Great Quotes From Freddie Mercury And Queen

Freddie Mercury: "Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name."

Brian May: "I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good."

Roger Taylor: "People are still today trying to imitate Led Zepplin, America is full of drummers trying to play like John Bonham."

John Deacon: "I probably was the only person in the band who could get a look from the outside, because I was the last to join."

Roger Taylor: "I think maybe we were subconsciously influenced by the Beatles' albums, I think really, especially the later ones, like Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road."



Brian May: "I don't think anybody comes close to the Beatles, including Oasis."

John Deacon: "Arguments are healthy. They clear the air."

Freddie Mercury: "we've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen."

Brian May: "The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind."

Roger Taylor: "We had a joke that we wanted to be the biggest. It was a joke, but underneath, it was really true. Number one is much better than number two."

Brian May: "Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of the guitar changes radically.

John Deacon: "Lot's of marriages don't last as long as Queen have been together."

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

Great Songs About Cars

Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys (1963): This song was originally released as the B-side to Surfer Girl. It is one of many tracks about cars that the band recorded; Fun Fun Fun, Little Honda, 409 etc.

Low Rider - War (1974): Released off the Why Can't We Be Friends album, this track reached #7 on the billboard singles chart. Over the years it has been featured on many films and TV shows including both The Simpsons and Family Guy.



I'm In Love With My Car - Queen (1975): This song is written and song by drummer Roger Taylor. Along with Radio Ga Ga, it is his most famous recording with the band.

Long May You Run - The Stills Young Band (1976): Neil Young wrote this song about his Buick Roadmaster Hearse. He performed the song during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Mercury Blues - David Lindley (1981): A cover of a song written in 1949, there are many versions but David Lindley's is the most famous.

Red Barchetta - Rush (1981): This song from the Moving Pictures album is about a boy and his uncle restoring an "illegal" motor car and outracing the authorities, who are in flying cars (I'd rather have a flying car). Barchetta is an Italian word for a two seater convertible.

Little Red Corvette - Prince (1983): This track from the album 1999 is actually about a woman, not a car. Prince feels it's the woman who's "...movin' much too fast".

Panama - Van Halen (1984): Panama is the nickname of David Lee Roth's car. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen would record music onto a cassette, give it to Dave, and Dave would have someone chauffeur him around L.A. playing the cassette while he wrote lyrics.

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen (1984): Originally released in 1984 as the B-side to the single Dancing In The Dark. A few years later Natalie Cole would score a hit with her version. It was also the title of a Clint Eastwood film.

Dragula - Rob Zombie (1998): Dragula is the name of the car from the TV show The Munsters.

Freddie Mercury Quotes

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

"We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen."

"I'm so powerful on stage I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert yet inside I'm a completely different man."

"Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and sounds splendid. It's a strong name, very universal and immediate."

"I can't win. Love is Russian roulette for me. No one loves the real me inside. They're all in love with my fame, my stardom."

"The bigger the better, in everything."

"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."

"We're confident people will take to us, because although the camp image has already been established by people like Bowie and Bolan, we are taking it to another level."

"I think I'm totally original. I'm sure there are many people who see themselves in me, but that's to them. I'm me, basically, and that's how I like to be."

"The carmen miranda of rock & roll. But what can I say? I'm a flamboyant personally. I like going out and having a good time."

"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."