Freddy Mercury's last appearance on camera, in May of 1991.
This video came across my Facebook feed today. I thought I would share it with you all.
A few words of my own. I looked up these dates to confirm them, but feel free to correct me if I made any mistakes.
Mercury was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1986. He continually denied the fact, but in 1989 when Queen stopped performing, many attributed this to his deteriorating health.
By the time they started recording their next album in 1990, Mercury's condition was bad. He was very thin and fragile. But he was happy. He joked around, laughed, was a joy to everyone.
Shortly after after making the video, he would be dead. He died on 22 Nov 1991. He had only been using painkillers, refusing all mediation. His death brought a lot of awareness to HIV/AIDS and led to increased research on the horrible disease.
I think this is a beautiful final video. Even frail as he was at that point, he still had one of the most amazing voices ever heard.