"I had this idea... I wanted the sound to sing and have that thickness but yet still have an edge so that it could articulate. So my dad and I designed the guitar... the one that was made from an old fireplace."

 

"People have been rumouring that Queen are going to split up for the last eight years at least. I've got some great cuttings at home from people saying 'One thing is certain, Queen will no longer exist in a year's time.' And that was in 1973."

 

"On the first few albums, the songs would grow into strange shapes."

 

"I think I strike a lot of people as being shy and introverted. But a lot of people are the biggest big heads in the world underneath that exterior."