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.
FREDDIE MERCURYI always knew I was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
More Freddie Mercury Quotes
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I’m a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that’s often destructive both to me and others.
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Whatever I am doing, I am not doing it for money but for music.
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Success is my breathing space. I brought it on myself. I will price it, I will cash it, I can take it or leave it. Loneliness is my hiding place, breastfeeding myself. What more can I say? I have swallowed the bitter pill, I can taste it. Life is real.
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I’m very emotional. I think I may go mad in several years’ time.
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I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
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I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.
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I guess I’ve always lived the glamorous life of a star. It’s nothing new – I used to spend down to the last dime.
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The others don’t like my interviews. And frankly, I don’t care much for theirs.
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We are all waiting for when there will be peace on earth and the end of the war. If this happens then it would be a miracle.
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My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly, my friends.
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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 always knew I was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
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We are the Champions.
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Who wants to live forever?
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If we’re weird onstage, I don’t know what you’d call the Tubes.
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We should never be disappointed with money; Because we only get what we have got.
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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’m hopeless with money; I simply spend what I’ve got.
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Onstage, I am a devil. But I’m hardly a social reject.
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I have fun with my clothes onstage; it’s not a concert you’re seeing, it’s a fashion show.
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In terms of love, you’re not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I’m a very tragic person. But there’s always an element of humor at the end.
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Oh, I was not made for heaven. No, I don’t want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people you’re going to meet down there.
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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 don’t want to die, so sometimes I think it would have been better if I had never been born.
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I don’t talk to everybody, so they don’t really know the real me. I don’t think anybody will.
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A lot of my songs are fantasy. I can dream up all kinds of things. That’s the kind of world I live in. It’s very sort of flamboyant, and that’s the kind of way I write. I love it.
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