Band Quote by Marc Martel

Without sounding cocky, Freddie Mercury does remind me of me.

— Bree Runway

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

— Gary Cherone

I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.

— Mika

Every band should study Queen at Live Aid. If you really feel like that barrier is gone, you become Freddie Mercury. I consider him…

— Dave Grohl

If you loved music, you loved Freddie Mercury.

— Neil Sedaka

Only Freddie Mercury could do Freddie Mercury. He was absolutely brilliant - I loved him to pieces, and I had a great deal of…

— Paul Rodgers

I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music when I was a kid, but there was a time when I was hanging out at…

— Katy Perry

Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so tough and such an amazing…

— Karen O

I'm a huge Freddie Mercury fan. I think he was the end-all. I love his lack of inhibition, his talent, the chances he took.…

— Harry Connick, Jr

Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up.

— Gerard Way

To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the…

— Scott Weiland

I watched him, and I watched him die, and it was so painful for me, because I really loved Freddie Mercury, the way that…

— Dave Mustaine