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.

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place.

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

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.

I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.