“A vida é um processo de desilusão. O homem, quanto mais inteligente, mais sofre; quem aumenta o conhecimento, multiplica a dor”.
Arthur Schopenhauer, filósofo e escritor.
In “I Want to Break Free,” Queen delves into absurdity, soap opera satire, and unapologetic self-criticism, turning laughable costumes into a cultural phenomenon. What began as lighthearted British humor soon became part of Queen’s rebellious legacy.
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Minha penúltima grande conversa com PC Farias, no vôo Bangkok/SP, na Varig. O papo e outros segredos do caixa do Collor estão no meu livro "O Tesoureiro", já nas melhores livrarias. O autor agradece pela leitura.
On June 8, 1969, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts showed up at Cotchford Farm, Brian Jones’s country home, to inform him of an irreversible decision: he was out of The Rolling Stones.
Years of addiction, erratic behavior, and the loss of his creative leadership to the Jagger-Richards duo had pushed the relationship to a point of no return. The official excuse was that his legal troubles would prevent him from obtaining a visa for the upcoming U.S. tour. Richards recalled the moment with brutal coldness: “Hi, Brian… It’s over, buddy.” In exchange for his departure, Jones would receive $200,000 in severance plus an annual salary, but the emotional damage was done, and his replacement, Mick Taylor, was already lined up.
But the worst was yet to come: just three weeks later, in the early hours of July 3, 1969, Jones was found floating face down in his pool by his girlfriend, Anna Wohlin.
At just 27 years old, he became one of the first members of the tragic “27 Club.”
Although the autopsy ruled his death “accidental”—due to asthma and drowning following substance use—doubts persist to this day; Richards himself questioned the ruling, noting that Brian was an excellent swimmer. The most credible theory points to Frank Thorogood, a contractor working on the estate with whom Jones had a heated argument that night. It is said that Thorogood confessed to the murder on his deathbed years later, a version of events that Wohlin always supported.
Although the case was officially closed, the ghost of Brian Jones continues to linger, overshadowed by the immense shadow of the band he himself founded but which ultimately expelled him and buried him under the weight of its own success.
Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics:
1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
2: A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law;
3: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law;
The Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.