In fact, the Irishman worked as a hairdresser long after he had settled down with the Queen frontman. Freddie himself may have referred to Jim as "the gardener" in jest to friends or as a Jim even claimed in his book, Mercury and Me, that the Queen star had promised to leave him the house instead. Freddie's long-term PA Peter Freestone also lived at One Garden Lodge and told The Freddie Mercury and the Beatles did not meet in person, as Mercury was born a few years after the band had disbanded. However, the two iconic bands did have a relationship. Mercury was a big Beatles fan and he often referenced the band in his own work. He even covered their song, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, and performed it in concert. .