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

Rock, Legend, Rock Star, Star, Will

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, Original, Be Original, Point

I dress to kill, but tastefully. - Freddie Mercury

I dress to kill, but tastefully. Freddie Mercury

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

Worth, Want, Dead, Remembered, Substance

I like to be surrounded by splendid things. Freddie Mercury

Things, Like, Surrounded, Splendid

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

Me, Others, Presentation, Convince, Got

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

Happiness, Money, Damn, Give, May, Well

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

Successful, Reason, Charisma, Darling

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

Time, Crazy, Doing, You, Will, Dead

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

Live, Concert, Event, Album, Our

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

Have Fun, Fun, Fashion, Clothes, You

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

World, Rest, Me, Star, Always, Now

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

Money, Hopeless, Got, Spend, Simply

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, Years, Up, Just

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

Time, Think, Mad, Go, Emotional, Years

Who wants to live forever? Freddie Mercury

Live, Forever, Who, Wants

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, Theme, Break, Opera

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, White, Bold, Early, Days, Variety

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

I Am, Devil, Social, Am, Hardly, Onstage

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, Know, You, Star, Even

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

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

Just, Dear, Musical

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, Nothing, Star, New, Always

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

Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way? Freddie Mercury

Doing, Bad, Born, Way, Idol, Just

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

Music, Big, Noise, Flashy, Bit

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

Art, College, Got, Diploma, Graphics

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