...I think the popular view of Science is a solid body of truth, shared by a whole lot of learned men in a room, all agreeing on the answers to the questions of how the Universe works. Whereas nothing could be further from the truth!!! The one truth that I see emerging from the History of Science is that experiment has always surprised theorists. Einstein included!

We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch.

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

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.

What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound.

I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything.

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