Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.

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.

We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch.

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.

I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.

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.