted'
Spectator
'No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury'
The Times
'Truly definitive, truly Freddie, an energetic, entertaining and essential account'
Sir Tim Rice
'This book grabs you with its opening, then builds. Insight and anecdote in perfect harmony'
Simon Napier-Bell
'At last a massive tribute to a massive talent'
Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel
This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury, written by award-winning rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones, who toured widely with Queen and formed lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those who were closest to Freddie from childhood to death, Lesley-Ann has written the most in-depth account of one of music's best loved and most complex figures. Meticulously researched, sympathetic, unsensationalised, the book focuses on the period in the 1980s when Queen began to fragment, before their Live Aid performance put them back in the frame. In her journey to understand the man behind the legend, Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India.
Packed with exclusive interviews and told with the invaluable perspective that the twenty years since Mercury's death presents, Bohemian Rhapsody is the most up-to-date portrait of a legendary man.
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: Jones, Lesley-Ann
LESLEY-ANN JONES is a British biographer, novelist, broadcaster and keynote speaker.
She honed her craft on Fleet Street, as a newspaper journalist.
Recent works include RIDE A WHITE SWAN: THE LIVES & DEATH OF MARC BOLAN, and FREDDIE MERCURY: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY, published by Hodder & Stoughton in hardback, paperback, Kindle and audiobook. The latter appears in the USA as MERCURY by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, and exists in many translations, including Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Japanese & Lithuanian.
She is the mother of three children, with whom she lives in London.
WHAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS SAYING ABOUT 'IMAGINE':
'Real, Surreal, and uniquely Chilling!'
DR BRIAN MAY CBE, rock star & astrophysicist
'ROCK STARS! Check. MURDER! Check. SEX! Check. What's not to like? Lesley-Ann brings the rock'n'roll lifestyle alive in this page-turner.'
NODDY HOLDER MBE, rock star, actor, producer, presenter
'Rock hard, rock soft, and everything in between. It's all here between the 'sheets' … Enjoy!!!'
SUZI QUATRO, rock legend
'What a read! This book is funny, frightening, and terrifyingly accurate. It feels like I know everyone in it.'
ED BICKNELL, former manager, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Bryan Ferry, Gerry Rafferty, & Head of William Morris Endeavour Europe
'A brilliant read that captures the infamous rock star psyche beautifully.'
DR JULIA JONES, Musicologist
'Do you remember where you were the day John Lennon died? LESLEY-ANN JONES WAS RIGHT BLOODY NEXT TO HIM. An amazing story told in an amazing way. Unputdownable.'
SIMON NAPIER-BELL, fabled manager of The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Japan, Wham!, George Michael & Sin?ad O'Connor
'A superb mixture of truth and nothing-like-the-truth. IMAGINE is the best possible combination you can have in any read.'
RICK WAKEMAN, musician and Grumpy Old Man
'An irresistible Rock'n'Roll cocktail of fact and ficton, expertly mixed. Take one sip and prepare yourself for a ‘lock-in’ … '
KIM WILDE, Pop Star & 80s icon
'Lesley-Ann Jones has written a first-time classic. She extricates the glam out of every piece of grunge in this rock'n'roll myth-fest. IMAGINE broke my heart, and rebuilt it again, until it became like a favourite song: repeating over and over in a dreamlike paradise.'
LEO SAYER, singer songwriter
www.lesleyannjones.com
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No one has captured better than Lesley-Ann Jones the magical, enchanting dualism of Freddie Mercury. (The Times)
Lesley-Ann Jones asserts that Freddie Mercury's was a "big, extravagant, multifaceted life", and the rock journalist has certainly done a sterling job of documenting it here. (Daily Telegraph, Australia)
'A timely update coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Queen and the 20 years since their frontman's death'. (The Sun)
Exactly the sort of tribute Mercury himself would have wanted ... full of perceptive and moving insights. (Spectator)
Rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones is lucky enough to have known the man. She toured widely with Queen and formed lasting friendships with the band. It took a while for everyone to open up, but she eventually gained access to Freddie's colleagues and friends, and so we have this thoroughly researched portrait of the man behind the rock legend. (Brisbane Times)
