During our phone conversations we would discuss most of the time our daily lives, and I think Jim appreciated it that I did not bombard him with questions or things about Freddie constantly. Of course we discussed Freddie, his life with Freddie, Freddie's childhood, his illness over the years, his relationship with Phoebe, Joe, Mary etc etc As Irish hairdresser Jim Hutton later wrote in his book "Mercury and Me," they first met in London's gay nightclub scene in the mid-80s when Hutton was with someone else and didn't recognize While hanging out at a gay club called Heaven in London in March of 1985, Freddie approached Hutton, offering to buy him a drink. Apparently Hutton wasn't impressed and refused the drink. Hutton was already involved with someone else, he told Freddie (via All That's Interestin g ). 'Mercury and Me' Dave Hogan/Getty Images The invitation to dinner at Freddie Mercury’s home held the promise of a fun-filled evening for his close friend, Sixties pop idol Dave Clark. his assistant and Jim Hutton, his lover Mercury and Me. Paperback – February 12, 2014. by Jim Hutton (Author) 4.5 3,858 ratings. See all formats and editions. With a new introduction by Jim Hutton’s co-writer Tim Wapshott, Mercury and Me is the story of rock’s oddest couple. The relationship between Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton evolved over several months in 1984 and 1985. .

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