Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Freddie Mercury Quotes
FameGlamourHumilityLife LessonsMoney Management 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.
Band IdentityInfluenceMusical Comparison 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.
FutureMortalityTime What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?
CreativityGrandeurIdentityPerceptionRoyalty Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.
AngerDangerNear MissViolence One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset across the stage. The thing only just missed me - I might have been killed.
AnxietyEmotionMental HealthVulnerability I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.
CreativityEnduranceLegacy When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.
Business StrategyFinancial FreedomProduct InnovationResource AllocationRisk Taking 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.
IntegrityReputationSelf WorthTalent It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.
ConcertsLive EventsPerformanceTheatricality A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.
CriticismMisunderstandingPerseveranceReputation We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.
FashionPerformanceSelf-Expression I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.
Self-ConfidenceSelf-PerceptionSuccess I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
AmbianceEleganceLifestyleLiving EnvironmentPersonal Preference I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.
Media CriticismMusic Industry 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.
BoldnessEvolutionGrowthVariety 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.