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Best of Freddie Mercury's Quotes





I found it's very interesting to read Freddie Mercury's quotes.

I think many of his quotes are unique and often quite hilarious as well, I can picture how he talked with humor.

Also it's nice to know that Freddie surely knew the law of the universe and how it works.  This is the impression I get from reading some of his quotes. 

And I really understand why he became a huge star and was successful in his career and got what he wanted in his life.






Many people, including me, felt it's sad he passed away at such an early age, 45,  however in several quotes he actually said he did not want to live to be old.   and I've read that he said he did everything he wanted in his life before he passed away.


I feel he was an incredibly strong person mentally.


I wish that some of his actual quotes were used in the biopic movie about him - Bohemian Rhapsody.  








Here are my favorite Freddie Mercury's quotes.


" I'm a man of extremes, you know, I sort of change from day to day like a chameleon and each day is different to me and I look forward to that. 

I don't want to be the same person every day. "


" I have a nervous energy that needs to be doing something.
I can't relax in bed all day and just do nothing.  I think it's a waste of time. "


"  I just feel I'm not a very good partner for anybody and I just think that's what my love is.   I think my love is dangerous, who wants their love to be safe?   Can you imagine writing a song 'My Love Is Safe'?
It would never sell! "   


" I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show. "



" I always knew I was a star,  and now the rest of the world seems to agree with me. "


" We're a bit flashy, but the music's not one big noise. "


"  The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course. ”


" We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear. "



" You can be anything you want to be. Just turn yourself into anything you think you could ever be."




" I won't just be a rock star. I will be a legend. "





 "The bigger the better; in everything. "


“ I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile. "



"The most important thing is to live a fabulous life. As long as it's fabulous I don't care how long it is. "



" When people see a Queen show, I like them to feel fully entertained, having had a good time. "


"We don't do it for the money... we do it for the music. "



"When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance."







" I'm so powerful on stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing - I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man. "



" I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics. "



" A lot of my songs are fantasy. I can dream up all kinds of things. That's the kind of world I live in. It's very sort of flamboyant, and that's the kind of way I write. I love it. "


" I like to be surrounded by splendid things. “



" The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs. "


" I'm the first to accept fair criticism. But the dishonest reviews-where people haven't done their homework - I just tear them up. "





 



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~ From Mary Austin ( Freddie's long time girlfriend ) and Queen band members - Quotes about Freddie Mercury  ~ 








Mary Austin 


" Freddie was everything to me, apart from my sons. He was like no one I had met before.    And Freddie was fun.    The only times I saw him really serious was when he was working on songs.    The house would be totally still, but full of a quiet energy.


Freddie’s personality was always moving.
Not many people can walk into a room and there’s something they bring into it which makes it warm and genial. And then, when they leave, it goes "  by Mary Austin 





John Deacon

"Freddie is… Well, he’s my best friend. He’s very good for me, you know. I do not like meeting new people, but when I’m with Freddie I stop being shy!   


It’s amazing how he “works” on me. And sometimes he’s the only one person who understands me… He’s my voice, you know… " by  John Deacon



 

Roger Taylor

" No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn't  the person he put over on stage.  He was a brilliant musician, some people forget about this because of all the outrageous costumes  "  by Roger Taylor 






 Brian May

  
“ Freddie's piano playing and his singing was exceptional.   The first thing I remember about meeting him was that he seemed like a gypsy. 

He was nominally living with his parents but stayed with whomever he wanted.
In the early days, even back then Freddie knew he would be a star. 


He had no money in his pocket, and no success yet to speak of, or even any hope of success, but it didn’t stop him. We saw him as someone who had incredible belief and charisma, and we liked him. ”  by Brian May





" Some things about Freddie were always a mystery to me. We never knew what his next idea for a song would be.

Because it was always so different. Actually, some of the greatest heavy guitar parts on Queen songs were composed by Freddie.


For example " Ogre Battle ". And also the heavy metal part of Bohemian Rhapsody, which he composed on the piano ! " by Brian May


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