Freddie Mercury's notebook containing final Queen lyrics to go on saleApril 20, 2016 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A notebook used by Queen's Freddie Mercury towards the end of his life is to go on sale at auction, NME reports. Written in by Mercury between 1988 and 1990, the notebook contains lyrics - either partial or whole - to 19 of Queen's final songs including 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' and 'The Show Must Go On'. Mercury and Queen recorded 'The Show Must Go On' just six weeks before his untimely death at the age of 45 in November 1991. "It is a poignant record of that period but it also struck me that it is a testament to the creative energy in the band," Stephen Maycock of auctioneers Bonhams told The Guardian. "Despite his illness and increasing frailty the ideas were still there. His performance on that last album was remarkable considering how frail he was, his vocal powers on some of the tracks are just extraordinary… he did have this incredible drive." The notebook will be sold at Bonhams' entertainment memorabilia auction on June 29 and has an estimate price of £50,000-£70,000. "There are plenty of collectors out there who I'm sure would love to have this – it's because it is so personal, he had it there with him for nearly three years. It gives you a really close connection," Maycock said. Meanwhile, a new survey has found that Mercury pushed his voice to its limits - and his vocal cords vibrated more and moved faster than his peers, even those of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |