"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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"I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics."
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"What you must understand is that my voice comes from the energy of the audience. The better they are, the better I get."
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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 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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"Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did something with harmony, it was the Beach Hoys. Something heavy was Led Zeppelin."
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"I'm so powerful in stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man."
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"About ten years ago, I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three chords on the guitar."
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"Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease."
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"Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love Cause love's such an old fashioned word and love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure"
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"A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrical event."
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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 don't talk to everybody, so they don't really know the real me. I don't think anybody will."
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"I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music along with reading and writing for too many years now. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. For example, when we're backstage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowds begins, it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Freddy [sic] Mercury who seemed to love, relish in the love and adoration from the crowd, which is something I totally admire and envy."
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"Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!"
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"Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject."
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"If I didn't do this well, I just wouldn't have anything to do... I can't cook, and I'd be a terrible housewife."
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"What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?"
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"I am a romantic, but I do put up a barrier around myself, so it is hard for people to get in and to know the real me"
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"I'm possessed by love - but isn't everybody?"
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