Freddie Mercury Quotes

British - Musician September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991

See also: Quotes about Freddie Mercury

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

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

Legend, Rock Star, Rock, Will, Star

I dress to kill, but tastefully. - Freddie Mercury

I dress to kill, but tastefully. Freddie Mercury

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

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

Queen, Be Original, Point, Original

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

Me, Rest, World, Now, Always, Star

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy? Freddie Mercury

Time, Crazy, Doing, You, Dead, Will

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

Happiness, Money, Damn, May, Buy, Well

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance. Freddie Mercury

Worth, Dead, Want, Remembered, Substance

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

Money, Hopeless, Got, Simply, Spend

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 . Freddie Mercury

Rock, Rules, Group, Opera, Theme, Break

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

Fun, Fashion, Have Fun, You, Clothes

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

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

Just, Dear, Musical

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

Time, Think, Go, Mad, Emotional, May

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

Think, Superior, Lyrics, I Think

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

Reason, Successful, Charisma, Darling

I like to be surrounded by splendid things. Freddie Mercury

Things, Surrounded, Like, Splendid

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

Live, Concert, Event, Album, Our

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

Queen, Name, Thought, Up, Years, Just

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

Me, Others, Presentation, Convince, Got

Who wants to live forever? Freddie Mercury

Live, Forever, Wants, Who

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

Beach, Harmony, Back, Old, Old Days, Led

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, Own, Never, Hype, Us, Songs

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

Soul, Talent, You, Career, Hype, Hear

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, Down, New, Nothing, Always, Star

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, Bold, Early, White, Variety, Days

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. Freddie Mercury

Queen, Believe, You, Know, Star, Our

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

Care, Others, Interviews, Like, Much

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