Still, apparently Brian May and Roger Taylor once told the former American Idol contestant, ‘If Freddy was here with us still, you guys would get a big kick out of each other.’
Queen and Adam Lambert opened this year’s Oscars ceremony with a performance of signature tracks.
Celebrities watched on as Brian May and company performed songs, including “We are the Champions”, with one enjoying the show in particular: Javier Bardem.
The former led with 10 alongside Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite with Adam McKay’s political satire Vice following close behind with eight.