I like a big neck – thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremolo is interesting in that the arm's made from an old bicycle saddle bag carrier, the knob at the end's off a knitting needle and the springs are valve springs from an old motorbike.

I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now Im spending years of my life trying to get away from 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

You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.

I think a lot of people would be better off in America, where at least you would find some radio station somewhere that would play you.

A good video can make all the difference

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.