Queen guitarist Brian May revealed a rare idea from late singer Freddie Mercury that the rest of the band had to veto.

Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar in 1946. The items were part of Sotheby’s “Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own” exhibition, which was held in London over a month and ...

As a modest May mused years later: “The rest of us played okay, but Freddie was out there and took it to another level.” Mercury was indeed a born ringmaster. There was no alienating ...