‘Music fed him’: Freddie Mercury’s relative in Gainesville reflects on her time with the ‘shy’ rock superstar - Gainesville Times

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‘Music fed him’: Freddie Mercury’s relative in Gainesville reflects on her time with the ‘shy’ rock superstar

Gainesville's Nairika Cornett has many memories of her cousin Freddie Mercury. Cornett, who works at the Arts Council, talked with The Times about her memories with her cousin — painting a picture of a painfully shy artist who found peace, and strength, on the stage. - photo by Scott Rogers

12092018 FREDDIE 3.jpg — Gainesville's Nairika Cornett has many memories of her cousin Freddie Mercury. Cornett, who works at the Arts Council, talked with The Times about her memories with her cousin — painting a picture of a painfully shy artist who found peace, and strength, on the stage. - photo by Scott Rogers

When Nairika Cornett thinks back on her childhood, she can’t help but drift to Freddie Mercury.