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Hi Marc,

Wondering if Axl and Freddie ever met before Freddie's passing in 1991. I know Axl admired him greatly (hence the tribute show).

Also I find it wonderful that 5 years after coming back to this forum (oops has it been that long?) to find you here contributing. I just scanned all the posts here just to see if my question has ever been asked...that was a lot of scanning.

Thanks!

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I don't know if Axl ever had the chance to meet him. I do know that when everyone found out that Freddie only had a short while left to live that Axl called to say that he had access to special doctors/healers that could help with HIV/Aids. However It was too late and Freddie was too sick to recover.

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I don't know if Axl ever had the chance to meet him. I do know that when everyone found out that Freddie only had a short while left to live that Axl called to say that he had access to special doctors/healers that could help with HIV/Aids. However It was too late and Freddie was too sick to recover.

They found out before his official statement to the press? I am curious about the special docs and healers and Axl thoughts about aids at the time

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It's too bad the medical community didn't know how to handle that disease back then because in this year Freddie likely would likely be surviving with the medications that they now have...miss that guy's voice

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I don't know if Axl ever had the chance to meet him. I do know that when everyone found out that Freddie only had a short while left to live that Axl called to say that he had access to special doctors/healers that could help with HIV/Aids. However It was too late and Freddie was too sick to recover.

They found out before his official statement to the press? I am curious about the special docs and healers and Axl thoughts about aids at the time

I've heard this story before. Three options.

1. November 23, 1991 (day of announcement, day before he died), Axl calls.

2. Axl suspected Freddie was seriously ill, possibly with AIDS, as there were lots of rumors around before Freddie admitted he was ill, and called talking about the doctors.

3. It's bullshit (not made up by Marc, I saw a video on YouTube once where one of Axl's former personal managers mentioned this story).

I'm thinking option one or two. I seem to recall Brian May mentioning it once, but I could be misremembering.

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What were Axl and the members of the band´s opinion about aids/hiv during the 80´s? Axl obviously had a more relaxed and open mind apporoch to sex, but do you know if he understood the seriousness of the disease and took the necessary precautions?

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What were Axl and the members of the band´s opinion about aids/hiv during the 80´s? Axl obviously had a more relaxed and open mind apporoch to sex, but do you know if he understood the seriousness of the disease and took the necessary precautions?

Duff in his book talked about that. They were aware of AIDS. However at the same time they didn´t take great deal of care of themselves. Duff mentioned they caught a few infections/diseases. They took animal medication because they didn´t have health insurance. Sorry I don´t remember in more detail

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I don't know if Axl ever had the chance to meet him. I do know that when everyone found out that Freddie only had a short while left to live that Axl called to say that he had access to special doctors/healers that could help with HIV/Aids. However It was too late and Freddie was too sick to recover.

They found out before his official statement to the press? I am curious about the special docs and healers and Axl thoughts about aids at the time

I've heard this story before. Three options.

1. November 23, 1991 (day of announcement, day before he died), Axl calls.

2. Axl suspected Freddie was seriously ill, possibly with AIDS, as there were lots of rumors around before Freddie admitted he was ill, and called talking about the doctors.

3. It's bullshit (not made up by Marc, I saw a video on YouTube once where one of Axl's former personal managers mentioned this story).

I'm thinking option one or two. I seem to recall Brian May mentioning it once, but I could be misremembering.

That's why i was thinking cos Axl seems to be very sensitive person and also a big big fan of Freddie. They were rumors about Freddie being really sick months before the statement, mostly for how he looked in the Ivor Novello Awards and the not touring thing.

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