Freddie Mercury Quotes

The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.
Freddie Mercury

Others, Convince, Lavish

We're a bit flashy, but the music's not one big noise.
Freddie Mercury

Music, Big, Bit

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.
Freddie Mercury

Thought, Name, Queen

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.
Freddie Mercury

Old, Often, Days

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.
Freddie Mercury

Together, Two, Act

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.
Freddie Mercury

Life, Nothing, Down

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.
Freddie Mercury

Music, Write, Used

I'm not into business at all.
Freddie Mercury

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.
Freddie Mercury

Black, Days, Simply

It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.
Freddie Mercury

Career, Soul, Whole

Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.
Freddie Mercury

Social, Devil, Reject

The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.
Freddie Mercury

Care, Others, Frankly

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.
Freddie Mercury

Whole, Point, Original

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Biography

Nationality: British

Born: September 5, 1946

Died: November 24, 1991

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