The last photo of singer & the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury taken months before he passed away on 24 November 1991 after battling with Bronchial pneumonia which he had kept private until he announced it the day before he died.
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  • 177 points forcedintothis-

    Bronchial pneumonia as a result of AIDS. Let’s not shy away from the horror of HIV/AIDS. We’ve come a long way but we could always go backwards.

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    45 points MarkusAureliusBCE

    “We could always go backwards” speaks in America

    Narrator: and they did.

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  • 44 points help_me_help_you06

    Rest in peace, sir.

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  • 35 points pukurindesu

    He loved his cats. ❤️

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  • 24 points Wait_here_me_out

    He wrote The Show Must Go On when he was at his worst. It was a real struggle but he insisted.

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    12 points MegIsAwesome06

    And recorded it in one take, iirc. An amazing loss to the world.

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    1 points terraceten

    Fun story, but allegedly it was 2 mostly full takes, and as many as 4 or 5 punch-in's.

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    11 points ACardAttack

    That whole album is great. These Are the Days of Our Lives absolutely beautiful song

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    1 points terraceten

    Brian wrote most of the show must go on. Not Freddie.

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  • 24 points kinda_alright

    Man stayed Fabulous even when sick. RIP.

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  • 31 points InspiredBlue

    At a party at the moment and Queen played, thought to myself “imagine if Freddie was still alive? He’d probably still make music” it’s a shame

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    12 points GoodShitBrain

    He’d host his own Apple Radio Show akin to Elton John

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  • 11 points Rare_Thing_7282

    Such an amazingly talented man. I’ve always wondered what he would of done if he has still been here

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  • 8 points Vincivava

    WE LOVE YOU FREDDY!!!

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  • 6 points Numa2018

    Much love to you, Freddie. I’m sorry you had to go this way.

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  • 3 points Mundane-Mention-4813

    R.I.P🙏🕊

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  • 2 points Cazolyn

    I was born in 1981, the era of records. My parents had a few Queen albums, and I was obsessed. To the point they put headphones on me, once the repetition got too much. I would say ‘again’, and point at the vinyl. My favourite was Radio GaGa.

    I was 10 when Freddie passed. My Dad woke me up to tell me, as though a family member had gone. I cried and cried. Such a loss 😔

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