Ìíå íå õîòåëîñü â ïîçäðàâèòåëüíîì ïîñòå î Ôðåääè ïèñàòü î ãîëóáîé íåçàáóäêå, - ïîñåìó ðîäèëñÿ ýòîò ïîñò.
ß ïðîñìîòðåëà ïî÷òè âñå èìåþùèåñÿ âèäåî è àóäèîèíòåðâüþ Ôðåääè Ìåðêüþðè è ìíå î÷åíü õî÷åòñÿ ïîäåëèòüñÿ ñ âàìè òåì, êàêèì íåîáûêíîâåííûì ÷åëîâåêîì îí áûë. Ïðèâåäó âûäåðæêè èç åãî èíòåðâüþ, êàñàþùèåñÿ åãî ëè÷íîé æèçíè, êîòîðóþ îí äåðæàë çà ñåìüþ ïå÷àòÿìè è ëèøü èçðåäêà ãîâîðèë î ñåáå, à òàêæå åãî ñëîâà î ñåáå, êàêîâ îí íà ñàìîì äåëå.
Ïèòåð Ôðèñòîóí, áèîãðàô Ìåðêüþðè âî âñåõ ñâîèõ èíòåðâüþ ïîñòîÿííî ñêàòûâàåòñÿ ê îäíîé ôðàçå :" Ôðåääè ÄÂÀÆÄÛ ÎÔÈÖÈÀËÜÍÎ ïîäòâåðäèë ñâîþ íåòðàäèöèîííóþ îðèåíòàöèþ. Â èíòåðâüþ æóðíàëó "SUN" è â èíòåðâüþ "The New Musical Express", 1974 ãîäà.
ÑÌÎÒÐÞ ÝÒÈ ÓÊÀÇÀÍÍÛÅ ÁÈÎÃÐÀÔÎÌ ÈÍÒÅÐÂÜÞ ÔÐÅÄÄÈ.
 èíòåðâüþ "The New Musical Express" áûëà ïðîèçíåñåíà ôðàçà "I'm as gay as a daffodil" / "ÿ òàêîé æå ãîëóáîé, êàê æåëòûé íàðöèññ". Ôðàçà, êîòîðàÿ áûñòðî ïðåâðàòèëà æåëòûé íàðöèññ â ãîëóáóþ íåçàáóäêó.
À âîò ÷òî ãîâîðèò Ôðåääè îá èíòåðâüþ â SUN, â èíòåðâüþ 1984 ãîäà íåìåöêîìó æóðíàëó Music Express îí çàÿâèë:
ÔÐÅÄÄÈ:
"...You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has brought me world idolisation and millions of pounds. But it's prevented me from having the one thing we all need: A loving, ongoing relationship./ Âû ìîæåòå èìåòü â æèçíè àáñîëþòíî âñå, íî ïðè ýòîì îñòàâàòüñÿ ñàìûì îäèíîêèì ÷åëîâåêîì. È ýòî ñàìûé ãîðüêèé âèä îäèíî÷åñòâà. Óñïåõ ïðèíåñ ìíå ìèðîâóþ èäîëèçàöèþ ( ïîêëîíåíèå) è ìèëëèîíû ôóíòîâ ñòåðëèíãîâ.Íî âñå ýòî ïðåïÿòñòâîâàëî ìíå â îáëàäàíèè òåì, â ÷åì âñå íóæäàþòñÿ Ýòî - ëþáîâü è äëèòåëüíûå îòíîøåíèÿ
As quoted in "Rock On Freddie" (1985)
ÔÐÅÄÄÈ:
"...Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately lonely? That is awful beyond words.
I'm so powerful on stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man. / Ìîæåòå ëè âû ñåáå âîîáðàçèòü, ñêîëü ýòî óæàñíî, êîãäà òû âñåãî äîñòèã, è ïðè ýòîì îñòàåòåñü îò÷àÿííî îäèíîêèì? Ýòî óæàñíî, âíå âñÿêèõ ñëîâ. ß íàñòîëüêî ìîùåí è ýíåðãè÷åí íà ñöåíå, ÷òî ÿ, êàæåòñÿ, ñîçäàë ìîíñòðà. Êîãäà ÿ âûñòóïàþ, ÿ - ýêñòðàâåðò, âñå æå âíóòðè ÿ - àáñîëþòíî äðóãîé ÷åëîâåê.
As quoted in "Rock On Freddie" (1985)
Î òîì, êàêîé Ôðåääè, ÷òî îí ëþáèò, êîãî îí ëþáèò è ÷òî åìó äîðîãî, ÷åì îí æèâåò, ê ÷åìó ïðèçûâàåò - ðàññêàçûâàþò åãî ïåñíè. Âñå ðàññêàçàíî â ïåñíÿõ, íóæíî òîëüêî ñëóøàòü âíèìàòåëüíî, âñå - â íèõ.
Åñëè ãîâîðèòü î åãî ëè÷íîé æèçíè, î òîì, êîãî îí ëþáèë, òî
Ôðåääè íàïèñàë ìíîãî ïåñåí, ïîñâÿòèâ èõ ñâîåé ëþáèìîé æåíùèíå. Â íèõ îí äàåò ñâîå èíòåðâüþ íàì. Îäíà èç òàêèõ ïåñåí - "Love of my life", ÿ ïîïðîáîâàëà åå ïåðåâåñòè:
"Love of my life" / Ëþáîâü âñåé ìîåé æèçíè
Love of my life - you've hurt me / Ëþáîâü âñåé ìîåé æèçíè - òû ïðè÷èíÿåøü áîëü ìíå,
You've broken my heart and now you leave me / ìíå ñåðäöå ðàçáèâ, òåïåðü óõîäèøü ïðî÷ü îò ìåíÿ
Love of my life can't you see / Ëþáîâü âñåé ìîåé æèçíè - òû íå çàìå÷àåøü..
Bring it back, bring it back / Âåðíè ñ÷àñòüå íàçàä, âåðíè ñ÷àñòüå íàçàä!
Don't take it away from me / Ïðîøó, íå îòíèìàé åãî ó ìåíÿ
Because you don't know - / Íå çíàåøü òû,
What it means to me / êàê ìíîãî çíà÷èò îíî äëÿ ìåíÿ.
Love of my life - don't leave me / Ëþáîâü âñåé ìîåé æèçíè, - îñòàíüñÿ!
You've stolen my heart and now desert me / Òû ïîõèòèëà ìîå ñåðäöå è òåïåðü ïîêèäàåøü ìåíÿ
Love of my life can't you see / Ëþáîâü âñåé æèçíè ìîåé, òû íå çàìå÷àåøü
Bring it back, bring it back / Âåðíè ñ÷àñòüå íàçàä, âåðíè ñ÷àñòüå íàçàä!
Don't take it away from me / Ïðîøó òåáÿ - íå îòíèìàé åãî ó ìåíÿ
Because you don't know - / íå çíàåøü âåäü òû, êàê ìíîãî
What it means to me / çíà÷èøü äëÿ ìåíÿ
You will remember - / Òû âñïîìíèøü,
When this is blown over / êîãäà âñå ÷óâñòâà ïðîéäóò,
And everything's all by the way - / è âñå óæå ñòàíåò óæå äíåì â÷åðàøíèì -
When I grow older / è äàæå ñîñòàðèâøèñü -
I will be there at your side to remind you / ÿ áóäó ðÿäîì ñ òîáîé, ÷òîáû íàïîìíèòü òåáå
How I still love you - I still love you / êàê ÿ ëþáëþ òåáÿ - âå÷íî ëþáëþ.
Back - hurry back / Âåðíèñü, ïîñïåøè, âåðíèñü êî ìíå
please bring it back home to me / ïðîøó, âîçâðàòè ìíå âíîâü...
Because you don't know / ïîòîìó ÷òî òû äàæå íå çíàåøü ,êàê
What it means to me / ýòî âàæíî äëÿ ìåíÿ.
Love of my life /Ëþáîâü âñåé ìîåé æèçíè,
Love of my life ... / ñ÷àñòüå ìîå..
ïåðåâîä: askarbinka
"One Year Of Love" / Îäèí ãîä ëþáâè
Just one year of love / Âñåãî îäèí ãîä ëþáâè
Is better than a lifetime alone, / ëó÷øå, ÷åì âñÿ æèçíü â îäíè÷êó..
One sentimental moment in your arms / Îäèí ÷óâñòâåííûé ìîìåíò â òâîèõ îáúÿòèÿõ
Is like a shooting star right through my heart, / êàê ïàäàþùàÿ çâåçäà â ìîå ñåðäöå
It's always a rainy day without you, / áåç òåáÿ ìíå âñåãäà äîæäëèâî,
I'm a prisoner of love inside you - / ÿ ïëåííèê ëþáâè, çàòî÷åí â òåáå,
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah. / ÿ ïðîñòî òàþ â òâîåì ïðèñóòñòâèè...
My heart cries out to your heart, / ìîå ñåðäöå ïðîñèòñÿ, âçûâàåò ê òâîåìó,
I'm lonely but you can save me, / ÿ îäèíîê, íî òû ìîæåøü ñïàñòè ìåíÿ.
My hand reaches out for your hand, / Ìîÿ ðóêà òÿíåòñÿ ê òâîåé ðóêå
I'm cold but you light the fire in me, / ìíå õîëîäíî, íà òû çàæèãàåøü îãîíü âî ìíå,
My lips search for your lips, / ìîè ãóáû èùóò òâîè
I'm hungry for your touch, / ÿ æàæäó òâîèõ ïðèêîñíîâåíèé
There's so much left unspoken / è ñêîëüêî âñåãî, íåâûñêàçàííîãî ñëîâàìè...
And all I can do is surrender / è âñå ÷òî â ìîèõ ñèëàõ - ñäàòüñÿ
To the moment just surrender / ïðîñòî ñäàòüñÿ
And no one ever told me that love would hurt so much,/ Íèêòî íèêîãäà íå ãîâîðèë ìíå, ÷òî ëþáîâü ïðèíîñèò òàêóþ áîëü...
Oooh yes it hurts me / î.. êàê ìíå áîëüíî...
And pain is so close to pleasure, / è áîëü ýòà òàê áëèçêà ê óäîâîëüñòâèþ,
And all I can do is surrender to your love, / è âñå, ÷òî ÿ ìîãó - ýòî ñäàòüñÿ, ñäàòüñÿ òâîåé ëþáâè.
Just surrender to your love, / ïðîñòî óñòóïèòü òâîåé ëþáâè..
Just one year of love, / Âñåãî îäèí ãîä ëþáâè
Is better that a lifetime alone, / ëó÷øå, ÷åì öåëàÿ æèçíü â îäèíî÷åñòâå
One sentimental moment in your arms, / îäèí ÷óâñòâåííûé ìîìåíò â òâîèõ îáúÿòèÿõ,
Is like a shooting star right through my heart, / ïîäîáåí ïàäàþùåé çâåçäå â ìîå ñåðäöå..
It's always a rainy day without you, / áåç òåáÿ ìíå âñåãäà äîæäëèâî,
I'm a prisoner of love inside you - ÿ êàê ïëåííèê ëþáâè, çàòî÷åííûé â òåáå
I'm falling apart all around you - yeah. / ÿ ïðîñòî òàþ â òâîåì ïðèñóòñâèè - äà..
And all I can do is surrender. / È âñå, ÷òî â ìîèõ ñèëàõ - óñòóïèòü òåáå
ïåðåâîä: askarbinka
Ïðèçíàþñü, ðàçäóìûâàëà - ñòîèò ëè âñòàâëÿòü â ïîñò âûäåðæêó èç èíòåðâüþ Áðàéÿíà Ìýÿ. Íî, â êîíå÷íîì èòîãå ðåøèëà âñòàâèòü.
ÁÐÀÉßÍ ÌÝÉ:
QUEEN star BRIAN MAY did not realise his bandmate FREDDIE MERCURY was gay for years - because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends.
The pair were close during the early days of the band, but the legendary guitarist insists he had no inclination of Mercury's homosexuality.
He tells Britain's Daily Express, "No, I didn't know. I don't think even he was fully cognisant in the beginning.
"You're talking to someone who shared rooms with Fred on the first couple of tours, so I knew him pretty well. I knew a lot of his girlfriends and he certainly didn't have boyfriends, that's for sure. I think there was a slight suspicion, but it never occurred to me that he was gay."
Interview to Brazilian TV
Rio de Janeiro, January 1985
I: Hallo!
FM: Hallo!
I: Freddie, it’s true, that the song "I want to break free" is indedicated for the gay world?/ Ôðåääè, ïðàâäà ëè, ÷òî Âàøà ïåñíÿ ïîñâÿùåíà ìèðó ãååâ?
FM: No, not at all! Not at all. That song … to start of with, that song was written by John Deacon, you know, who is a very happily-married man, with about four children! I don’t think where you’ve got that message from. It has nothing to do with gay people at all! It’s basically about everybody, it’s just somebody who has a very tough life, and he just wants to break free from whatever problems he’s got. So it has nothing to do with the gay thing. Besides, it’s not my song anyway, John wrote it. / Íåò, ñîâñåì íåò! Äëÿ íà÷àëà, ýòó ïåñíþ âîîáùå íàïèñàë Äæîí Äèêîí, îí, çíàåòå ëè – ñ÷àñòëèâî æåíàòûé ÷åëîâåê, è ó íåãî ÷åòâåðî äåòåé, òàê ÷òî èñòî÷íèê ÿâíî íå ðàñïîëàãàåò ê ïîñëàíèÿì òàêîãî ðîäà. Íèêàêîãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê ãåÿì îíà íå èìååò, ïåñíÿ â öåëîì – î òîì, ÷òî ÷åëîâåêó õî÷åòñÿ âûðâàòüñÿ, âûðâàòüñÿ íà ñâîáîäó îò ñóåòû è ïðîáëåì... Îíà íèêàê íå îòíîñèòñÿ ê ãåé-ïðîèçâåäåíèÿì. È â ëþáîì ñëó÷àå, åå ïèñàë íå ÿ, à Äæîí".
I: E verdade que a musica "I want to break free" e dedicada ao mundo gay? (ïîâòîðÿåò íà ïîðòóãàëüñêîì òîò æå âîïðîñ, â êîòîðîì íåäâóñìûñëåííî ìåëüêàåò âñå òî æå âåëèêîå èíòåðíàöèîíàëüíîå ñëîâî).
FM: I told you about that. See? I’m helping you out! Next question. / ß îòâåòèë Âàì óæå îá ýòîì.. Äà? ß âûðó÷àþ Âàñ. Ñëåäóþùèé âîïðîñ!
I: Has been the leader of the band, it’s difficult…/ Áûòü ëèäåðîì ãðóïïû, ýòî ñëîæíî..
FM: I’m not the leader of the band, by the way…/ ß íå ëèäåð ãðóïïû, ìåæäó ïðî÷èì..
I: No? / Íåò?
FM: No. Everybody calls me the leader of the band, I’m just a lead singer. And… no, no, no, there’s no such thing. I’m not the general, or anything. We’re all four equal people, four members. And they seem to call me the leader of the band, but I’m just a lead vocalist. /Íåò. Êàæäûé íàçûâàåò ìåíÿ ëèäåðîì ãðóïïû. Íî ÿ íå ëèäåð ãðóïïû, ß - òîëüêî ñîëèñò. È … íå, íåò, íåò, íåò òàêîé âåùè. ß íå ãåíåðàë, èëè ÷òî-ëèáî â ýòîì ðîäå. Ìû - âñå ÷åòûðå ðàâíûõ ÷åëîâåêà, ÷åòûðå ó÷àñòíèêà. È îíè, êàæåòñÿ, íàçûâàþò ìåíÿ ëèäåðîì ãðóïïû, íî ÿ - òîëüêî âåäóùèé âîêàëèñò.
I: Sendo o lider do Queen, voce tem problemas de relacionamento por ser o lider do grupo? (âíîâü ïîâòîðÿåò íà ïîðòóãàëüñêîì òîò æå âîïðîñ).
FM òðåïëåò æóðíàëèñòêó ïî ùå÷êå, ñìååòñÿ: This time…. Yes, I am the leader of the group! I’ll mess all her questions up!! (laughs) / Íà ñåé ðàç …. Äà, ÿ - ëèäåð ãðóïïû! ß èñïîð÷ó âñå åå âîïðîñû!! (ñìååòñÿ)
I: You have a surprise for the Brazilian people in the rock’n roll festival? / Ó âàñ åñòü ñþðïðèç äëÿ áðàçèëüñêèõ ëþäåé íà ôåñòèâàëå ðîê-í-ðîëëà?
FM: The festival? Yeah, it’s me! I am the surprise! / Ôåñòèâàëü? Äà! Ýòî - ÿ! ß - ñþðïðèç!
I: (laughs) OK, one more: are you a demonstration? ( ñìååòñÿ) ÎÊ, åùå âîïðîñ. Âû - äåìîíñòðàöèÿ?
FM: I’m a what? A demonstration? You want a demonstration? Are you mad? (laughs) You want me to give you a demonstration? Come me, I show you! See? It’s much better in Portuguese. I can understand you, you see? / ß - ÷òî? Äåìîíñòðàöèÿ? Òû õî÷åøü äåìîíñòðàöèè? Òû ñóìàñøåäøàÿ? ( ñìååòñÿ) Òû õî÷åøü, ÷òîáû ÿ ïðîâåë äåìîíñòðàöèþ? Ïîéäåì ñî ìíîé, ÿ òåáå ïîêàæó!(ïðèîáíèìàåò æóðíàëèñòêó è äåëàåò âèä, ÷òî ñîáèðàåòñÿ åå óâåñòè). Íà ïîðòóãàëüñêîì - íåìíîãî ëó÷øå. ß ìîãó òåáÿ ïîíèìàòü, òû âèäèøü?
I: Yes? / Äà?
F: No, because I knew what you said before! (laughs)/ Íåò, ïîòîìó ÷òî ÿ çàðàíåå çíàë, ÷òî Âû ñêàæåòå ( ñìååòñÿ)
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"How have AIDS affected you ?" - David Wigg
"Well, I have almost become a nun" - Freddie
Èíòåðâüþ 1987-ãî ãîäà îôèöèàëüíî íå ïóáëèêîâàëèñü äî êîíöà 1990-õ, áëàãîäàðÿ Äýâèäó è åãî òèòàíè÷åñêîé âûäåðæêå.
Îôèöèàëüíî ïîäáîðêà èíòðåâüþ Âèããà, â îöèôðîâàííîì ñ êàññåò êà÷åñòâå âûøëà íà äèñêå "The David Wigg Interviews", êîòîðûé ÿâëÿåòñÿ ÷àñòüþ ïðåñëàâóòîãî áîêñ-ñåòà "Freddie Mercury Solo Collection 10CD (2000)".
"Ïî ñóòè, ìîé âèä îäèíî÷åñòâà ïåðåæèòü òÿæåëåå âñåãî. Îäèíî÷åñòâî âîâñå íå îçíà÷àåò, ÷òî òû çàïåðò îäèí â ñâîåé êîìíàòå. Òû ìîæåøü áûòü è â ëþäíîì ìåñòå è îùóùàòü ñåáÿ ïî-ïðåæíåìó ñàìûì îäèíîêèì ÷åëîâåêîì, ïîòîìó ÷òî íèêîìó ïî-íàñòîÿùåìó íå ïðèíàäëåæèøü".
"Êîãäà ðàçìûøëÿåøü î êîì-íèáóäü âðîäå ìåíÿ è î ìîåì îáðàçå æèçíè, à ÿ âûíóæäåí åçäèòü ïî âñåìó ñâåòó è æèòü â îòåëÿõ, òî ýòî è ìîæåò áûòü íàñòîÿùèì îäèíî÷åñòâîì. Íî ýòî ìîÿ æèçíü. È èìåííî ÿ åå âûáðàë".
È åñëè ïåñíÿ The Show Must Go On ( cì. ïðåäûäóùèé ïîñò) - çàâåùàíèå ñîðàòíèêàì Ôðåääè ïî ãðóïïå QUEEN, òî All God's People - çàâåùàíèå âñåì ëþäÿì, âñåì íàì. ß ïîïûòàëàñü ïåðåâåñòè. Íî çíàåòå, êàê-òî íå õâàòàåò ñëîâ, ÷òîáû ïåðåäàòü òåêñò ýòîé ïåñíè.
...Words and music by Queen and Mike Moran
"All God's People" / Âñå Áîæüè ëþäè
So all you people give freely
Make welcome inside your homes
Thank God you people give freely
Don't turn your back on the lesson of the Lord
All prime ministers (yeah) and majesty around the world
Open your eyes look touch and feel
Rule with your heart (rule with your heart )
Live with your conscience (live with your conscience)
And love love
Love love and be
Love love and be free
We're all God's people (we're all God's people)
Gotta face up
Better grow up
Gotta stand tall and be strong
Gotta face up
Better grow up
Gotta face up
Better grow up
Gotta stand tall and be strong
Gotta face up
Better grow up
We're all God's people
(Gotta face up)
(Better grow up)
(Gotta face up)
(Better grow up)
Yeah
Yeah - yeah - yes there was this magic light
I said to myself
I'd better go to bed and have an early night
Then I then I then I then I went into a dream
Áðàéÿí Ìýé î ïåñíå "All God’s People":
Ýòî – ìîÿ ëþáèìàÿ ïåñíÿ. Îíà çàâîðàæèâàåò. ß â íåé ó÷àñòâîâàë ìåíüøå, ÷åì â îñòàëüíûõ ïåñíÿõ íà àëüáîìå. Ýòó ïåñíþ Ôðåääè ïåðâîíà÷àëüíî õîòåë âêëþ÷èòü â ñîëüíûé àëüáîì, íî ïîñòåïåííî íà íåé ñûãðàëè ìû âñå. ß ïðèøåë, ñûãðàë íà ãèòàðå, è îíà î÷åíü õîðîøî ïîäîøëà. Ïðèøåë Äæîí è äîáàâèë áàñîâûé òðåê, Ðîäæåð çàïèñàë áàðàáàíû, è ýòî ñòàëî ïåñíåé Queen. ß ëþáëþ åå. Íåìíîãèå ñî ìíîé î íåé ãîâîðèëè, íî ÿ äóìàþ, ÷òî îíà îòëè÷íàÿ. Îíà î÷åíü ãëóáîêàÿ.
"..And if my music makes people happy - that's a wonderful thing, you know...that makes me very happy, and that's… that's fine. And if people hate it – they would buy smbd else. / È åñëè ìîÿ ìóçûêà äåëàåò ëþäåé ñ÷àñòëèâûìè - ýòî çàìå÷àòåëüíî, âû çíàåòå, ýòî òî, ÷òî äåëàåò ìåíÿ î÷åíü ñ÷àñòëèâûì, è ýòî ... ýòî ïðåêðàñíî. À åñëè ëþäè íåíàâèäÿò åå - îíè êóïÿò ÷òî-òî äðóãîå. ( Interview with Freddie Mercury in Munich
1984, David Wigg talking to him about his solo plans..)