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

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.
Freddie Mercury

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

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

I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
Freddie Mercury

I dress to kill, but tastefully.
Freddie Mercury

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

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

I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.
Freddie Mercury

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.
Freddie Mercury


I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
Freddie Mercury

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.
Freddie Mercury

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

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

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.
Freddie Mercury

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.
Freddie Mercury

I'm not into business at all.
Freddie Mercury

I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.
Freddie Mercury

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