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.

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.

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

I'm the nice guy who sits there signing everything that's put in front of me.

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.

Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard.