A biography for Freddie Mercuryhasn’t been written yet.
“Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!”
“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.”
“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.”
“Who wants to live forever?”
“The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.”
“If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.”
“I dress to kill, but tastefully.”
“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 reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.”
“It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.”
“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.”
“The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.”
“I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.”
“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 got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.”
“When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.”
“I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.”
“I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.”