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Freddie Mercury was one of the biggest rock stars in music history, but even those at the top idolise other performers.<\/p>\n
In an unearthed interview from the 1980s, the Queen singer who died in 1991 aged 45, was asked: \u201cIf there was anyone in history, living or dead, who you could meet and speak with, who would that be and what would you talk about?”<\/p>\n
The star replied: \u201cLiving or dead\u2026 umm\u2026 the only person I wish I had met was John Lennon \u2018cause he\u2019s the one I did idolise and I just thought he was a very beautiful human being.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m sad to say that I didn\u2019t get to meet him. He\u2019s the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lennon had tragically been murdered in 1980 at just 40 and the following day Queen performed in London where Freddie sang Imagine in the Beatles star\u2019s memory, alongside sharing a touching tribute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Freddie told Queen fans the day after Lennon was shot dead: \u201cJohn Lennon was larger than life, and an absolute genius. Even at a very early stage when they were The Beatles, I always preferred John Lennon\u2019s things. I don\u2019t know why. He just had that magic\u2026 to be honest, I would never like to put myself on a par with John Lennon at all, because he was the greatest, as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a matter of having less talent, just that some people are capable of doing certain things better than anybody else, and I feel that I\u2019m not equipped to do the things that Lennon did. I don\u2019t think anybody should, because John Lennon was unique, a one-off, and that\u2019s the way it is. I admire him very much and that\u2019s as far as I want to go. When I heard that Lennon was dead, I was shocked and dumbfounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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