Freddie Mercury in the 70's: First attempt at a celebrity likeness

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my first try to do a celebrity portrait. I didn't do any tracing or anything (maybe I should have, looking at it now) but the sketch still looks so much better I think. It's probably because it was an immediate reaction and done with confidence since it's just a sketch and I wasn't afraid of failure. I spent hours on the face and ended it up messing it up. Anyway I still kinda like it especially the chest hair. Haha...