We've done an arrangement with an orchestra, but I think the best stuff tends to come when it's just the four of us.

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.

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.

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

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

My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.

I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards.