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.
FREDDIE MERCURYThe more you open up, the more you get hurt. So basically, I’m just riddled with scars and I just don’t want any more.
More Freddie Mercury Quotes
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We don’t do it for the money, we do it for the music.
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We should never be disappointed with money; Because we only get what we have got.
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Excess is part of my nature. Dullness is a disease. I really need danger and excitement. I’m never scared of putting myself out on a limb.
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My soul has painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends
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In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we introduced white, for variety, and it simply grew and grew.
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I won’t be a rockstar. I will be a legend.
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We’re a bit flashy, but the music’s not one big noise.
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The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is part of us, and we want to be dandy.
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Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It’s just a name. But it’s regal, obviously, and sounds splendid.
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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 don’t want to die, so sometimes I think it would have been better if I had never been born.
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You can have everything in the world and still be the loneliest man. And that is the most bitter type of loneliness, success has brought me world idolization and millions of pounds. But it’s prevented me from having the one thing we all need: A loving, ongoing relationship.
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In fact, we all need danger and excitement.
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Put out the good and keep the bad – don’t believe all you read in the Bible.
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We’re a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It’s unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear.
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