Bohemian Rhapsody |

What made you get involved in the film?

Brian May: It's a great question. I think that in truth we were a little reluctant to get involved at first because we thought it would be difficult to make a movie that would do justice to Freddie. The idea had been much suggested to us over the years and, ultimately, we realized that if we did not participate, someone else would make a film without us and that we could not protect Freddie's legacy, so we were finally involved. 19659003] What are the elements that make the film work?

Brian May: Well, Graham King pressed the button or pulled the trigger at the right moment, when he felt that the right equipment was in place. Putting Rami Malek in the role of Freddie is for many. Rami has touched us since we met him. We saw Freddie in him and we could feel the pbadion of Rami. But also, the actors who play us are phenomenal, and I think the performances you see in the film reflect the fact that they lived it completely, they became us and they thought it was us.

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What advice did you give them?

Brian May: I like the story of Ben Hardy, who came in and said, "Yes, I play drums," but he was lying completely! He could not play at all, but he left and learned and became an incredible advocate of Roger's style. We spent a lot of time with them. Gwilym Lee was already a guitarist, but I showed him some tips. That interested him a lot, so when we looked at the editions when we were working on the film, I thought it was me. And then he said, "Oh, that's Gwilym." The film even suspends our own disbelief!

And how did it work with Ben (Hardy), Roger?

Roger Taylor: Well, there was no long or hard session, and he did not learn to play drums because it takes years. In fact, there is a lot of that, you know, you have to use all four ends! Basically, I showed him some visual tricks to make it more realistic: club tricks, etc.

What do you think of Rami's performance as Freddie?

Brian May: We saw him for the first time in Roger's apartment. It must have been horrible for him to see us watching it for the first time. But we were really impressed by him and his ability to play is incredible.

Roger Taylor: He has the charisma required to play Freddie. You can not get bozo and play Freddie Mercury, you know. I remember seeing it in El Pacifico (the drama TV series) and it stood out, it was fantastic. He really has an innate charisma. And take out the bell, the tone of Freddie's voice. Rummy's range of voices is accurate. Well done Rummy!

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The film seems very authentic visually. Did they lend their costumes to the actors?

Roger Taylor: Yes, although I think my children stole most of my old clothes and wore them at various events.

Brian May: There was a moment with Gwilym. , I remember it. I checked the book of all the costumes that he would use to touch me and said, "Come and see my wardrobe if you want," so the guys went down and chose things. Fortunately, we still have a lot of old theater clothes.

Could you explain the importance of Live Aid and what does it mean for Queen?

Brian May: Well, as you'll see in the movie, it was crucial for us. It was a pivot point. I think it was good for our self-esteem at a time when we had become very fragmented. I do not think we know if we can do it now.

Roger Taylor: I remember that it was the most amazing day. First, there was an unlikely event where the sun really shone during a British summer (laughs). The whole day was pretty magical and it went very well all year long. I just remembered that the atmosphere was excellent and there was a lot of cooperation behind the scenes. In addition, it was the first time that "music" really stood up and did something good in the world to save lives, which was mainly due to Bob Geldof.

The song "Bohemian Rhapsody" has of course ended up being innovative How did Freddie, the author of the song, introduce the original concept?

Brian May: But it was not really unusual for the queen. If you listen to the Queen II album, there are many things that look a lot like their outrageous construction. We were going to do unusual things, creating things out of the ordinary. We just enjoy it.

Roger Taylor: I remember that the first thing Freddie played on the piano was "Mom, I just killed a man". And I thought: Oh, it's good, it's catchy. But then he said, "There are still fragments." In fact, there were a lot more bits and some of them did not make sense at that time. He directed and orchestrated everything and we agreed.

Where does the title come from?

Roger Taylor: That came from Freddie's head

Brian May: He had no title for a long time. We wrote in the books under the title: "The Cowboy Song of Freddie". I think we thought he'd call "Mom, I killed a man" or something, but Freddie replied, "No, I'll call him" Bohemian Rhapsody ""

As we see in the movie, the recording was very complex with all the layers and multiple plotting.

Brian May: We were inspired by our own influences, the Beatles were a Bible for us, and Jimi Hendrix too, we just took it a lot further, because we could do it technically. I studied and we were able to build these layers.

Roger Taylor : Then, during our career, we rebuilt it and came back to simplicity.

Everyone innovated as a group. what you dream to do when you're a child, go to a place where no one has ever been before (laughs) Maybe I stole this line (laughs), it's Star Trek, is not it? this not? But again, I think the Beatles inspired us, that they knew no bounds. It was to say, "Use the study, use every imaginable tool to express your point of view and do things that others would say: Oh, no, no!" We are happy with everything.