Freddie Mercury Quotations

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.

I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime.

Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.

In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we introduced white, for variety, and it simply grew and grew.

It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.

You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent our star signs-and I don't even believe in astrology.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.

I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.

I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset across the stage. The thing only just missed me - I might have been killed.

Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear .

We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.

We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.

We're a bit flashy, but the music's not one big noise.

I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didn't write our own songs.

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did something with harmony, it was the Beach Hoys. Something heavy was Led Zeppelin.

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new-I used to spend down to the last dime.

The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is part of us, and we want to be dandy.

You're headed for disaster cos you never read the signs Too much love will kill you every time

You either have the magic or you don't. There's no way you can work up to it.

I'm possessed by love — but isn't everybody?

I don't talk to everybody, so they don't really know the real me. I don't think anybody will...

I am loved by thousands, but I feel like the loneliest man in the world.

I'm so powerful in stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man.

They wouldn't let us into Russia. They thought we'd corrupt the youth or something.

When I'm dead who cares? I don't...

Rod Stewart, Elton John and I were going to form a band called Hair, Nose & Teeth after the three of us. But it hasn't happened because none of us can agree on the order of the words!

A lot of my songs are fantasy. I can dream up all kinds of things. That's the kind of world I live in. It's very sort of flamboyant, and that's the kind of way I write. I love it

If it's planned, it's boring

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The most important thing is to live a fabulous life. As long as it's fabulous I don't care how long it is.

If I didn't do this well, I just wouldn't have anything to do... I can't cook, and I'd be a terrible housewife.

No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.

Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.

People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. F**k them, darling. I say what any decent poet would say if you dared ask him to analyze his work: If you see it, dear, then it's there. ... I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics. ... I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didn't write our own songs.

Get on your bikes and ride!

Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.

Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball

Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. I'd say what any decent poet would say if anyone dared ask him to analyze his work: if you see it, darling, then it's there!

I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our staff to buy it.

I'm not into business at all.

In terms of love, you're not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I'm a very tragic person. But there's always an element of humour at the end.

Who wants to live forever?

I'm a Freddie Mercury fan. (In response to an interviewer backstage at a Queen concert at the LA Forum, who asked: Can I tell my viewers that Michael Jackson is a Queen fan?

Jimi Hendrix is very important. He's my idol. He sort of epitomizes, from his presentation on stage, the whole works of a rock star. There's no way you can compare him. You either have the magic or you don't. There's no way you can work up to it. There's nobody who can take his place.

I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time.

I am not going to be a star. I am going to be a legend.

I never thought of myself as the leader. The most important person, perhaps.

When I'm dead are they going to remember me ? I don't really think about it, it's up to them. When I'm dead, who cares ? I don't.

It's not a question of money anymore. I spend money like it's nothing. You know, I could be penniless tomorrow, but I'd get back, somehow.

The bigger the better; in everything.

About ten years ago, I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three chords on the guitar.

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.

I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to know the real me

I'm as gay as a daffodil, my dear!

Hey man, Jaws was never my scene, and i don't like Star Wars

I have no aspirations of growing old and boring.

What you must understand is that my voice comes from the energy of the audience. The better they are, the better I get.

I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle; I want to ride my bicycle; I want to ride my bike; I want to ride my bicycle; I want to ride it where I like...; I don't believe in Peter Pan, Frankenstein or Superman; All I wanna do is bicycle, bicycle, bicycle...

If i had to do it all over again? Why not, I would do it a little bit differently.

I want it all and I want it now.

One year of love is better than a lifetime alone.

This thing called love, it cries like a baby in a cradle all night. It swings, it jives, it shakes all over like a jelly fish. I kinda like it.

You can be anything you want to be, just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be.

I'm not afraid to speak out, and say things that I want to do, or do the things that I want to do, so um, I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.

I was born to love you with every single beat of my heart. I was born to take care of you every single day of my life.

We don't do it for the money... we do it for the music.

It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, I feel good, and no one's gonna stop me now.

My soul has painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends...

My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.

I don't like the way my teeth protrude. I'm going to have them done, but I just haven't had the time. Apart from that... I'm perfect.

I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile.

By the way, I do not wear a hose. My hose is my own. No coke bottle, nothing stuffed down there.

I'm a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that's often destructive both to myself and others.

Excess is part of my nature. Dullness is a disease. I really need danger and excitement. I'm never scared of putting myself out on a limb.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It's just a name, but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It's a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.

Oh, I was not made for heaven. No, I don't want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people you're going to meet down there!

You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has brought me world idolisation and millions of pounds. But it's prevented me from having the one thing we all need: A loving, ongoing relationship.

I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music along with reading and writing for too many years now. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. For example, when we're backstage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowds begins, it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Freddy [sic] Mercury who seemed to love, relish in the love and adoration from the crowd, which is something I totally admire and envy.

Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately lonely? That is awful beyond words.