Yet another "life story" (but something a little different):- "The Show Must Go On : The Life of Freddie Mercury" by Rick Sky (1992).
Rick Sky was (and indeed, is) a journalist, so I wouldn't say the book is badly written. However, I found that it kept on repeating the same old stuff over and over; to an extent that I had to push myself a bit to actually get through it! Hence, only 3/10, I'm afraid.
Regarding the content - well, what can I say? Let's just remember that "We Are the Champions" was the theme tune of my little gang back in the mid-1980's.
Towards the back of the book there is a section that briefly summarizes the "history" of Queen from 1968 to 1991; listing recording sessions, record releases, major tours and concerts, etc.. What comes across is that Queen was not just "Freddie and his backing group", but rather that each of the guys were major contributors in their own right - for instance, many of the "hits" were written by other members of the group.
