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.

Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.

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.

This man (FreddieMercury) truly possessed the greatest voice in the history of rock. Journalists, culture experts and analysts have already made several hundred comments on this topic and nothing can be added here.

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

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.

A Queen track has those big, thick, block harmonies.