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

What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound.

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.

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

I'm hopeless at playing scales. Try and be instinctive first and analytic afterwords, although it's good to study the theory of music.

For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil.

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band