I dress to kill, but tastefully.
Freddie Mercury
Profession: Musician Nationality: British
When the whole point of Queen was to be original.
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.
Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.
I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didn't write our own songs.
If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.
But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.
You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent our star signs-and I don't even believe in astrology.
I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
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.
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.
Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?
I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
Who wants to live forever?
I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.