#jacky smith

🔸Oh Freddie was so funny!

When they were filming 'I Want To Break Free', the dressing rooms were upstairs in the film studio, and all you could hear for a while was Freddie's screaming laughter as they all got ready! Then he appeared at the top of the stairs to come down, and they were metal stairs. He was wearing the PVC skirt and pink top and wig, and really quite high heels. He tottered to the top of the stairs, took one look at them and said "I cannot possibly do stairs in these 'effing' heels darlings, I'll break my neck"! He flounced back in the dressing room and appeared moments later in heels of a far more sensible height!

- Jacky Smith, runs the Official Queen fan club for almost 30 years

Interview 2011

👉 Full Interview ↘

http://www.queenonline.com/features/jacky-smith-interview

Pic: 1984 - Queen Promotional Video 'I Want To Break Free'

Director David Mallett;

🔸Filming Location: Battersea, London, Limehouse Studios, London (now destroyed warehouse next door)

Way back in 1982, I was out of work briefly whilst living in London. I picked up the London Evening Standard newspaper, and there was a box advert that read "Top rock band require fan club secretary". Didn't say who! I called them, and even when they answered the phone, they did not say Queen... So appointment made, I trucked out to Pembridge Road, Notting Hill Gate. My first interview was with a lady called Sarah, who worked for the band then, and as I walked in the door, and looked around, I realised it was Queen from the gold discs lining the walls! There was also a good-looking blonde bloke there, on his hands and knees looking at artwork. I knew it was one of Queen, but for the life of me couldn't think of his name. I was introduced to Roger!

Just imagine going to a job interview and finding Roger on his hands and knees :)

Jacky Smith and our darling Jim Hutton