FREDDIE MERCURY wrote Love Of My Life in 1975. The ballad assumed to be about Mary Austin, but some think it was inspired by the Queen star's first-ever boyfriend David Minns who he started dating ...

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Freddie Mercury’s influence on music and culture is undeniable. ... By the mid-1970s, Mercury began an affair with David Minns, an American record executive.

Freddie Mercury tragically died of Aids in 1991, having become a legendary musician and singer - but he secretly fought heartbreak and hurt in his private life. ... David Minns - 1975-78.