Freddie Mercury once said: “I don’t try to change the world with our music. I like to write songs for entertainment, for consumption in a modern spirit. The public can throw them away like used tissues. Listened to it - liked it - threw it away, then get the next one Disposable pop? Yes!” But nevertheless, “Queen” still changed our lives, filling it with the light and energy of their unforgettable music. The group managed to shine for two decades, and this is already a lot. And all this time it was led by one of the brightest rock leaders - the sparkling and frantic Freddie Mercury. A showman to the core, pompous and tinsel, royally majestic and Shakespearean tragic, he led his team to conquer terra incognita in music and made it one of the greatest groups of all time. Writing about him and his comrades is not easy, too much has accumulated rumors, dirty gossip and temporary layers of idle speculation. But the author of this biography of the group, Laura Jackson, managed to “clear the rubble” of scandals and tell Queen fans the true life story of The Champions.