Not even life.

連生命也一樣。

No, no, I'm not scared of dying.

不、不，我不害怕死亡。

I'm just a little sad to find myself at the finish line.

我只是因為發現自己在終點線了，所以有點難過。

You know me, Jim.

Jim，你懂我。

You know I never like it when a party comes to an end.

你知道我從來就不喜歡派對尾聲時。

I somehow always want more.

我似乎總是想要更多。

How do I look?

我看起來怎麼樣？

Oh, Freddie, you look great.

喔，Freddie，你看起來棒極了。

You're such a liar.

你這個騙子。

November 24th, 1991, the man, the myth, and the legend, Freddie Mercury, died at the age of 45.

1991 年 11 月 24 日，Freddie Mercury 這個男人、神話、傳奇在 45 歲時與世長辭。

In this episode, we'll celebrate the life of rock and roll's most engaging performer and show you how and why he died.

在本集當中，我們將頌揚搖滾樂中最吸引人的表演者，並告訴你他如何死亡、死因為何。

It's hard to imagine Freddie Mercury as anything other than the front man of Queen, holding stadium audiences in the palm of his hand.

除了擔任皇后合唱團的主唱、完全控制著演出現場觀眾，很難想像 Freddie Mercury 還有其它面貌。

But Freddie hadn't always been like that.

但 Freddie 並不總是那樣的。

In fact, Freddie hadn't always been Freddie.

事實上，Freddie 也並非一直都是 Freddie。

His story began on an island of Zanzibar, where, in 1946, Farrokh Bulsara was born.

他的故事始於桑吉巴這座島嶼，1946 年時，Farrokh Bulsar 誕生了。

A musical prodigy who could play anything and sing anything.

一個可以彈奏並演唱任合曲調的音樂神童。

Little Farrokh was in the spotlight, but not for his musical talents.

年幼的 Farrokh 備受矚目，但並不是因為他的音樂天份。

Look at this kid!

看看這個孩子。

Hey, what's wrong with you?

嘿，你是怎麼了？

You've got a mouth full of teeth.

你滿嘴長滿了牙齒。

Buck-teeth-kid; there's a nickname for you⏤Bucky!

暴牙的小鬼，幫你想好綽號了：Bucky！

Bucky, Bucky, Bucky, Bucky!

Bucky、Bucky、Bucky、Bucky！

Born with a genetic dental condition that left him with 4 extra teeth, Farrokh, indeed, had a unique appearance.

出生時的遺傳性牙科疾病讓他多長了 4 顆牙齒，Farrokh 的外貌的確很不尋常。

He was teased by his peers, and was shy and quiet, except for when he was performing on his school stage.

他被同齡人取笑，既害羞又安靜，除非是在學校舞台上表演時。

There, Farrokh would transform into someone else⏤someone confident and charismatic.

Farrokh 在舞台上會變身為另一個人，一個有自信、有魅力的人。

That someone needed a name.

那個人需要一個名字。

I'm gonna be Freddie.

我即將成為 Freddie。

Yeah! Freddie sounds rock and roll; much better than Farrokh or Bucky.

沒錯，Freddie 聽起來比較適合搖滾，遠比 Farrokh 或 Bucky 好多了。

Amidst the Zanzibar revolution of 1964, the Bulsara family moved to London.

在 1964 年桑吉巴革命期間，Bulsara 一家搬到了倫敦。

And for a 17-year-old Freddie, it was a head-first dive into the swinging sixties, with their sexual liberation, recreational drugs, and of course, music⏤really good music.

對於 17 歲的 Freddie 來說，他一頭栽入了搖擺的六零年代，認識當時的性解放、娛樂性藥物，當然還有音樂，真正的好音樂。

That same year, Beatlemania began sweeping the globe.

同年，披頭士狂熱開始席捲全球。

Suddenly, it was not just the American artists who were dominating the pop and rock and roll genres; it was the UK artists that were taking up the lead.

突然間，主導流行和搖滾樂的，不再只是美國的藝術家，反而是英國藝術家佔了上風。

Much like London was transforming into the musical capital of the world,

與倫敦轉型成為世界的音樂之都一樣，

Freddie stepped on his path to becoming the greatest lead singer, with not just a unique voice and appearance, but with truly unique vision.

Freddie 踏上了他成為最偉大的主唱之路，不僅因為獨特的聲音和樣貌，還有他真正獨特的遠見。

Formed in 1970, a decade after the Beatles, Queen became the quintessence of Freddie's vision.

成立於 1970 年、披頭士成軍 10 年後，皇后合唱團成了 Freddie 遠見的典範。

There was something unparallel about them.

它們有與眾不同的特質。

No other band had such a flamboyant stage presence, yet such complex music.

沒有其它樂隊在擁有浮誇舞臺表演的同時，製作如此複雜的音樂。

Such outlandish costumes, yet such deep lyrics.

如此古怪的服裝，卻寫出極深刻的歌詞。

For over 20 years, Freddie, Brian, John, and Roger were the powerhouse of British rock, until late 1991, when Freddie died of AIDS.

之後 20 多年間，Freddie、Brian、John 和 Roger 成為了英國搖滾樂的巨臂，直到 1991 年末 Freddie 因愛滋病而死。

Certainly don't have any aspirations to live to 70; it would be so boring!

我當然沒有任何活到 70 歲的企圖，那會無聊透頂！

I've lived a full life, and if I'm dead tomorrow, I don't give a damn!

我的人生過得很充實，如果明天就死亡，我也毫不在乎！

How did Freddie contract AIDS?

Freddie 是如何染上愛滋病的？

Well, as Freddie just said, he was living life to the fullest.

嗯，正如 Freddie 剛剛所說，他當時過著很充實的生活。

During the day, a quiet gentlemen surrounded by 10 adorable cats.

白天時，他是一位被 10 隻貓圍繞的文靜紳士。

At night, a party animal.

到了晚上，他會變身為派對動物。

Freddie was known for throwing the most outrageous, wild, and lavish parties in the entire industry.

Freddie 以舉辦全產業中最驚人、瘋狂且浮誇的派對聞名。

Hey, I'm a sex machine ready to reload like an atom bomb, darling.

嘿，親愛的，我是一台性愛機器，準備像原子彈一樣重新加載。

Yeah, like there's no tomorrow, darling.

沒錯，親愛的，就像沒有明天一樣。

Remember, dullness is a disease.

記住，沉悶是一種疾病。

OK, Freddie loved partying, but partying doesn't cause AIDS.

好，Freddie 很愛開趴，但派對並不會導致愛滋病。

Freddie's bisexuality wasn't the reason for his illness, either.

Freddie 雙性戀的身份也不是他染病的原因。

It was the unprotected sex with random partners that killed him.

要了他性命的是與不同性伴侶間的不安全性行為。

Freddie contracted HIV in 1981 or 1982, and it was not until 1987 when he learnt about his diagnosis.

Freddie 在 1981 或 1982 年感染了愛滋病毒，但他一直到 1987 年才得知自己的病狀。

But it was already too late.

但為時已晚。

HIV had been slowly destroying Freddie's white blood cells for years.

愛滋病毒多年來已經在緩慢地破壞著 Freddie 的白血球。

Those white blood cells act as the human body's shield against diseases.

這些白血球是人體抵禦疾病的盾牌。

The fewer of them were remaining in his blood, the weaker his immune system was becoming.

殘留在他血液中的白血球越少，他的免疫系統就會變得越弱。

Eventually, Freddie's immune system collapsed, leaving him completely unprotected from deadly diseases.

最終，Freddie 的免疫系統崩壞，使他完全沒有免於致命疾病的防護。

This is when his HIV turned into the final stage, AIDS.

就在此時，他體內愛滋病毒演化到最後一個階段，愛滋病。

And since that moment, his death was just a matter of time, as there was no effective treatment up until 1996.

從那一刻起，他的死亡只是遲早的問題，因為直到 1996 年都沒出現有效的療法。

Gentlemen, I need to tell you something.

先生們，我需要跟你們說一件事。

I'm dying.

我要死了。

I have this AIDS thing.

我患上了愛滋病這個東西。

But don't worry.

但別擔心。

It's gonna be fine and I just want to focus on the music.

沒事的，我也只想要專注在音樂上。

Let's record as much as we can; let's go get to work.

讓我們盡可能地錄製音樂、開始工作。

In the last 3 years of his life, Freddie Mercury recorded 2 more albums with Queen.

在他生命的最後 3 年裡，Freddie Mercury 又與皇后合唱團共同錄製了兩張專輯。

His voice was thinning, but he kept going 'til he can no longer hit the notes.

他的嗓音逐漸變弱，但他仍堅持到他無法完美演唱為止。

Whenever he wasn't working on music, he was spending time with his ex-girlfriend and best friend, Mary Austin, and partner, Jim Hutton, and, of course, his cats.

如果他不是在忙音樂工作，就是在花時間與前女友與摯友 Mary Austin 或是伴侶 Jim Hutton 相處，當然還有他的貓咪們。

This was Freddie's team who he loved dearly.

這就是 Freddie 愛之深切的團隊。

One day before his death, Freddie issued a statement to the press and public, confirming that he, indeed, had AIDS.

在他去世的前一天，Freddie 向新聞界和公眾發表了一份聲明，證實他確實罹患愛滋病。

This brought an enormous amount of attention to the disease.

這給該疾病帶來了巨大的關注。

He raised AIDS and HIV awareness in an era when much of the discussion was taboo.

他在一個連討論這疾病都是禁忌的時代中，提高了對愛滋病和愛滋病毒的意識。

Yet the epidemic was just around the corner.

然而，疾病的流行也在不遠處了。

This is the story of Freddie Mercury's death.

這就是 Freddie Mercury 的死亡故事。

This is how it was.

這是 how it was 節目。

All right, if you liked this video, please give it a thumbs-up.

好了，如果你喜歡這部影片，請幫它點個讚。

And don't forget to hit that notification bell so you won't miss new episodes.

別忘了開啟小鈴鐺以避免錯過最新集數。