Queen Freddie Mercury Quotes & Sayings

Evil is simply the absence of good, the absence of God. — Darynda Jones

Inside my heart is breaking,
My make-up may be flaking,
But my smile, still, stays on! — Freddie Mercury

Goodness cannot be imposed externally, from the top down; it must grow internally, from the bottom up. — Philip Yancey

When the whole point of Queen was to be original. — Freddie Mercury

Every band should study Queen at Live Aid. If you really feel like that barrier is gone, you become Freddie Mercury. I consider him the greatest frontman of all time. Like, it's funny? you'd imagine that Freddie was more than human, but ... You know how he controlled Wembley Stadium at Live Aid in 1985? He stood up there and did his vocal warm ups with the audience. Something that intimate, where they realize, 'Oh yeah, he's just a f***ing dude. — Dave Grohl

I have found in life that everything, no matter how bad, comes to an end. — Bryce Courtenay

I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do. — Otis Rush

We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen. — Freddie Mercury

My soul has painted like the wings of butterflies,
Fairy tales of yesterday will grow but never die,
I can fly, my friends ... — Freddie Mercury

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film. — Freddie Mercury

I like people to go away from a Queen show feeling fully entertained, having had a good time. — Freddie Mercury

My lifetime role model and hero is Freddie Mercury of Queen. — Psy

I would rather fail doing God's work than have a pseudo-victory being co-opted by someone else. — Otis Moss III

Something incomprehensible is not for that reason less real. — Blaise Pascal

I have an understanding of Queen and the way Freddie Mercury did his harmonies. I know what tablas sound like, because my father played a lot of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. — Lupe Fiasco

You know, I designed the Queen crest. I simply combined all the creatures that represent our star signs-and I don't even believe in astrology. — Freddie Mercury

She tried to make her eyes seem tender; she did not know why, for no reason, for pleasure, the pleasure of charity, of a little vanity, and also gratuity, the pleasure of carving your name into a tree trunk for a passerby whom you will never see, the pleasure of throwing a bottle into the ocean. — Marcel Proust

I've studied several guitar players and songwriters, mostly from Al di Meola to Dimebag Darrell, from Freddie Mercury of Queen to Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Bradley Nowell of Sublime. — Mark Salling

I never carry money, just like the real Queen. If I fancy something in a shop I always ask someone on our staff to buy it. — Freddie Mercury

I'm a Freddie Mercury fan. (In response to an interviewer backstage at a Queen concert at the LA Forum, who asked: Can I tell my viewers that Michael Jackson is a Queen fan? — Freddie Mercury

Oh, I was not made for heaven. No, I don't want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people you're going to meet down there! — Freddie Mercury

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy? — Freddie Mercury

Born to be kings, we're the princes of the Universe! — Freddie Mercury

Where does the dentist go when he leaves the room? — George Carlin

I think we brothers realised his loss more and more as we grew older. We actually grew closer after his death. — Raj Kapoor

Meanwhile Bellgrove had been savouring love's rare aperitif, the ageless language of the eyes. — Mervyn Peake

I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called Radio Gaga. That's why I love the name. Freddie was unique - one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. He was not only a singer but also a fantastic performer, a man of the theatre and someone who constantly transformed himself. In short: a genius. — Lady Gaga

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs. — Gary Cherone

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid. — Freddie Mercury

The concept of Queen is to be regal and majestic. Glamour is part of us, and we want to be dandy. — Freddie Mercury