Freddie Mercury had enough of David Bowie several times while they were working together.
Before his death, the Queen's frontman had been known for his playful personality that he often teased everyone in public. At the same time, he reportedly had a thing for enraging people and starting a fight on purpose - and Bowie once experienced that.
Freddie Mercury Once Removed David Bowie's Vocals From a Song
The "Bohemian Rhapsody" hitmaker's PA and close friend Peter Freestone told Express Online about Mercury's tendencies to pick a fight with anyone. Even Brian May and their other bandmates witnessed those incidents, especially the one the frontman had with Bowie.
Although Mercury and Bowie already feuded while making "Under Pressure," the two rockers reportedly had a more serious fight during a different recording.
The publication cited a 1983 interview during which Mercury recalled collaborating with Bowie. Before they got famous, they already knew each other when they were still in Montreux, Switzerland.
"One night were having dinner and after that, we going back into the studio...and it just happened and he said, 'Why don't we start fooling around and see what happens?' We started playing around on the piano and the rest of the band were there and Under Pressure started to build," he recalled.
May noted that both artists "locked horns" and that their collaborations always turned out great. However, Bowie blocked the release of several songs from those recording sessions.
One time, the "Ashes to Ashes" hitmaker and the late singer clashed in another recording. Queen members were aware of Bowie's controlling behavior, but it once infuriated Mercury that he ended up calling the singer "a**hole."
"That's just artistic license. 'Fine,' I said, 'it's quite easy, I just erase his vocal' - and out it came... It was just background vocals," Mercury said.
Despite those fights, Bowie reunited with Queen to perform Under Pressure with Annie Lennox during the memorial concert for life for Mercury in 1992.
How Freddie Mercury, David Bowie Met
When Mercury was still in college, he saw Bowie performing at a lunchtime show. According to Rolling Stone, the performance left the frontman impressed that he offered to help him setting up the stage.
At that time, Bowie had already released singles, like "Love You Til Tuesday" and "The Laughing Gnome" - although both flopped.
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