Queen: The Early Years

Mark Hodkinson

Oct 2009 · Omnibus Press

About this ebook

This classic account of the birth of a legendary group is the truly authentic version of Queen's rise to stardom. Author Mark Hodkinson interviewed over 60 friends and colleagues of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon to piece together a fascinating jigsaw of anecdotes from the days when the future superstars were playing with bands like The Reaction, The Opposition, 1984 and Sour Milk. Intimate, suprising and meticulously researched, Queen: The Early Years is a riveting read accompanied by many previously unseen early photographs of the four band mambers.

Ratings and reviews

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ OR BUY THIS WONDERFUL BOOK !!! Having read 9 other books about Queen I didn't expect alot of new thoughts.BUT THIS BOOK IS SO MUCH MORE ! It goes back to when the men were boys in Middle School and gives a real history of their early passions for writing music & playing their instruments. I was amazed how much research Mr. Hodkinson has done. One man interviewed said he knew when Roger Taylor was a young boy that he would become a famous drummer, that he was so talented even in the very early years of him playing his drums. I think it shocked me because he was very young when the music business man made this comment about Roger. To this day I absolutely feel Roger's talent in my gut... the man is the G.O.A.T. of drummers. And the signals the others gave him kept all their live concerts so perfectly on time. They all admit that Freddie's determined mind kept them believing they would be famous. They had so much disappointment. So much no other book reveals

That I've read so far. Though I was NOT expecting to get hit with such overwhelming emotions at the end, but that just made it even more dear to me. I am undeniably obsessed with the early days of Queen & this book is practically my Bible now, lol. Very well written, a few typos here & there, but doesn't phase me one bit. Every die-hard Queen fan should read this book, it is so informative & interesting. Learned a lot of things I didn't know about these 4 legends before reading it, so I highly recommend!

Great book