Queen fans are only just learning the origins of Freddie Mercury's stage name as Brian May and Roger Taylor recall the inspiration behind iconic singer's decision to ditch his real surname in the early '70s

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Queen fans are only just learning the origins of Freddie Mercury's stage name as Brian May and Roger Taylor recall the inspiration behind iconic singer's decision to ditch his real surname in the early '70s

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Queen legends Brian May and Roger Taylor surprised their younger legion of fans on Monday evening by revealing the origins of Freddie Mercury's iconic stage name. Born Farrokh Bulsara, the late singer spent the fist 18-years of his life in Zanzibar before political and social unrest resulted in his family fleeing the African archipelago in 1964 and moving to the United Kingdom. He would go on to become one of the world's best known performers with Queen, enjoying more than two decades of prolonged success before his death of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia in 1991, aged just 45.
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