LEADER-POST (Newspaper) Interview With Peter Freestone, Freddie Mercury's Personal Assistant: Includes Adam Lambert Mention "I Think He Does A Good Job" With Queen
Filed Under () by glitzylady on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Posted at : Wednesday, September 02, 2015
From the Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) Leader-Post Newspaper
An article about Freddie Mercury's personal assistant, Peter Freestone. He speaks of Freddie, the iconic band Queen, the Queen Tribute band he is helping out, and new Queen frontman, Adam Lambert.
Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium, 1986 (photo: Billboard Magazine)
Quotes from the longer article:
REGINA — It’s been over 20 years since Freddie Mercury died but not a day goes by when Peter Freestone doesn’t think about him. Queen’s iconic frontman was larger than life and so is his legacy — that’s why it’s remained a part of his good friend and former personal assistant ever since.
“Freddie’s impact (on me) has been everlasting,” said Freestone. “I’ve never had a job where you finish and it just stays with you. I worked that job for 12 years up until he passed away and it’s been following me for 25.”
Adam Lambert With Queen At Barclaycard Arena (Birmingham, UK) 1-23-15 Photo credit: Katja Ogrin (From this concert review LINK HERE)
Mr. Freestone has this to say about Adam Lambert:
Freestone’s no longer trying to dodge around old memories. In fact, he’s had a total change of heart — he’s even been to see Queen with new frontman Adam Lambert twice.
“Nobody’s ever Freddie,” he said. “But (Lambert)’s not trying to be … so many people feel that when Freddie died the music ended. But if you’re listening to any classical piece today, you’re never listening to an original. You’re listening to a cover by an orchestra. Queen, as in Roger (Taylor) and Brian (May), are the original, they just have someone else singing the music with them. And I think he does a good job.”
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