My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.

My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in the public eye.

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

We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.

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 think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence.

At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever