Freddie Mercury: A Life, In His Own Words by Freddie Mercury & Greg Brooks & Simon Lupton

Author:Freddie Mercury & Greg Brooks & Simon Lupton [Mercury, Freddie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Mercury Songs Ltd
Published: 2019-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

* In 1984 Freddie met Jim Hutton. They would remain together as a couple until Freddie’s death in November 1991

Chapter seven

LOVE OF MY LIFE

“I’d love to have a baby, yes.

But I’d rather have another cat.”

Mary is one of my closest friends in the world. Ours is a pure friendship and a friendship of the highest standard. It’s an instinctive thing. I have built up an immense bond with Mary. I open up to her more than anybody else. We have gone through a lot of ups and downs in our time together, but that has made our relationship all the stronger. I know a lot of people find it hard to understand our relationship. Other people who come into our lives just have to accept it. We love each other very much and look after each other. I don't want anybody else. Though we are very close, I don’t really see us getting married. Marriage is the kind of responsibility I don’t want. Mary is my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. What is marriage anyway, something that you sign? As far as we were concerned, we were married and we carry on now like we are. Marriage is a term for other people. You can actually go through the entire process without saying you’re married. Just because a piece of paper ties you... I don’t know about that. It’s farcical. It’s where the heart is that matters. We’re happy with each other and it doesn’t matter what other people think. We believe in each other and that’s enough for me. Fuck everybody else! Nobody should tell us what to do. As far as I’m concerned, we are married. It’s a God-given situation.

I met Mary around 1970, and ever since then we have had a wonderful relationship. I met her at the Biba boutique in London, where she worked. I was a Biba freak right from the beginning, way before it got turned into a big department store. When I used to go there it was just a small boutique. We were closer than anybody else, though we stopped living together after about seven years. I felt that as I was on tour so much, Mary should have a life of her own. Our love affair ended in tears, but a deep bond grew out of it, and that’s something nobody can take away from us. It’s unreachable. People always ask me about sexuality and all those things, right from the early days, but I couldn’t fall in love with a man the same way as I am with Mary. All my lovers asked me why they couldn’t replace Mary, but it’s simply impossible

I’m not built to be a family man. I’m much too restless and highly-strung for that. I just think my life is very volatile and somebody like Mary just couldn’t cope. She and I have a good understanding. She gives me the freedom I need. I don’t feel jealous of her lovers because, of course, she has a life to lead, and so do I.

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