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.

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

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now Im spending years of my life trying to get away from it.

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.

Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has eaten away at our standards of excellence. I don't like this whole culture, which has evolved, of TV being the king.