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

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.

I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.

There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do

I was an incurable romantic then, same as I am now. I was always pining away after somebody