David Bowie, who performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert and recorded the song "Under Pressure" with Queen, praised Mercury's performance style, saying: "Of all the more theatrical rock performers, Freddie took it further than the rest... he took it over the edge.
David Bowie, yang tampil di The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert dan merekam lagu berjudul "Under Pressure" bersama Queen, memuji gaya tampil Mercury, mengatakan:"Dari semua penampil rock teatrikal, Freddie melakukan lebih daripada yang lain... dia melakukan itu melalui tepi.