Is it normal to cry about queen and freddie mercury?
I am an eighteen year old singer/songwriter, (hopefully with places to go) and about two years ago I began to get frustrated with the one dimensional mainstream modern music, I started looking around through the decades for some more decent music (for me-I appreciate that other people have different music tastes).
I started to develop a love for Queen (as well as The Beatles, Bowie, Sparks and Alanis Morrissette etc) but with Queen I have an addiction to their music.
The thing is, I have always been a person who doesn't understand why someone loses it over the actual singer or band- for example being starstruck meeting Jedward or someone) because I base my respect of the artist on my opinion of the music, not the other way around.
Except I have watched concerts of Queen and documentaries and to put it bluntly-I cry. There's no reason I feel to do it, but it's every time and it's something I have never felt before. I am starting to think it's because of Freddie and the fact that he died meaning I will never be able to see him live which for me (as I feel Freddie was one of the most incredible songwriters-with Brian May and John Lennon- and had the greatest stage presence and vocal ability...) is a bit soul destroying. I also think that it has something to do with their legacy, as I went to see 'We Will Rock You' recently and although I wasn't into the characters I just spent the last three songs (in which the audience got very involved in) crying. But is this normal? Because I don't know the reason I am crying, this wave of emotion just rushes through me, and I can't stop myself.
Thank you, I know to me the issue seems a bit pathetic, but I have never reacted so strongly, and I feel really connected to their music (oh god, as cliche as that sounds).