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The notes for “Bohemian Rhapsody” included the track’s working title, “Mongolian Rhapsody.”
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The biggest draw of the evening was the piano on which Freddie Mercury composed many of the band’s biggest hits.Philip Dethlefs/picture alliance via Getty
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Mercury left all of his possessions toMary Austin, his close friend and first love. More than 32 years after the singer’s death, Austin has started to sell them off with a portion of the proceeds set to be divided between theMercury Phoenix Trustand theElton John AIDS Foundation.
Freddie Mercury and Elton John perform together in 1984.Philip Ollerenshaw/Shutterstock
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“It was important to me to do this in a way that I felt Freddie would have loved, and there was nothing he loved more than an auction. Freddie was an incredible and intelligent collector who showed us that there is beauty and fun and conversation to be found in everything.”
source: people.com
