Can a die-hard Queen fan who TRULY knows about Freddie Mercury please answer this question?
“Mercury kept his Indian descent a secret from most of his fans, rarely mentioning his heritage in interviews. Many friends expressed their view that Mercury felt ashamed of his ethnic origins and feared racial backlash in a country that had long been troubled by race riots and violence against Indian immigrants. On the other hand, fellow band mate Roger Taylor suggested that Mercury downplayed his Indian heritage simply because he did not feel that it would fit well with his rock musician persona. ” edit. I’m Indian too. I’m not sure why he tried to hide it. It could be from the Indian thing….if you’re Indian you should know this: Your parents want you to grow up to be Engineers, Doctors, etc! Nothing else. In England, there are many many many Indians. It must have been tough on him. But this is only coming from my point of view. In some pictures of Freddie, you can hardly tell he’s Indian. But I did know that when he grew up his parents had taken a notice in him on how he wanted to
