Freddie Mercury on stage was a character. The real Freddie was gentle and quite shy. He sang his own version of "The Great Pretender" which summerized him quite well actually.
Almost everyone says he was very shy He said himself in an interview people expect him to have the same persona off stage He said he hated interviews he tried to stick to just a few he trusted In videos with people he knows well and with friends his voice is lighter and slightly higher and giggly! He may have been conscious not to come across too much like that in interviews
Very interesting analysis. Freddie was sent to an English boarding school at the age 7. He did not spent too much time with his parents while growing up. He only saw them a few times until he reached the age 16. That is why he had that RP accent.
@@ImproveYourVoice interesting....something like this where you're discussing psychological, situational influences a bit of research beforehand would def have given you more insight, esp. re physical structure: www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www.loudersound.com/amp/features/10-peculiar-facts-you-might-not-know-about-freddie-mercury Also in terms of shyness/defensiveness, given the era and his internal confusion it possibly triggered over his sexuality in his younger years it's not surprising he developed a guarded manner. Rambling here but the subject matter too....he was absolutely dedicated to the performance as a whole so discussing technical aspects of a show it's not too surprising his response is measured....he's talking about his job. Then on stage...well, it's the freedom from judgement and rules that's the flip-side of the audience's 'willing suspension of disbelief' necessary for any kind of theatre....and he grasped that so well and you can hear it when his voice leaps and soars....not so much control as sensing its own power and joy.
Do you think Freddie was more soft spoken to save his voice? Personally, Freddie was more shy when not performing. After all he is the “great pretender”.
Freddie was indeed very very shy off stage, surprisingly enough. And he hated doing interviews. He was only comfortable doing them if the interviewer was someone he knew. Check out part of the interview he did with David Wigg for example. They were friends. He's alot more forward and at ease etc. He was different in each interview, which is very interesting. ruclips.net/video/50EZ0PTCzcc/видео.html
your content does not improve my voice.. but even better you eliminate all my fear and panic attacks and mind blackout which I dealing with for years... I thought its part of my personality, physical disability throughout my life... I still far from good but my fear is gone even I forget, hesitate, or pauses. It .. thank u, sir. really thank u. I cant buy your course I don't have enough funds. in this covid situation but someday I will and learn more from you... My Life is just stated at 32. I do respect you. I always want to inspire the world but there is no guidance .. when I got comfortable I will grow the English channel too. Hope we have a good friendly relation then Love from India Delhi Harsh Kumar
He had four extra teath but wouldn't remove them because he was worried it would effect his voice Apparently he was bullied at school and was called Bucky but also because he called everyone darling on a video his teacher was recalling that and pulled a face He said childhood was an up heavel and I can imagine that His family have never said directly but I doubt they saw him much between 8 and 16 they stayed in zanzibar Africa and sent him to india which hed never been to before or met his family in india (It took 2 months to travel from zanzibar to india at that time by ship) They lived 7 hours away and only saw them in holidays it was his auntie who encouraged his music He was zoroastrian but was sent to english Christian schools! He was in boarding school for 8 years and they are taught to speak rp his sister has more of an accent but not what I recognise as typical indian I wish someone had asked them what their first language was but if it was farsi (they are parsi indian)I doubt many in panchgani would speak it so he may have spoken it or gujurati with family but probably english at school would have been difficult if most students spoke another language I'm surprised no one asked I'm interested to know I hate that people have accused him of hiding the fact about india but he was just speaking how he had been taught most of his life! He lived in britain from 17 to 45 and didn't as far as I can tell tried to change his accent to a more regional Not that I'm great at picking up on things like that!
@@ImproveYourVoice Thanks Sorry I tend to explain too much! Did you pick up any regional or indian accent at all? I've only seen clips but I hate how the actor did his voice in the film bohemian rhapsody
As the lead singer for one of the best rock bands in history, he made a conscious effort to not misspeak and was extremely careful about what was said in interviews. That alone is an additional layer of stress that most people never have to deal with.
0:52 yes, I was always curious why Freddie never sounded like the Beatles and had this American accent, and I could hear it even as a teenager while still learning English as my second language
Freddie's birth name was Farrokh Bulsara. His parents were Parsees (people of Persian descent who practice Zoroastrianism, that migrated to India around the 8th century ) but Freddie was born on the African island of Zanzibar. At the age of 8 years old, he was sent to a Christian boarding school outside of Bombay (Mumbai) that catered to British ex-patriots which explains his clipped upper-class British accent. At school, he began calling himself Freddie but he was bullied by his classmate who called him Bucky. Freddie was born with 4 extra incisors in his upper jaw which is a condition called mesiodens. Mesiodens is e a rare disorder that can lead to a number of problems since the top and lower teeth don’t line up properly. Not only were his front teeth extra big and protruding due to the extra incisors but his lower front teeth were extra tall and oversize. He was always self-conscious about his teeth and would cover his mouth when laughing. He never got his teeth fixed though obviously, he could afford it, because he feared it would negatively impact his singing. Yes, all of Freddie's friends described him as warm and friendly but shy and reserved.
@@zjow4755 English. Zanabar was a British protectorate at the time and Indian English is an official language of India. St. Peter's School, the private all-boys boarding school located in the town of Panchgani in Satara, Maharashtra, India that Freddie attended was famous for turning out boys speaking with the British accent known as Received Pronunciation (RP). It is the same accent that the British Royal family speaks. Feddie was born a British subject.
@@Sassypaws4927 yeah, but he had his family in India too and I assume they spoke their own language, probably Farsi, or some Indian language. In Africa he used some local language too when playing with kids, what do you think?
@@zjow4755 No, all of his family spoke English. They would have never spoken Farsi. The official languages of India are Hindi and Indian English. Freddie's family was very pro-British. Farsi is the language of Persia which his family left sometime between the 8th and 10th centuries. They did not speak Farsi other than perhaps some Zoroastrian prayers. All the students and faculty at school spoke English. Freddie learned a few random words like bismillah but no other language. Freddie had no love for India or Zanaber and disliked being associated with either location. Once he came to Britain, he never visited either India or Zanabar again, though he obviously could have afforded to.
Freddie, what a wonderful musician; the best for me ☺️ As you said, Freddie was very shy unlike his stage persona. As he sings, he was the “great pretender” he had this “arrogant” image but he was the total opposite. He was very self-conscious about his teeth and hated them; when he laughed in public he would always put his hand in front of his mouth so that people couldn’t see his teeth. He was bullied because of that at the boarding school in India. It was a great video ! Would have been great if you would have analysed other interviews he did. In this one he was particularly shy and maybe tired, in others he’s more opened ( but always shy ). And I have a question : do you think Freddie had a RP or how would you qualify his accent ?
By the time Freddie’s family moved to England, at age 18, his accent would have already been fixed-But interestingly enough, I don’t believe he spent the greater part of his childhood in Zanzibar with his parents and sister-His dad was an Imperial Cashier, a mid level civil servant, whose salary would have made his family nearly wealthy in that corner of the Empire. And so, Freddie’s parents sent him off to boarding school at a young age, 8. Something which wouldn’t be done today. His boarding school, although in India was British styled, and I suspect the kids were taught to emulate their teachers in speech and manner. Hence, why he might’ve spoken as he did-Add that to his wanting to greatly fit in, in English society, upon reaching there. That’s my theory as to why he sounds as he does. Some say one can catch hints of an Indian accents, little touches here or there embedded in his flawless RP.
I think he often felt different,as well.His family was Farsi.And the teeth...but as I understood it,he was afraid of having anything done with them,how it would affect his voice.And being afraid of dentists as well.
@@ImproveYourVoice I believe English wasn’t Freddie’s first language. It’s like fluent but when you listen to his interviews you might realize he’s making a breaks and searching for words plus his vocabulary is a C1 level to me... what’s your opinion?
Freddie Mercury on stage was a character. The real Freddie was gentle and quite shy. He sang his own version of "The Great Pretender" which summerized him quite well actually.
Seems very true!
Thank you really much for this video!! I was waiting for this so long.
Great!
Almost everyone says he was very shy
He said himself in an interview people expect him to have the same persona off stage
He said he hated interviews he tried to stick to just a few he trusted
In videos with people he knows well and with friends his voice is lighter and slightly higher and giggly!
He may have been conscious not to come across too much like that in interviews
Very interesting analysis. Freddie was sent to an English boarding school at the age 7. He did not spent too much time with his parents while growing up. He only saw them a few times until he reached the age 16. That is why he had that RP accent.
Oh wow that’s fascinating! Thank you 🙏 explains a lot. Also why he was so smart to I guess!
@@ImproveYourVoice interesting....something like this where you're discussing psychological, situational influences a bit of research beforehand would def have given you more insight, esp. re physical structure:
www.google.co.jp/amp/s/www.loudersound.com/amp/features/10-peculiar-facts-you-might-not-know-about-freddie-mercury
Also in terms of shyness/defensiveness, given the era and his internal confusion it possibly triggered over his sexuality in his younger years it's not surprising he developed a guarded manner. Rambling here but the subject matter too....he was absolutely dedicated to the performance as a whole so discussing technical aspects of a show it's not too surprising his response is measured....he's talking about his job.
Then on stage...well, it's the freedom from judgement and rules that's the flip-side of the audience's 'willing suspension of disbelief' necessary for any kind of theatre....and he grasped that so well and you can hear it when his voice leaps and soars....not so much control as sensing its own power and joy.
Do you think Freddie was more soft spoken to save his voice? Personally, Freddie was more shy when not performing. After all he is the “great pretender”.
Yet smoking and drinking? No! And second point yes 😁😁😁
Superb video. I love Freddie’s posh speaking voice. I find it very fascinating. Like you said between his speaking voice and his singing voice.
Certainly is! 😎
Yes it totally fascinates me too. Well Freddie is just so interesting anyways
Freddie was indeed very very shy off stage, surprisingly enough. And he hated doing interviews. He was only comfortable doing them if the interviewer was someone he knew. Check out part of the interview he did with David Wigg for example. They were friends. He's alot more forward and at ease etc. He was different in each interview, which is very interesting. ruclips.net/video/50EZ0PTCzcc/видео.html
Thanks or this!
your content does not improve my voice.. but even better you eliminate all my fear and panic attacks and mind blackout which I dealing with for years... I thought its part of my personality, physical disability throughout my life... I still far from good but my fear is gone even I forget, hesitate, or pauses. It .. thank u, sir. really thank u. I cant buy your course I don't have enough funds. in this covid situation but someday I will and learn more from you... My Life is just stated at 32. I do respect you. I always want to inspire the world but there is no guidance .. when I got comfortable I will grow the English channel too. Hope we have a good friendly relation then
Love from
India Delhi
Harsh Kumar
🙏
He had four extra teath but wouldn't remove them because he was worried it would effect his voice
Apparently he was bullied at school and was called Bucky but also because he called everyone darling on a video his teacher was recalling that and pulled a face
He said childhood was an up heavel and I can imagine that
His family have never said directly but I doubt they saw him much between 8 and 16 they stayed in zanzibar Africa and sent him to india which hed never been to before or met his family in india
(It took 2 months to travel from zanzibar to india at that time by ship)
They lived 7 hours away and only saw them in holidays it was his auntie who encouraged his music
He was zoroastrian but was sent to english Christian schools!
He was in boarding school for 8 years and they are taught to speak rp his sister has more of an accent but not what I recognise as typical indian
I wish someone had asked them what their first language was but if it was farsi (they are parsi indian)I doubt many in panchgani would speak it so he may have spoken it or gujurati with family but probably english at school would have been difficult if most students spoke another language
I'm surprised no one asked I'm interested to know
I hate that people have accused him of hiding the fact about india but he was just speaking how he had been taught most of his life!
He lived in britain from 17 to 45 and didn't as far as I can tell tried to change his accent to a more regional
Not that I'm great at picking up on things like that!
Thank you so much for this wonderfully insightful piece of content! 😁🙏 it’s fascinating really!
@@ImproveYourVoice
Thanks
Sorry I tend to explain too much!
Did you pick up any regional or indian accent at all?
I've only seen clips but I hate how the actor did his voice in the film bohemian rhapsody
I found that Freddie wasn’t native speaker... and when he first moved to England he was so embarrassed of his accent
Fascinating.thank you.
As the lead singer for one of the best rock bands in history, he made a conscious effort to not misspeak and was extremely careful about what was said in interviews. That alone is an additional layer of stress that most people never have to deal with.
0:52 yes, I was always curious why Freddie never sounded like the Beatles and had this American accent, and I could hear it even as a teenager while still learning English as my second language
Great lesson!
Thank you 🙏
Freddie's birth name was Farrokh Bulsara. His parents were Parsees (people of Persian descent who practice Zoroastrianism, that migrated to India around the 8th century ) but Freddie was born on the African island of Zanzibar. At the age of 8 years old, he was sent to a Christian boarding school outside of Bombay (Mumbai) that catered to British ex-patriots which explains his clipped upper-class British accent. At school, he began calling himself Freddie but he was bullied by his classmate who called him Bucky.
Freddie was born with 4 extra incisors in his upper jaw which is a condition called mesiodens. Mesiodens is e a rare disorder that can lead to a number of problems since the top and lower teeth don’t line up properly. Not only were his front teeth extra big and protruding due to the extra incisors but his lower front teeth were extra tall and oversize. He was always self-conscious about his teeth and would cover his mouth when laughing. He never got his teeth fixed though obviously, he could afford it, because he feared it would negatively impact his singing.
Yes, all of Freddie's friends described him as warm and friendly but shy and reserved.
I wonder what language he spoke in Africa and what in India.
@@zjow4755 English. Zanabar was a British protectorate at the time and Indian English is an official language of India. St. Peter's School, the private all-boys boarding school located in the town of Panchgani in Satara, Maharashtra, India that Freddie attended was famous for turning out boys speaking with the British accent known as Received Pronunciation (RP). It is the same accent that the British Royal family speaks.
Feddie was born a British subject.
@@Sassypaws4927 yeah, but he had his family in India too and I assume they spoke their own language, probably Farsi, or some Indian language. In Africa he used some local language too when playing with kids, what do you think?
@@zjow4755 No, all of his family spoke English. They would have never spoken Farsi. The official languages of India are Hindi and Indian English. Freddie's family was very pro-British.
Farsi is the language of Persia which his family left sometime between the 8th and 10th centuries. They did not speak Farsi other than perhaps some Zoroastrian prayers.
All the students and faculty at school spoke English. Freddie learned a few random words like bismillah but no other language.
Freddie had no love for India or Zanaber and disliked being associated with either location. Once he came to Britain, he never visited either India or Zanabar again, though he obviously could have afforded to.
Darren, you could consider doing someday voice review on Jimmy Hendrix voice.
I certainly will! 💪
I love Freddie for being so soft spoken ❤ and he has kind of a posh / very middle class accent, just so English
Freddie, what a wonderful musician; the best for me ☺️
As you said, Freddie was very shy unlike his stage persona. As he sings, he was the “great pretender” he had this “arrogant” image but he was the total opposite. He was very self-conscious about his teeth and hated them; when he laughed in public he would always put his hand in front of his mouth so that people couldn’t see his teeth. He was bullied because of that at the boarding school in India.
It was a great video ! Would have been great if you would have analysed other interviews he did. In this one he was particularly shy and maybe tired, in others he’s more opened ( but always shy ).
And I have a question : do you think Freddie had a RP or how would you qualify his accent ?
By the time Freddie’s family moved to England, at age 18, his accent would have already been fixed-But interestingly enough, I don’t believe he spent the greater part of his childhood in Zanzibar with his parents and sister-His dad was an Imperial Cashier, a mid level civil servant, whose salary would have made his family nearly wealthy in that corner of the Empire. And so, Freddie’s parents sent him off to boarding school at a young age, 8. Something which wouldn’t be done today. His boarding school, although in India was British styled, and I suspect the kids were taught to emulate their teachers in speech and manner. Hence, why he might’ve spoken as he did-Add that to his wanting to greatly fit in, in English society, upon reaching there. That’s my theory as to why he sounds as he does. Some say one can catch hints of an Indian accents, little touches here or there embedded in his flawless RP.
Oh wow that’s fascinating! 🙏 thank you so much for you in-depth comment! So great to learn these points!
@@ImproveYourVoice You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing you insights into his voice and speech. The physical stuff about his teeth is really fascinating
Thank you 🙏
I think he often felt different,as well.His family was Farsi.And the teeth...but as I understood it,he was afraid of having anything done with them,how it would affect his voice.And being afraid of dentists as well.
His mom was indian
Freddie not Freddy
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I truly believe Freddie Mercury wasn’t a native speaker
Wasn't a native speaker of where?
@@ImproveYourVoice I believe English wasn’t Freddie’s first language. It’s like fluent but when you listen to his interviews you might realize he’s making a breaks and searching for words plus his vocabulary is a C1 level to me... what’s your opinion?
Yeah,he was born in Tanzania and moved to India and get to UK at 18
Ok!
@@ImproveYourVoice but what’s your opinion on Freddie’s accent and his English skills?