Who Can Measure Up To Freddie Mercury's Diva?

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Was watching an old Queen documentary on PBS (US public tv) last night, which covered their early days through the "Freddie Mercury Tribute" in 1992. I never realised how many of their songs I knew before knowing who they actually were: "We Are The Champions", (bloody) "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Innuendo", etc. Of course, they seemed to be a prerequisite for every kid who would release their inner "rock demon" while dancing in front of the mirror.

So, are there any musicians out now who deserve to called a "rock diva", in your opinion? No, Justin Timberlake doesn't count....

― Nichole Graham, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Richard D. James

― Keiko, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

marc almond!

― cecilia, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll second that. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

david johannson

― Chris, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Uh, gee...almost anybody. Wayne Newton included.

― Lord Custos 2.0 beta, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Marc Almond

Cecilia, actually his name didn't pop into my head, til way later. But does he still count now...? I guess my question is: what makes him that way? Is it one quality in particular?

― Nichole Graham, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I guess my question is: what makes him that way?

Choice, sheer choice. Just like picking out an outfit. Matthew M. can confirm this.

― Sean, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ok, I'm a trouble-maker. That was a joke.

I'll give Mercury the credit for having the chutzpah for going from a long-haired glitter queen to a faux-butch leather queen mid- career. Unfortunately, both images were repellent. While it's not explicit in the question, the examples offered seem to imply Nichole is looking for a male diva. What makes you a diva, surely not just being queeny? But in any case, I'll nominate the "true fairy" of rock, Jobriath Boone.

― Sean, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I guess my question is: what makes him that way? Is it one quality in particular?

i'm not sure what is it... but to me, the words "marc almond" and "rock diva" are closely related. maybe it's his flamboyant gestures? the "tenement symphony" sleeve should illustrate the "rock diva" definition!

― cecilia, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

To me, the words "Marc Almond", "Rock Diva" and "Ned Raggett" are closely related. I'm not sure what it is either.

― Sean, Friday, 17 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

nine years pass...

this dude is crazy! uncanny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREKkAk628I

― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 September 2011 01:39 (fourteen years ago)

bump this kid rules

― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 September 2011 17:32 (fourteen years ago)

thirteen years pass...

This is the most active Freddie Mercury thread it seems.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/23/freddie-mercury-had-secret-daughter-new-biography-claims

Real? Fake?

― also like Tayler swift as she can relate to my cat (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 24 May 2025 10:12 (nine months ago)

Well surely a look at the journals will certify this.

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 24 May 2025 10:52 (nine months ago)

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