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.

When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place.

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.

My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.

I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. That’s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in