A Quote by Freddie Mercury
I'm a Freddie Mercury fan. (In response to an interviewer backstage at a Queen concert at the LA Forum, who asked: Can I tell my viewers that Michael Jackson is a Queen fan?
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Michael Jackson. I'm a fan of his, a very big fan.
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