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There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing.
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We’re confident people will take to us, because although the camp image has already been established by people like Bowie and Bolan we are taking it to another level. The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is part of us and we want to be dandy. We want to shock and be outrageous instantly.
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We don’t want to become old, rich and useless.
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I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.
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Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.
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I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.
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It's a nonstop schedule, really. I had lost myself somewhere.
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My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in the public eye.
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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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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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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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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.
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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.
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What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound.
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About ten years ago, I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three chords on the guitar.
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To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had.
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I wouldn't do go to another band.
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We've done an arrangement with an orchestra, but I think the best stuff tends to come when it's just the four of us.
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I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.
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You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft.
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At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever.
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I think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence.
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I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
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The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.