May claims AIDS cost Mercury most of his foot

Brian May Brian May claims Freddie Mercury lost most of his foot during his battle with AIDS. The Queen frontman died in 1991 from AIDS-related pneumonia and guitarist Brian, 69, revealed that Freddie - who was 45 when he passed away - suffered terribly with the disease. Speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine, he said: "The problem was actually his foot - and, tragically there was very little left of it. "Once, he showed it to us at dinner. And he said: 'Oh Brian, I'm sorry I've upset...

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