We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.

Quote by Freddie Mercury

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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...

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

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

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...

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

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...

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 dress to kill, but tastefully.

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

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...

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

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

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal,...

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal,...

Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did...

Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did...

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 got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.

I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.