Quotes from Freddie Mercury

I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.

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

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

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

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 .

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.

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.

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

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

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

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

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.

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.