Katy Perry, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters record Freddie Mercury birthday tributes - video

Katy Perry, My Chemical Romance and the Foo Fighters have wished Freddie Mercury a happy birthday in video tributes to the late singer.

The iconic Queen frontman would have turned 65 today. He passed away in 1991.

Perry paid tribute to the star, saying in a YouTube video: "You've inspired us all and you've inspired me especially. Without you I wouldn't be making music or doing what I do."



Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance said that Queen were inspirational to the band and that Mercury was "probably the most important frontman to [him] growing up as little boy".



Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins continued the tributes by saying: "Freddie, we miss you and love you. I owe you everything, you were the first concert I ever saw and since then I've been chasing the dream. I owe that to you."



Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump added to the birthday wishes by saying that he was "sorry [Freddie] was not still around to see the profound effect [he] has had on pop music".



Jim Henson puppet Miss Piggy also expressed birthday salutations to the singer as the "queen of the silverscreen wish[ed] the fabulous lead singer of the band Queen a happy birthday".



Meanwhile, Google has paid tribute to Mercury by dedicating an animated doodle on its homepage to him.