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Freddie Mercury [1946-1991] British

Rank: 10
Musician, Singer-songwriter

Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist and co-principal songwriter of the rock band Queen. He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.

Money, Art, Happiness

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A concert is not a live rendition of our album. It's a theatrica! event.		101
I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics.		102
I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.		103
I'm very emotional; I think I may go mad in several years' time.		104
It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.		105
Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject.		106
The others don't like my interviews. And frankly, I don't care much for theirs.		107
When the whole point of Queen was to be original.		108
I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.		109
I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.		110
Who wants to live forever?		111
Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!	Happiness, Money	112
What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?		113
The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course.		114
I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.		115
I dress to kill, but tastefully.		116
I got my diploma from Ealing College of Art, in graphics and illustration.	Art	117
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.		118
I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show.		119
I like to be surrounded by splendid things.		120
I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.	Money	121
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.		122
The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I've got to convince the others.		123
When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.		124
Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.		125
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.		126
Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way?		201
One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset across the stage. The thing only just missed me - I might have been killed.		202
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 .		203
I'm not into business at all.		204
We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.		205
If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.		206
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.		207
But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.		208
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.		209
We're a bit flashy, but the music's not one big noise.		210
We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.		211
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.		212

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