Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury (Queen) - Magnet Magazine

“The reason we’re successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.” — Freddie Mercury

It’s his birthday today. It’s hard for me to talk about my feelings for Freddie Mercury. When Freddie Mercury moved, he cracked open the atmosphere. He’s almost frightening. When he walked across a stage, or threw his body into a note, or flung his head backwards, audiences were transfixed. In him, they saw freedom. Through him, they experienced catharsis. He went there FOR them. People talk about performers who go “into a zone.” Mercury’s zone …

Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury (Queen) - Magnet Magazine

Happy birthday Freddie Mercury (Queen). Carry on, carry on. Pansy Division asks Joan As Police Woman in MAGNET about her favorite queer icons, including Mercury: The post Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury (Queen) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.