May Says He Didn't Know Mercury Was Gay, McCartney Says Don't Get Too Excited, more

Brian May has told Britain's Daily Express that he didn't realize that Freddie Mercury was gay for years.

"You're talking to someone who shared rooms with Fred on the first couple of tours, so I knew him pretty well. I knew a lot of his girlfriends and he certainly didn't have boyfriends, that's for sure. I think there was a slight suspicion, but it never occurred to me that he was gay."

"I know that all through his life Fred didn't think that whether he was gay or not was important. He loved music, he love his work, and he didn't want anything to get in the way. Anyone who portrays Fred as purely a gay story is missing a lot of the point."

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Paul McCartney is saying not to get too excited about Carnival of Light, the Beatles' 14-minute unreleased experimental piece. "People are thinking there's another Strawberry Fields somewhere... this is more plinky-plonky. I mean, I like it, but it's not to everyone's taste."

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If you've always wanted to sing with Elvis Presley, now you have the chance. Sony has a new site up (www.singwiththeking.com) where you can duet on Blue Christmas.

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...and for those who would like a free download of Aerosmith's Joe Perry preforming Chuck Berry's Run, Rudolph, Run, head on over to AeroForceOne.

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Brian Eno is writing the score for Peter Jackson's film of The Lovely Bones.

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Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Moby are among the stars of the upcoming movie Suck. The vampire film is about aspiring rocks stars selling their souls to become famous.