{"product_id":"is-this-the-real-life-the-untold-story-of-queen-9780306820717","title":"Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen","description":"Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. \u003ci\u003eIs This the Real Life?\u003c\/i\u003e draws on eyewitness testimonies -- former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends -- to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at work and at play. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs This the Real Life?\u003c\/i\u003e looks beyond Queen's public persona to shed light on the legendary band's four wildly divergent personalities, particularly lead singer Freddie Mercury's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is a former assistant editor of \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a long-time contributor to its sister titles \u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London), \u003ci\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of two definitive music books, \u003ci\u003eDylan: Visions, Portraits \u0026amp; Back Pages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePunk: The Whole Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of the Pink Floyd biography \u003ci\u003eComfortably Numb\u003c\/i\u003e and the Queen biography \u003ci\u003eIs This the Real Life?\u003c\/i\u003e Blake lives in London with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513993433362,"sku":"9780306820717","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3aad2a99-d3df-4d02-a789-60399520a11a.jpg?v=1730970144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/is-this-the-real-life-the-untold-story-of-queen-9780306820717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}