Freddie Mercury quotes:

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 .

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.

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

Who wants to live forever?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

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.

One year of love is better than a lifetime alone.

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.

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.

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

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

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

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.

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.

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 think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.

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.

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.

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band they deserve the kind of success they're getting.

It's boring to be 70, I don't want to be there, I'll be dead and gone, I don't have any aspirations to be 70...

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Following the enormous conjecture in the press, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private in order to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has now come for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth, and I hope everyone will join with me, my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.

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

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

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.

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me.

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

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

I want it all and I want it now.

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

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

I have no aspirations of growing old and boring.

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

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

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

Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love Cause love's such an old fashioned word and love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure

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

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

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

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.

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

I'm not into business at all.

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

If it's planned, it's boring

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 fall in love much too quickly and that results in me getting badly hurt. The problem with love is that you lose control and that is a very vulnerable state to be in. I would love to really have a beautiful relationship with somebody, but it never seems to work out. What I would like most of all is to be in a state of blissful love.

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

Get on your bikes and ride!

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!

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.

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!

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

Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.