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It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.

I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love to be making things and solving problems, I suppose, and when I'm not, then I'm not an incredibly good person to be around. If I'm not busy, then I think I would be disaster. That's just the way things are.

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?

Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.

Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit.

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.

When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has eaten away at our standards of excellence. I don't like this whole culture, which has evolved, of TV being the king.

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.

People have been rumouring that Queen are going to split up for the last eight years at least. I've got some great cuttings at home from people saying 'One thing is certain, Queen will no longer exist in a year's time.' And that was in 1973.

I was an incurable romantic then, same as I am now. I was always pining away after somebody

I'm into paradoxes. I wanted to make an album about them, but the group told me I was a pretentious fart. They were right.

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do