Song Quotes by Freddie Mercury

13 Song quotes by Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury’s brief set of thirteen musings shines with the same theatrical spark that defined his performances. Each line offers a glimpse into his reverence for the song as a stage and a soul.

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

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

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I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.

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My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to…

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Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band they…

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A lot of my songs are fantasy. I can dream up all kinds of things. That's the kind of world I live…

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We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the…

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Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did something with harmony, it was the Beach…

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I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that…

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About ten years ago, I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three chords on the guitar.

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In terms of love, you're not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs…

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Jimi Hendrix is very important. He's my idol. He sort of epitomizes, from his presentation on stage, the whole works of a…

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People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to…

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I'm not into business at all.

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

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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.…

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I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to…

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

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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…

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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…

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

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

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

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“If you see it there, darling, then it's there.”

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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 staff to…

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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,…

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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…

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You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has…

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