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

I think Queen tribute bands are great. However, we have to keep them at arm's length, otherwise it could be too dangerous.

I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.

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 despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

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

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.