My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in the public eye.

When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.

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

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

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.