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Freddie Mercury
September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991
Nationality: British
Category: Musician
Subcategory: British Musician

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.

   

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

   

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

   

We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.

   

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.

   

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.

   

I'm not into business at all.

   

A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.

   

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

   

When the whole point of Queen was to be original.

   

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.

   

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.

   

The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.

   

I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.

   

Who wants to live forever?

   

Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!

   

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

   

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

   

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear .

   

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