Freddie Mercury Quotes

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 ...

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.

The bigger the better; in everything.

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

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.

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'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

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 .

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.

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

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

One year of love is better than a lifetime alone.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.

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

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

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

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'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?

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.

The more you open up, the more you get hurt. So basically, I'm just riddled with scars and I just don't want any more.

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

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.

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.

Who wants to live forever?

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.

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

It's not a concert you are seeing, it's a fashion show.

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

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.

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.

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

If you see it there, darling, then it's there. -Freddie Mercury, when asked the meaning of his lyrics.

There's one thing we're all waiting for, it's Peace on earth and end to war, it's the miracle we need... The Miracle!

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.

Get on your bikes and ride!

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

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

I'm not into business at all.

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

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

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

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.

Put out the good and keep the bad - don't believe all you read in the Bible.

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

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