🎙️ Interviewer:

Freddie, it's such an honor to have you here. Let's cut to the chase: you're in 2026. If in 1991 someone told you that your music was still being heard, rediscovered and loved by generations who weren't even born, what would you say?

🎤 Freddie:

(He tilts his head, thinking for a second, then he starts laughing) Honey, I'd say, "Obviously!" (laughs) Look, I've never been a modest guy, have I? I always knew we had something special. But I confess... this is bigger than I could possibly imagine. You know what makes me happier? It's not just success, no. Is to see children 10-year-old singing "Radio Ga Ga" on TikTok. Is to see adolescents making cover of "Somebody to Love" on YouTube. Is to see Grandparents and grandchildren Singing together "We Are the Champions" in stadiums. That's... that's magical. Music has become a bridge between generations. And I always wanted to build bridges, not walls.

🎙️ Interviewer:

Speaking of TikTok, social media, what do you think of this new world? Would you be posting dancing videos?

🎤 Freddie:

(lifts eyebrow, fun) Dancing? Honey, I was born dancing! Of course I would! But you know what I'd do differently? I wouldn't use that just to show my pretty face (Whistles). I'd use it to find talent. This business of anyone being able to post a video and be seen by millions is revolutionary! When I started, we played in a bar for 20 drunk people who weren't even paying attention. Today, a boy in his room can reach the world. That's beautiful. Scary, but beautiful.

🎙️ Central Question — 2026

Freddie, that's the question everyone wants to ask: In 2026, with all this technology, artificial intelligence, holograms, virtual shows... did you expect your success, Queen's success, to be so great?

🎤 Freddie:

(Get on the chair, take a deep breath and drop a wide smile, but now with a different shine in the eyes) Did you? Nope. Never. But did you dream? Oh, that's what I dreamed every night. You know, when we were recording "Bohemian Rhapsody," everybody said, "Freddie, that's crazy. Six minutes? Opera? Rock? Nobody's gonna play that song." And I'd say, "It doesn't matter if they play. It matters that it's Genuine."

And that's what I see today. The world has changed so much... Artificial intelligence? Holograms? Honey, I barely learned how to use the tour microwave! (laughs) But one thing has not changed: people want to connect. They want to feel it. They want to belong.

When I see 80,000 people in a stadium singing "Love of My Life" together with live phones... when I see videos of entire families singing "Don't Stop Me Now" on car trips... when I see a 15-year-old tattooing my face on my arm... this isn't about me. This is about what music represents to them. Queen has become a family. A giant, crazy, extravagant, noisy, loving family. And that's bigger than any hologram. It's bigger than any technology. So you expected all this success? Maybe not the numbers. But at ALMA... yes. Because we put soul on every note. And soul doesn't age. He won't die. It doesn't go out of style.

🎙️ Interviewer:

What about today's music? Do you hear anything current?

🎤 Freddie:

Yes, I do! Guys, Lady Gaga... that girl has TANTA stage presence that reminds me of someone I know. (Smiles, vain). Adele, what a voice, my God! And look, there are some rappers who are doing amazing things with samples. The other day I heard one that sampled "Another One Bites the Dust" and I was humming for hours. You know what I understand? The music today is much more mixed. Rock, pop, electronics, rap... it's all turned into sound soup. And I LOVE soup! I've always been like this, mixing opera with rock, blues with pop. So I feel at home.

🎙️ Interviewer:

Freddie, let's talk about something deeper. You were gone at a time when AIDS was a terrible stigma. In 2026, the disease is treated, it is no longer a death sentence, but there is still much prejudice on other fronts. What would you say to those who still suffer for being who you are?

🎤 Freddie:

(The smile fades, the eyes get serious, but full of compassion. Silence for a few seconds.) I'd say... I'd say hold my hand. Because I was there. I've been at rock bottom. Not for the disease, but for fear. Fear of judgment, fear of disappointment, fear of being abandoned. And you know what I learned? That people who really matter FICAM. The others... well, they never deserved you in the first place. Look, if I could come back and change something, it wouldn't be the disease. It would be silence. I've shut up for a long time. Today, if I could, I would scream from the rooftops: your life is yours. Your love is yours. Your identity is yours. And nobody, nobody has the right to take that away from you. If you're listening to this and feel lonely: you're NOT. I'm with you. Queen is with you. And millions of people who have been through this are with you. Sing it loud. Sing along. Music saves. You saved me.