The idea of having proper qualifications had been very much ingrained in me. My father had a steady job for the Potato… — Roger Taylor College Copy Share Image
Radio is so heavily programmed; you have to fit into a certain box. So it's harder for anything different to get through. — Roger Taylor Anything Copy Share Image
There is a sense of melancholy attached to seeing images of yourself from a different era, especially when you see a picture. — Roger Taylor Melancholy Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what I really loved: the version of 'Somebody to Love' that was in 'Happy Feet.' That was fantastic. — Roger Taylor Feet Copy Share Image
I shall think of Freddie Mercury every day - maybe for a moment, maybe for longer. — Roger Taylor Day Copy Share Image
I am a little deaf now. Without my hearing aids in, I miss a lot of peripheral sounds. I had tinnitus, too,… — Roger Taylor Deaf Copy Share Image
Freddie was the glue that kept us together. He was a very complex man: very shy but also with a forceful side… — Roger Taylor Kept Copy Share Image
It's good to be busy. I prefer that than sitting back and enjoying life. — Roger Taylor Back Copy Share Image
It is everyone's prerogative to retire. But it's like giving up on life as far as I'm concerned. — Roger Taylor Everyone Copy Share Image
We are just continually surprised and obviously happy that the interest in Queen and Freddie keeps alive. It's a constant source of… — Roger Taylor Alive Copy Share Image
What was Freddie like then? Alongside the showman, he was a rather shy introvert. But if the attention was focused on him,… — Roger Taylor Attention Copy Share Image
Our bassist, Tim Staffell, was at art college with Frederick Bulsara, who changed his name to Freddie Mercury and joined the band… — Roger Taylor Art Copy Share Image
Rock bands were never newsworthy. In the '60s and '70s, rock bands weren't in the newspapers because they weren't considered mainstream; they… — Roger Taylor Bands Copy Share Image
I think people thought we were sort of right-wing or something, which we certainly are not. I think they got the wrong… — Roger Taylor Band Copy Share Image
The sound levels on stage were so loud with all that constant banging and smash, smash, smash; it did untold damage to… — Roger Taylor Endings Copy Share Image
Hearing loss has not affected my vocal range. I can still pitch perfectly, but without the hearing aids, I don't hear the… — Roger Taylor Aids Copy Share Image
My own introduction to music came quite early. My father didn't have much of an education, but he was keen for me… — Roger Taylor Early Copy Share Image
I wouldn't sit down and work at writing a song like a novelist or something. — Roger Taylor Sit Copy Share Image
Most theatrical events range in the inaudible. When I went to see 'Mamma Mia,' I thought they were playing it through a… — Roger Taylor Events Copy Share Image
I know that drummers tend to be the butt of a thousand jokes, usually from the uninformed and untalented, but I always… — Roger Taylor Always Copy Share Image
'We Will Rock You' we didn't think was a single. We almost saw it like an introduction to 'We Are the Champions,'… — Roger Taylor Champions Copy Share Image
