Freddie Mercury's body was so badly affected by AIDS that he lost most of his foot during his final days
The Queen frontman only desired peace towards the end of his life, but the fire to make music lived with him until his last breath.
Freddie Mercury, the maverick frontman of Queen, died from AIDS-related complications in 1991 at the age of 45. However, the details surrounding his ailment are still a mystery. The rock legend, born as Farrokh Bulsara in 1946 to Parsi parents, rarely granted interviews to reporters and was known to be an intensely private individual.
Mercury kept his health concerns a secret despite constantly being under the magnifying glass, especially when rumors circulated that he had been tested for HIV/AIDS in 1986. The news of his deteriorating health led Queen to abruptly end the 1987 Magic Tour, one of the band's largest tours seen by over a million people.