Freddie Mercury from Queen Quotes
– “A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It’s a theatrica! event.”
– “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.”
– “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.”
– “But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.”
– “I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.”
– “I dress to kill, but tastefully.”
– “I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.”
– “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.”
– “I have fun with my clothes onstage; it’s not a concert you’re seeing, it’s a fashion show.”
– “I like to be surrounded by splendid things.”
– “I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.”
– “I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.”
– “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.”
– “I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.”
– “I’m hopeless with money; I simply spend what I’ve got.”
– “I’m just a musical prostitute, my dear.”
– “I’m not into business at all.”
– “I’m very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years’ time.”
– “If we’re weird onstage, I don’t know what you’d call the Tubes.”
– “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.”