Queen's Frontman Was Also The King Of Cats, As His Love For His Adopted Pets Was Out Of This World
If you’re a cat person, you buy it a nice collar. If you’re a cat rockstar, you dedicate songs to them. And that’s exactly what Freddie Mercury, aka the Ultimate Cat Guy, did.
His love of felines is said to have begun in the 1970s when Mercury’s girlfriend Mary Austin bought them a pair of cute cats – Tom and Jerry. According to multiple biographers, including his personal assistant Peter Freestone, while Freddie toured with Queen, he would call Austin (who was caring for the animals when he was away) to check up on their little critters.
“He’d get to a hotel, we’d dial through, and he really would talk to his adorable cats,” Freestone said. Writing in his memoir, Freddie Mercury, he added, “Mary would hold Tom and Jerry in turn up to the receiver to listen to Freddie talking. This continued throughout the years with succeeding feline occupants of his houses.”
According to some reports, the famous singer eventually hosted a total of 10 cats, Tiffany, Dorothy, Delilah, Goliath, Lily, Miko, Oscar, and Romeo. His cats were his family, wrote Freestone, saying that Mercury made sure each cat had his or her own Christmas stocking filled with treats and toys.
Jacky Smith, the Official Queen Fan Club leader of 21 years, said, “Most of them were from rescue centers. We have a charity [in the United Kingdom] called The Blue Cross, which takes care of sick animals. Freddie got at least two from them.”
The Queen Archivesstate that Freddie even dedicated his solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, to his cat Jerry, as well as the rest of his brood at the time, and extended the note to “call the cat lovers across the universe.”
Aaw, I love stories like these. Looking at these photos you'd never say that he could command a stage, mesmerising thousands of people at a time with, arguably, the greatest rock voice of all time. Here was this absolute ROCK GOD, who was really just an ordinary person, doting on his beloved cats.
I could not have put this better. I will miss Freddie Mercury to the day I die.
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There's a pretty cute story where Goliath once went missing. Freddie went nuts until he was found and afterwards, lovingly scolded his kitty for wandering off.
Aaw, I love stories like these. Looking at these photos you'd never say that he could command a stage, mesmerising thousands of people at a time with, arguably, the greatest rock voice of all time. Here was this absolute ROCK GOD, who was really just an ordinary person, doting on his beloved cats.
I could not have put this better. I will miss Freddie Mercury to the day I die.
Load More Replies... There's a pretty cute story where Goliath once went missing. Freddie went nuts until he was found and afterwards, lovingly scolded his kitty for wandering off.
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