When we began, we approached it the way we did because we were not prepared to be out-of-work musicians, ever. We said either take it on as a serious commodity or don’t do it at all.
FREDDIE MERCURYSuccess 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.
More Freddie Mercury Quotes
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Who wants to live forever?
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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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Love of my life, you’ve hurt me. You’ve broken my heart, and now you leave me. Love of my life, can’t you see? Bring it back, bring it back, and don’t take it away from me, because you don’t know what it means to me.
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I dress to kill, but tastefully.
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Can you imagine how terrible it is when you’ve got everything and you’re still desperately lonely? That is awful beyond words.
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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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When I’m dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
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In fact, we all need danger and excitement.
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If I die tomorrow I will not regret. I really did everything I could.
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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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The others don’t like my interviews. And frankly, I don’t care much for theirs.
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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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I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile.
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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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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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