![]() Rock stars, such as Elvis Presley and Little Richard moved him to found his own school band with a couple of friends. And he kept his promise for the rest of his life!Īfter Chopin, Mozart and Debussy, modern composers and singers began to inspire Bulsara. How could such a wonder ever have moved him to give up his own God, to declare war upon Him? After such a wonder, what could possibly have motivated him to give up the principles that were part of his own flesh and blood? Even a single one of them! On the contrary, Freddie Bulsara promised eternal gratitude to his God for the present he had been given. Freddie Bulsara’s first artistic creation was his own first composition. Their works appeared wondrous to him! And they helped him create his own wonder. After he had learnt to play the piano, they became his musical masters. However he was most deeply moved by music! Music alone was able to transport him to unknown worlds, strange melodies from so far away that he had never heard of them before, and names that sounded so foreign, such as Chopin, Mozart and Debussy. He was particularly fascinated by the biographies of great Persian and Indian heroes. As a pupil, Freddie Bulsara drew pictures, painted, acted and read literature. Although he was very good at table tennis, sports were not terribly important to him. He learned a lot about geography, history, physics and so forth, including the languages of Hindi and Marathi, and he perfected his English along the way. Good thoughts, good words and good deeds – those were Farrokh Bulsara’s principles!Īt his new school, English names were used, so the boy called himself Freddie. Whoever follows them cannot commit a grievous sin. Good thoughts, good words, good deeds – those were the principles of truth. He had created the world based on absolute truth. Ahura Mazda was Farrokh’s one and only God. What would his teachers, friends and lessons be like? Would he be able to stick to the principles that his grandfather, father and uncle had taught him? The same principles that all his Persian forefathers had followed, that were preached by Zarathustra, the greatest of all prophets! He had received them in turn from Ahura Mazda. A trip of eight weeks! During this time, he tried to imagine what to expect at his new school. That is how Farrokh came to leave Zanzibar and take a ship over the ocean to Panchgani. Since Farrokh had grown to an age, when discipline cannot hurt, they decided to send him to such a school. However in Panchgani, over in the hills of India, there were excellent schools, although they were also stricter. A better than average education could not be found on such a small island. Yet his parents wanted him to have the best education, since they loved him. During the first couple of years he learnt the same thing we all learn in our first years of school, no need to get into details. It was the Island of Zanzibar.įarrokh went to school there. The beaches were covered in coconut trees and cowry shells lie in the golden sand amongst red sea stars, washed up by the wild wind. Whoever does not reflect upon this will remain unhappy – a person without a purpose in life, someone who cannot achieve his goals.Īll of this took place on an island in the Indian Ocean, where there were sultan’s palaces of ivory and houses of coral. A mission in life is a secret that each of us should discover for himself. When Farrokh was seven years old, the magician wished to instruct the boy in his purpose on Earth, however he had second thoughts. But not just any old music! No, it would be Farrokh’s own music that he created with the help of his talent, his voice and his imagination! It was to make people happy through music. But the magician was also able to see into the future, so he could perceive Farrokh’s mission upon Earth. This star would accompany him on his path in life. One of them, a magician, conjured up a star as a present for the boy upon his birth. His forefathers had lived in the city of Bulsar. Bulsara was the name of the family he was born into. ![]() ![]() Everyone wished him good fortune, when he came into the light of the world. This story is dedicated to all of them.įreddie Mercury’s life may sound like a fairy-tale, yet fairy-tales inspire readers and listeners to reflect!Ī long time ago there lived a boy by the name of Farrokh Bulsara. His millions of fans remain true to him to this day – twenty years after his death. His music and his voice helped him along the way. The shy boy from a tropical island became a myth. THE STORY OF FARROKH BULSARA ALIAS FREDDIE MERCURYįreddie Mercury’s life was like a fairy-tale. Freddie Mercury, 1984, während eines Konzerts im Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy (POPB)įreddie Mercury, 1984, during a concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy (POPB)
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