Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.

Quote by Freddie Mercury

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You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent...

You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent...

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket...

I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket...

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we...

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we...

It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent,...

It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent,...

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

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

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.

The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.

The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.

Talent will out, my dears

Talent will out, my dears

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

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

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?

Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and...

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and...

The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.

The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather...

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather...

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.

True happiness brings more richness than all the money in the world.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.