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"People have been rumouring that Queen are going to split up for the last eight years at least. I've got some great cuttings at home from people saying 'One thing is certain, Queen will no longer exist in a year's time.' And that was in 1973."
"We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum."
"To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had."
"Amazing uke playing to be relished."
"A Queen track has those big, thick, block harmonies."
"I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now."
"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."
"In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake."
"You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft."
"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."
"Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has eaten away at our standards of excellence. I don't like this whole culture, which has evolved, of TV being the king."
"I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything."
"What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound."
"Mantovani was a great influence on me."
"I think Queen tribute bands are great. However, we have to keep them at arm's length, otherwise it could be too dangerous."
"We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch."
"Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit"
"I think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence."
"My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century."
"When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place."