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title: "6 Queens Quotes By Freddie Mercury"
description: "6 Queens quotes by Freddie Mercury. Plus more from Freddie Mercury and more Queens sayings from other authors."
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> [I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-never-carry-money-just-like-the-real-queen-if-i-fancy-something-in/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/freddie-mercury-4202_asks_i-never-carry-money-just-like-the-real-q_262412.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/years-ago-i-thought-up-the-name-queen-it-s-just-a-name-but-it-s-very/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/freddie-mercury-4202_connotation_years-ago-i-thought-up-the-name-queen-it_1003724.jpg)

> [I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-like-people-to-go-away-from-a-queen-show-feeling-fully-entertained/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/freddie-mercury-4202_feelings_i-like-people-to-go-away-from-a-queen-sh_1375456.jpg)

> [I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-think-queen-songs-are-pure-escapism-like-going-to-see-a-good-film/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/freddie-mercury-4202_escapism_i-think-queen-songs-are-pure-escapism-li_2509162.jpg)

> [I'm a Freddie Mercury fan. (In response to an interviewer backstage at a Queen concert at the LA Forum, who asked: Can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-m-a-freddie-mercury-fan-in-response-to-an-interviewer-backstage-at/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/freddie-mercury-4202_concerts_i-m-a-freddie-mercury-fan-in-response-to_2956996.jpg)

> [The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is part of us, and we want to be dandy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/the-concept-of-queen-is-to-be-regal-and-majestic-glamour-is-part-of/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/freddie-mercury-4202_concepts_the-concept-of-queen-is-to-be-regal-and_3058463.jpg)

## Other authors on Queens

## More by Freddie Mercury

> [I'm not into business at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-m-not-into-business-at-all/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-always-knew-i-was-a-star-and-now-the-rest-of-the-world-seems-to/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/jimi-hendrix-is-very-important-he-s-my-idol-he-sort-of-epitomizes/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-am-a-romantic-but-i-do-put-up-a-barrier-around-myself-so-it-is-hard/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [Hey man, Jaws was never my scene, and i don't like Star Wars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/hey-man-jaws-was-never-my-scene-and-i-don-t-like-star-wars/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/oh-i-was-not-made-for-heaven-no-i-don-t-want-to-go-to-heaven-hell-is/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-was-never-too-keen-on-the-british-music-press-they-ve-called-us-a/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/onstage-i-am-a-devil-but-i-m-hardly-a-social-reject/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [If i had to do it all over again? Why not, I would do it a little bit differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/if-i-had-to-do-it-all-over-again-why-not-i-would-do-it-a-little-bit/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [The most important thing is to live a fabulous life. As long as it's fabulous I don't care how long it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/the-most-important-thing-is-to-live-a-fabulous-life-as-long-as-it-s/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [“If you see it there, darling, then it's there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/if-you-see-it-there-darling-then-it-s-there/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our staff to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/i-never-carry-money-just-like-the-real-queen-if-i-fancy-something-in/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/and-we-have-no-such-thing-as-a-budget-anymore-our-manager-freaks-when/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/people-are-always-asking-me-what-my-lyrics-mean-does-it-mean-this/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

> [You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freddie-mercury/you-can-have-everything-in-the-world-and-still-be-the-loneliest-man/)

[Freddie Mercury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freddie-mercury/)

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