Freddie Mercury Quotes

Freddie Mercury Biography

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા‌), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991)was a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We Are the Champions". In addition to his work with Queen, he led a solo career, penning hits such as "Barcelona", "I Was Born to Love You" and "Living on My Own". Mercury also occasionally served as a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists. He died of bronchopneumonia brought on by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.

Mercury, who was a Parsi born in Zanzibar and grew up there and in India until his mid-teens, has been referred to as "Britain's first Asian rock star". In 2006, Time Asia named him as one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time.In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. Allmusic has characterised Mercury as "one of rock's greatest all-time entertainers", who possessed "one of the greatest voices in all of music". Read more about Freddie Mercury here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury


A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.
Freddie Mercury

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.
Freddie Mercury

Back in the old days, we were often compared to Led Zeppelin. If we did something with harmony, it was the Beach Hoys. Something heavy was Led Zeppelin.
Freddie Mercury

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.
Freddie Mercury

I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.
Freddie Mercury

I dress to kill, but tastefully.
Freddie Mercury

I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.
Freddie Mercury

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime.
Freddie Mercury

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

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.
Freddie Mercury

I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.
Freddie Mercury

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.
Freddie Mercury

I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didn't write our own songs.
Freddie Mercury

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
Freddie Mercury

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.
Freddie Mercury

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.
Freddie Mercury

I'm not into business at all.
Freddie Mercury

I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.
Freddie Mercury

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.
Freddie Mercury

In the early days, we just wore black onstage. Very bold, my dear. Then we introduced white, for variety, and it simply grew and grew.
Freddie Mercury