Mantovani was a great influence on me.

It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.

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

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band

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

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.