He tested the waters in Munich's Glockenbachviertel - an internationally known neighborhood among gays and lesbians back then and until now.
He had already confided in her that he was gay, but he had not officially come out. "Freddie also took a great liking to the liberal attitude in Munich regarding homosexuality." By this time, Mercury was already separated from his girlfriend Mary Austin. So, in a way, they conquered the US from Munich."įrom left to right: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor at the start of their career in 1974Ī total of four albums - "The Game" (1980), "Hot Space" (1982), "The Works" (1984) and "A Kind of Magic" (1986) - were produced in the legendary studios where Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Donna Summer and many more also produced their albums.īut it wasn't just Munich's music scene that fascinated Mercury. "That song went to number one on the American charts - the first time ever for a Queen song. "The very first song they recorded in Munich was 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love,'" Bardola says. He and his bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon were particularly fond of Musicland Studios, founded in the early 1970s by composer and music legend Giorgio Moroder. That was the very first ever Queen concert in Germany, and he recognized then that Munich was an attractive city." Queen 'conquers' the US from Germanyįreddie Mercury was attracted to Munich's vibrant music scene. "Freddie changed a lot in Munich," says Bardola in an interview with DW. He found refuge there and experienced an artistic awakening. Yet, despite the fame, Mercury was left alone in Munich. with " Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1975 and were no longer unknown in Germany.
The band Queen had already scored their first number one hit in the U.K.
Germanist and author Nicola Bardola has written an extensive biography of Mercury's time in Munich, quoting the singer at the outset as saying, "I've found a place, which is called Munich, where I can actually walk the streets." This is one of the reasons he felt so at home in the Bavarian metropolis of Munich, where he lived for a period between 19. "Mercury in München" looks at the singer's years in the Bavarian city of Munich Unknown in Munich
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