Facts About Freddie Mercury And His Impact On More Than Just Queen

A Failed Collaboration

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The King of Pop had a well-known fan in the form of the frontman of Queen. Mercury has been fond of MJ before his days with Queen as he would loudly sign “I Want You Back” by the Jackson 5. After the success of Thriller, it made total sense for both musicians to collaborate together.

However, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. The pair worked on three demos in the spring of 1983 which were left incomplete due to a llama. Yup, MJ’s llama was in the recording studio and kept making too many distractions and it didn’t help when MJ caught his singing partner snorting drugs through a hundred dollar bill.