I’m a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that’s often destructive both to me and others.
FREDDIE MERCURYWhen I’m dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
More Freddie Mercury Quotes
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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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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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Put out the good and keep the bad – don’t believe all you read in the Bible.
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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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I always knew I was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
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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 most important thing is to live a fabulous life. As long as it’s fabulous I don’t care how long it is.
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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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I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.
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I think we are all princes of the universe.
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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’m possessed by love, but isn’t everybody?
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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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Does it mean this, does it mean that that’s all anybody wants to know? I’d say what any decent poet would say if anyone dared ask him to analyze his work: if you see it, darling, then it’s there!
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I won’t be a rockstar. I will be a legend.
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