When you start out without a record nobody knows you, but if you have a record it's a lot easier.

There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing...

Freddie and Brian tend to write the majority of the material.

But I've always been accused of being a bit tight with money, so it hasn't particularly changed my lifestyle.

I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album.

If I could sing, it would be lovely.

I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.