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A Life in Lyrics
- Author
- Freddie Mercury
- Narrator
- Mandy Weston, Hugh Kermode
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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Freddie Mercury’s story comes alive in this immersive audio production, featuring original Queen music throughout.
Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century. With his unparalleled voice and searing on-stage energy, he was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world.
But behind the glamour lived a musician and lyricist talented beyond measure, and the creative force behind one of the most culturally significant and musically diverse bands the world has ever seen.
When Freddie passed away in 1991, he left to his former fiancée and dearest friend Mary Austin not only his house and possessions but also a creative archive spanning almost two decades. From his earliest works before Queen was formed, right through to the end of his solo career, his notebooks and doodlings contain previously unpublished material including alternate lyrics and abandoned verses for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and multiple drafts of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, as well as entire songs that were never recorded.
Accompanied by stories, memories, and anecdotes from his lifelong companion, and featuring original Queen music throughout, this immersive audio production of A Life in Lyrics is the definitive creative record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Critics Review
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“Queen fans should be thanking Austin for showing them the real Mercury. A Life in Lyrics is not just a lovingly personal and often revealing account of a life spent in devotion to Mercury in both life and death, but a first-hand account of Mercury’s creative blossoming…”. The i Paper
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Details
- Author
- Freddie Mercury
- Narrator
- Mandy Weston, Hugh Kermode
- Duration
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008735401
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Fashion and textile design, Musical scores, lyrics and libretti, LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics
Synopsis
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Freddie Mercury’s story comes alive in this immersive audio production, featuring original Queen music throughout. Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century. With his unparalleled voice and searing on-stage energy, he was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world. But behind the glamour lived a musician and lyricist talented beyond measure, and the creative force behind one of the most culturally significant and musically diverse bands the world has ever seen. When Freddie passed away in 1991, he left to his former fiancée and dearest friend Mary Austin not only his house and possessions but also a creative archive spanning almost two decades. From his earliest works before Queen was formed, right through to the end of his solo career, his notebooks and doodlings contain previously unpublished material including alternate lyrics and abandoned verses for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and multiple drafts of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, as well as entire songs that were never recorded. Accompanied by stories, memories, and anecdotes from his lifelong companion, and featuring original Queen music throughout, this immersive audio production of A Life in Lyrics is the definitive creative record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
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