“We weren’t making a documentary,” May said regarding inconsistencies.
Brian May defended Bohemian Rhapsody against criticism accusing the film of altering the timeline of the band's history.
“We weren’t making a documentary,” he told Guitar World . “It wasn’t meant to be ‘this happened and then this happened.’ It was an attempt to understand Freddie Mercury and show his inner life – his passions, fears, weaknesses.”
“Furthermore, we wanted to portray our relationship as that of a family. Which was basically part of what built his armor. I think Freddie would have loved it, because it’s a good and honest representation of him as a person.”
In the film, Mercury is diagnosed with AIDS before his iconic Live Aid performance in 1985. In real life, the diagnosis only came in 1987.
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