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 write our own songs.

Quote by Freddie Mercury

Topics: Freddie Mercury Quotes

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

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...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you...

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you...

Talent will out, my dears

Talent will out, my dears

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset...

One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset...

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a...

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a...

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to...

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to...

I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.

I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.

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

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

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 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.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we...

In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we...

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?

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new...

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new...