Queen Quotes
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Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.
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I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.
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Montserrat Caballé is sensational. She has that same kind of emotion as Aretha Franklin. The way she delivers a song is so very natural. It's a very different gift.
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We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.
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Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.
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My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.
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I tend to be not a person who does everything right all the time.
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We don't do it for the money... we do it for the music.
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I'm into paradoxes. I wanted to make an album about them, but the group told me I was a pretentious fart. They were right.
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Amazing uke playing to be relished.
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There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in.
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It's a nonstop schedule, really. I had lost myself somewhere.
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Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.
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We don’t want to become old, rich and useless.
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I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.
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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.
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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.
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The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.
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I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.
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I think Queen tribute bands are great. However, we have to keep them at arm's length, otherwise it could be too dangerous.
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Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.
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I was born to love you with every single beat of my heart. I was born to take care of you every single day of my life.
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Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.
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I'm not afraid to speak out, and say things that I want to do, or do the things that I want to do, so um, I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.