Freddie Mercury and Paul Prenter, his assistant. Did Paul Prenter really split up Queen? Here's what - Metro US Prenter first met Mercury at a bar in 1975, according to The Belfast Telegraph, and then became his manager in 1977. Only, he didn't seem to want to know. In 1982, after the album Hot Space was released to poor reception, May and Taylor lay the blame on Prenter and his influence over Mercury. I don't want to talk about it. Amores, confesiones y traicin: el hombre que vendi a - infobae Were doing our best, dear.) Whatever the reasons, Queens sound changed dramatically with their 1977 album, News of the World: This was much starker music; lush orchestrations and harmonies had been replaced with odd and novel constructions. In the film it is portrayed as a TV hatchet job. "I was disappointed but I had a feeling it wasn't going to happen. It was OK.". AlthoughPrenter was Freddies manager from 1977 to 1986, the two were also lovers. In early 1969, Staffell introduced his new friend to the band. Paul Prenter was a villain, as Freddie Mercury's personal manager comes out of the film very poorly. Bulsara was in and out of a couple of groups himself during this period, and he tended to remodel everything about them. You bastards, you stole the show! he told them. . . Some of us hate it, Deacon told RS in 1981. Years later, May would say, That was entirely down to Freddie. Queen would not tour the U.S. again after 1982. The death knell for their . He also cultivated his own tastes. After their epic 1975 album A Night at the Opera, they had piled up hit after hit in a stylistically diverse range: from baroque pop to hard rock, disco, rockabilly and funk. We didnt speak to each other about lyrics, May told Mojo in 2004. He hoped to record as much work as he could, and he now realized he would have to tell his bandmates why.