Throughout their six years together, Hutton remained a constant, grounding presence. While Mercury toured the world and lived a jet-setting lifestyle, Hutton often preferred a quieter role, even working as Mercury’s gardener at Garden Lodge to stay close to him. The book details their life together, covering: Mercury and Me by Jim Hutton | Goodreads
Jim Hutton, an Irish hairdresser working at the Savoy Hotel, first met Freddie Mercury in a London gay club in 1983. Interestingly, Hutton had no idea who Mercury was at the time. Their relationship eventually stabilized into a deep, domestic partnership that lasted until Mercury’s death in 1991.
by Jim Hutton is one of the most intimate and poignant accounts of Freddie Mercury’s final years. First published in 1994, this memoir offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of a rock icon’s public persona, revealing the vulnerable, human side of the Queen frontman through the eyes of the man he loved. The Story of Jim Hutton and Freddie Mercury