“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.” WritingUsedSongPressesBritishHypeSupermarketsBritish Music Author:Freddie Mercury
“People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. F**k them, darling. I say what any decent poet would say if you dared ask him to analyze his work: If you see it, dear, then it's there. ... I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics. ... 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.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantWritingMeanDoeUsedSongAsksPoetAskingPressesDearBritishSuperiorsDecentMelodySongwritingDarlingHypeSupermarketsBritish Music Author:Freddie Mercury
“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” WorldWayWritingKindI CanDreamSongFantasyAll KindsFlamboyant Author:Freddie Mercury
“My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.” SongNextFunModernPopsConsumptionRazorsDisposable Author:Freddie Mercury
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me.” WayNeedsLooksLittlesRealMatterRealityEyeLife IsSongEasyPoorBoysFantasySkyWindLowsCaughtBlowReal LifeLook UpPopular SongNo SympathyLandslidesPoor BoyBohemian RhapsodyQueen Song Author:Freddie Mercury
“Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love Cause love's such an old fashioned word and love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure” PeopleWayGivingCareLastsNightSongCausesChanceLaughingAnd LovePressureEdgesDareCaringInsanityOld FashionedUnder PressureLove DareLast Dance Author:Freddie Mercury
“I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film.” ThinkingFilmSongPureQueensEscapismGood FilmsQueen Song Author:Freddie Mercury
“In terms of love, you're not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I'm a very tragic person. But there's always an element of humour at the end.” WritingPersonsEndsFeelingsSeemsHateSongTermLove YouHumourElementsI HateTragicSad Song Author:Freddie Mercury
