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Ein Leben in eigenen Worten

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Ein Leben in eigenen WortenDrei Akademiker und ein frustrierter Kunststudent, die endlich Geld verdienen wollten und dabei kompromisslos ihren Weg im Musikgeschft gingen das war Queen. Angetrieben vom eigenwilligen, ambitionierten und gradlinigen Freddie Mercury erreichten Queen die hchsten Weihen im Rock Olymp. Freddie erzhlt die Geschichte dieser Band, die oft kurz vor dem Ende stand und dann doch immer wieder weitermachte, weil ihre Mitglieder es liebten, musikalische

Drei Akademiker und ein frustrierter Kunststudent, die endlich Geld verdienen wollten und dabei kompromisslos ihren Weg im Musikgeschäft gingen - das war Queen. Angetrieben vom eigenwilligen, ambitionierten und gradlinigen Freddie Mercury erreichten Queen die höchsten Weihen im Rock-Olymp. Freddie erzählt die Geschichte dieser Band, die oft kurz vor dem Ende stand und dann doch immer wieder weitermachte, weil ihre Mitglieder es liebten, musikalische Grenzen zu überschreiten. Freddie erzählt aber auch seine ganz persönliche Geschichte: Wie er seinen Traum verwirklicht und Reichtum und Ruhm erntet, wie er mit dem Älterwerden, die Vergänglichkeit und schließlich dem Tod konfrontiert wird. Zahlreiche Fotos, viele davon bislang unveröffentlicht, begleiten seine Worte. Elaboriert. Extrovertiert. Extravagant. Freddie Mercury zählt unbestritten zu den größten Selbstdarstellern der Rockgeschichte: Das Bild, wie Mercury mit hoch gereckter Faust und gespreiztem Schritt auf der Bühne verharrt, hat sich auf ewig ins kollektive Gedächtnis gebrannt. Er war ein schillernder Paradiesvogel, wie es ihn vorher und nachher nicht mehr gegeben hat. Am 5. September 2016 wäre der britische Rocksänger 70 Jahre alt geworden, und am 24. November 2016 jährt sich sein Todestag zum 25. Mal. Wäre Freddie Mercury noch am Leben, hätte er aktiv an diesem Buch mitwirken müssen. Das hätte bedeutet, dass er viele Tage mit endlosen Interviews hätte verbringen müssen, mit einem Ghostwriter, der dann in seinem Namen eine Autobiografie geschrieben hätte. Mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit hätte Freddie Mercury weder die Lust noch die Geduld für ein derartiges Projekt aufgebracht und ziemlich schnell das Interesse daran verloren. Er hasste es, sich zu langweilen. Deshalb ist dieses Buch in zweierlei Hinsicht bemerkenswert: Zum einen enthält es nicht einfach das Ergebnis von einigen Tagen im Gespräch mit Freddie Mercury, sondern Material aus Interviews und einer Vielfalt von anderen Quellen, das im Laufe von 20 Jahren zustande kam. So stammen seine Gedanken und Einschätzungen nicht aus einem bestimmten Abschnitt in seinem Leben - sie reflektieren seine gesamte Karriere und ändern sich naturgemäß im Laufe seines Lebens, was sich auch in diesem Buch niederschlägt. Zweitens gab es keinen Ghostwriter. Alles, was in diesem Buch zu lesen ist, hat Freddie Mercury auch so gesagt. Die Herausgeber stellten die Zitate mit viel Liebe zur Sache zusammen und unterzogen sie mit viel Fingerspitzengefühl allenfalls einer redaktionellen Überarbeitung. So entstand ein sehr persönliches Porträt des Künstlers, das sein Temperament und seine Widersprüchlichkeit unverfälscht wiedergibt und dabei auch die Entwicklung von Queen, einer der erfolgreichsten Rock-Gruppen der Geschichte, erzählt. "Manchmal wache ich auf und denke: Mein Gott, was gäbe ich drum, wenn ich heute mal nicht Freddie Mercury wäre." Freddie Mercury

EAN: 9783854452805
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Produktform: Leinen, Gebunden
Autoren: Mercury, Freddie
Redaktion: Brooks, Greg & Lupton, Simon
Übersetzung: Dedekind, Henning
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 228
Abbildungen: Zahlr. farb. Abb.
Keyword: AIDS; Autobiografie; Farrokh Bulsara; Freddie Mercury; Künstler; Legende; Persönliche Geschichte; Queen; Rockgeschichte; Sänger; We Are The Champions; We Will Rock You
Fachschema: Musik / Komponisten u. Interpreten~Pop (Musik)~Musik / Weltmusik~Weltmusik~Rock (Musik)
Fachkategorie: Weltmusik und regionale Musik~Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen~Komponisten und Songwriter~Unterhaltungsmusik, Popmusik, Autobiografien: Kunst und Unterhaltung
Style: Rock
Thema: Entdecken
Text Sprache: ger
Verlag: Hannibal Verlag
Länge: 220 mm
Breite: 220 mm
Höhe: 30 mm
Gewicht: 772 gr
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften/Kunst/Musik
Herkunftsland: DEUTSCHLAND (DE)
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Nikki J. Shefflette
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 3
Just an OK read
Format: Kindle
I was not aware when I purchased this that it was a Graphic Novel, I really wish that in the blurb about these products it was made very clear that you are buying a Graphic Novel. I like reading, not viewing the written word. Since I got this via Kindle there was no shipping issues. Maybe the Graphic Novels should have their own category, so that we don't end up with things we don't want.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2015
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BlueStar
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 4
"Thus die all traitors."
Format: Hardcover
At a grand 504 pages, this big book covers the Crimson Empire series in its entirety. Containing the first, second, and third mini-series as well as Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil, Dark Horse Extra #21-24 "Hard Currency", and Dark Horse Presents #1 "Third Time Pays for All". While some of these stories truly pale in comparison to the original series, they all still form a big story that is collected in this book. Slightly smaller than a regular TPB, this hardcover edition looks nice with a dustjacket (although mine was very off-center) but utilizes a glued binding on this thick book so you lose a bit to gutter loss. The first story in the book is the classic Crimson Empire series. The six-issue series is collected here in full with a truly timeless story by Randy Stradley and Mike Richardson. Paul Gulacy did the awesome art within the issues. The writing and art work well together with the vibration of the blades to the movie-like, choreographed 12-page fight scene between Kanos and Jax at the end. A truly epic tale with lots of action and mystery that made you feel like you were watching another Star Wars movie but condensed into six issues of a comic book! This alone is worth the purchase price but you get even more stories after this! Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil follows the Crimson Empire in a tale following Kir Kanos after the end of the Crimson Empire series and was the third issue in the Bounty Hunters series. Kir becomes the bounty hunter Kenix Kil to move through a bounty hunter-filled planet and get what he needs and get out alive! Javier Saltares did the penciling while Randy Stradley reprised his role for the story. The story's short but tells a bit more about Kir and his journey. The drawings, while not as good as the first series, look good enough to get the story across. Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood is next directly following the first series as Kir Kanos, as Kenix Kil, continues his quest to destroy what's left of the traitorous Imperial leaders. However, the return of an old friend side-tracks his quest and brings him to an even bigger journey! The old writing team of Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley return in this story as well as the original artist Paul Gulacy. The art's great and the story, though a bit dense, works well. There isn't quite as much action this time around but the story's just as good. The Zanzibar creatures are one of the creepiest things you'll ever see in a Star Wars comic, too! Next up is the very short four-part comic entitled Hard Currency that appeared in Dark Horse Extra #21-24. The comic is written by Randy Stradley so you know the writing's done well but the art is by Isaas Buckminister Owens and is one God-awful mess. The characters are horribly out of proportion and it looks extremely cartoony. It's very, very short with only a few pages but even if you get past the art, the comic reads like a calendar with the book turned on its side. So, the whole process of reading this out of a 500+ page book is just annoying. I know they probably couldn't print it any other way but it's still inconvenient. However, what you get is a neat story wrapping up the fate of a character that has ran through the first two series and a bit more about Kir's alter ego Kenix Kil. Unlisted, the book appears to start with the third main series but actually contains an 8-page prequel comic that originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #1 entitled The Third Time Pays for All. The writing has Randy Stradley again and, thankfully, Paul Gulacy on art duty (although his other works here were better). Once again, a short glimpse into the life of (a newly outfitted) Kenix Kil on a bounty-hunting mission while he reminisces about his past run-ins with Mirith Sinn. Mike, Randy and Paul continue their work with the Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost where Kir Kanos rejoins Mirith Sinn one last time to thwart an Imperial thug from destroying the New Republic and the New Empire in one fell swoop! Leia, Luke, Han, and Chewie appear in this tale as well as Boba Fett to round out a classic cast. The art's great, once again, and the writing, while probably my least favorite of the series, is still pretty good with an epic fight between Kir and Devian. At the end of the book, we get the Crimson Empire Handbook entries on some of the characters as well as a few more covers to gawk at. While this hardcover book looks really nice, Dark Horse still fails to make a truly great edition for this series through the book itself. The contents are great but the small size and lack of comic covers are disappointing. Sadly, that's just how Dark Horse releases their hardcovers and TPBs. But, if you're looking to read the Crimson Empire books, this is the one to get!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013
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Colin Tripp
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Classic Superman
Format: Kindle
Venditti captures the heart of why we love the Man of Tomorrow with plenty of exciting anthology stories. Fun little reads. Recommended for any lover of the Man of Steel.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2025
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Robert
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 4
A sensasional collection for starters in the saga of Superman
Format: Kindle
Robert Venditti and Paul Pelletier deliver a solid volume of Superman Stories, aided by other talents in the art department, but this is a mostly Venditti a Pelletier gig, and many of these ar the best sigles stories of the character in a long time. A back to basics approach for rhe character, and continuity free.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
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Bruce Wayne
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
Classic Superman is back!
Format: Paperback
This is classic Superman through and through. Venditti has an understanding of the character that will be refreshing for longtime Superman fans—especially those tired of the evil or edgy Superman tropes that have been overdone in recent years. He gets why Superman is a compelling character BECAUSE he is an overpowered boy scout—not in spite of it. This is good wholesome fun for everyone without any sort of targeted political commentary (rare in today’s comic scene). The stories are mostly self-contained with some overarching themes and some running jokes that I really enjoyed. Please give this man a chance to write Superman’s main series and turn that ship around. Venditti knows what he’s doing.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021

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