Mercury wrote and composed numerous hits for Queen (including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," and "We Are the Champions") occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists and concurrently led a solo career while performing with Queen. I cannot run I cannot hide." Another suggestion is that the name Mercury was inspired by Mike Mercury, the action hero in British TV series "Supercar" (1961-1962).īi-sexual, he founded Queen in 1970 and was hot in the 1970s and '80s. Various claims have been made for why he chose the name Mercury for himself: reportedly he said it was his ruling planet, or his rising planet, or chose it because of the song "My Fairy King" (that he wrote for the first Queen album), which contains the line: "Mother Mercury, Look what they've done to me. He was an eccentric in a field already noted for the unconventional, a singer, pianist, composer and record producer.
He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.
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