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However, Made In Heaven was destined to provide Roger, Brian and John with a fitting title to the final Queen album - albeit a decade later, in November 1995.

Originally titled Made In Heaven, Freddie changed his mind just weeks prior to the album going to press, preferring instead the aptness, as he perceived it, of Mr Bad Guy. But I’m not worried about the fact that it might not be successful, because if it isn’t, I will just go out and make another one.” I’ve made a piece of music which I want to be accepted in the biggest way possible. But of course I’ll be working with Queen again, there’s no doubt about that.' I’m stepping away from Queen and I think it’s going to give everybody a shot in the arm. “It’s like painting a picture you have to step away from it to see what it’s like. I feel I’m doing this with all the experience I’ve gained with Queen. It’s not like starting a new career, it’s more like going off at a tangent. I wanted to write a batch of songs that came out under the name of Freddie Mercury. I think the songs on this album reflect the state of my life a diverse selection of moods. I think it’s a very natural album, and I hope people will like my voice.' It has a very rich sound and it’s very beat orientated. I wanted to cover such things as reggae rhythms and I’ve done a couple of things with a symphony orchestra. I’ve wanted to do a solo album for a long time and the rest of the band have encouraged me to do it. It has some very moving ballads - things to do with sadness and pain, but at the same time they’re frivolous and tongue-in-cheek, because that’s my nature. The music is vibrant and the lyrics as candid as ever, taking on issues never very far from Freddie’s consciousness, evident on songs like Living On My Own, Your Kind Of Lover, Foolin’ Around, My Love Is Dangerous and the album’s semi-autobiographical title track.įreddie: “I’ve put my heart and soul into this album. What emerged in April 1985, was a rich fusion of material spanning the entire spectrum of human emotion from the upbeat optimism of I Was Born To Love You and Let’s Turn It On, to the subdued poignancy of Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow and There Must Be More To Life Than This.įor the most part, Mr Bad Guy finds Freddie in typically jovial mood, enjoying a particularly creative period, and in fine voice.

Mack had already forged a working relationship with the band, having co-produced Flash Gordon, The Game and Hot Space.

In early 1983, hot on the heels of exhaustive Queen tours of Europe, Canada, North America and Japan, Freddie and German record producer Reinhold Mack returned to Musicland studios in Munich to commence recording sessions for Freddie’s first solo album.

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