"I’ve never started it again."ĭo you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at or call us direct 0207 29 33033. Since 1987, Mercury has known that he has HIV, but his friends and family may not have known. "It read 12 minutes past seven," he added. Mercurys death was a direct result of his illness his weakened immune system allowed bronchial pneumonia to take hold. There was a wind-up carriage clock by the bed that Jim had given to Freddie, and he stopped the fly-wheel at the exact time of his passing. Freddie Mercury, original name Farrokh Bulsara, (born September 5, 1946, Stone Town, Zanzibar now in Tanzaniadied November 24, 1991, Kensington, London, England), British rock singer and songwriter whose flamboyant showmanship and powerfully agile vocals, most famously for the band Queen, made him one of rock ’s most dynamic front men.
Seeing him like that made me happy in my sadness. Freddie’s whole face went back to everything it had been before. One minute he was a boy with a gaunt, sad little face and the next he was a picture of ecstasy. "I can remember the expression on his face – and when I go to sleep every night, it’s still there in front of me," Jim continued. Mercurys death was a direct result of his illness his weakened immune system allowed bronchial pneumonia to take hold. His eyes were still open but the pain and suffering had disappeared from his face. He continued to record with Queen, and posthumously featured on their final album, Made in Heaven (1995). I looked down at him, knowing he was dead."ĭevastated, Jim took Freddie in his arms and kissed him. Freddie’s fellow band member, Brian May was close to both of his friend’s parents, and is quoted as saying on the death of Jer: Jer. When did Freddie Mercury die After many years touring the world and producing hit after hit, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS according to his partner Jim Hutton, shortly after Easter 1987. In keeping with their Parsi faith, they received private Zoroastrian funeral rites. Jim recalled: "As I was changing Freddie into a clean T-shirt and pair of boxer shorts, I felt him try to raise his left leg to help a little. Bomi sadly passed away at the age of 95, on Boxing Day 2003, while his wife, Jer, died on the 13th November 2016, aged 94. And it was as he changed the sheets and put his partner into clean clothes that Freddie made his final motion before passing away. Uncertain about carrying him after the awful events of the morning, Jim went to get help.īut by the time he returned, he said Freddie had had an accident. He screamed out in pain and went into a convulsion," Jim said of the heartbreaking scenes.Īs Freddie slipped off into sleep, the doctor arrived and stayed with him all afternoon and into the evening.Īs soon as he left, Jim went to join Freddie who indicted that he needed the toilet. "It sounded like one of Freddie’s bones breaking, cracking like the branch of a tree. But as he lowered him, he heard a 'deafening crack'. On the left is his boyfriend Jim HuttonĪfter helping the 'terribly weak' star to the toilet, Jim carried him back to the bed. Rock star Freddie Mercury backstage at the Live Aid concert at Wembley, 13th July 1985.
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