The potential audience seems to be dwindling in the states. I was kind of embarrassed for the band because of the size of the audience.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

If I go to places where other people are playing, I often get up and play myself. I just enjoy the sound and feel of playing.

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

I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?

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

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.