George Harrison was a fabulous, fabulous, fabulous guitarist, and a wonderful example of what a rock star should be. I totally revered him as an innovator. He was always fresh, daring, magnificently melodic, full of spiritual quality, and totally conscious of the chord structure beneath the solo. And he had the courage to play simple. He never took refuge in effects, or tried to impress with speed. I hope he knew how much we all loved and respected him.

You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft.

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.

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.

I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. That’s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.