Joining the Band Smile
The film Bohemian Rhapsody made a few mistakes as we mentioned before. Another mistake was how the film makes it seem like Freddie came from nowhere when he joined the band Smile, as if it was a secret that he could sing. But the truth is that he had been in bands since he was in high school.
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In 1969, Freddie joined the Liverpool-based band Ibex, which was later renamed Wreckage. But that band didn’t really take off, so he then joined a second band called Sour Milk Sea. But, as no surprise, by 1970 that group broke up too.