▁won ▁the ▁Brit ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Cont ribution ▁to ▁British ▁Music . ▁While ▁Mercur y ▁accepted ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Theatre , ▁Brian ▁May ▁spoke ▁for ▁the ▁band . ▁Mercur y ' s ▁increasing ly ▁ga unt ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁ceremony ▁spark ed ▁further ▁spec ulation ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁his ▁health , ▁which ▁pers isted ▁throughout ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁BR IT ▁Awards ▁would ▁be ▁Mercur y ' s ▁final ▁public ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Mercur y ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁public ly ▁about ▁his ▁health , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁music ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁people ' s ▁sympathy . ▁He ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁continue ▁working ▁on ▁music ▁with ▁Queen ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁could , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" keep ▁working ▁until ▁I ▁f uck ing ▁drop ". ▁Mercur y ▁was ▁persist ently ▁bother ed ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁at ▁his ▁London ▁home , ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁record ▁music . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁band ▁re located ▁to ▁Mountain ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mont re ux , ▁where ▁the ▁sa fer ▁and ▁more ▁peace ful ▁atmosphere ▁allowed ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁concent rate . ▁Early ▁in ▁ ▁recording , ▁the ▁band ▁decided ▁again ▁that ▁all ▁work ▁would ▁be ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Queen ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁instead ▁of ▁to ▁individual ▁contrib uting ▁members ; ▁May ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁made ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁process , ▁while ▁Taylor ▁said