A Life in Lyrics: The Official Creative Legacy of Freddie Mercury, Based on His Unseen Personal Archives and Collections

Freddie Mercury was one of the great showmen of the twentieth century, but A Life in Lyrics goes deeper than the legend. This deluxe edition comes in a beautiful slipcase with bespoke endpapers and four gatefolds featuring bonus Bohemian Rhapsody archive material and photos from Freddie’s personal collection.

When Freddie died in 1991, he left his home, possessions and a vast creative archive to his former fiancée and closest friend, Mary Austin. Spanning nearly two decades, it includes notebooks and doodles from before Queen through to his solo years, with unpublished lyrics, abandoned verses for Bohemian Rhapsody, drafts of Don’t Stop Me Now, and unrecorded songs.

With stories and memories from Mary Austin, plus many previously unpublished photographs, this is a fascinating, personal record of Freddie Mercury as musician, lyricist and creative force.