It's kind of limiting using your intellect to write songs like Brown Sugar, isn't it? The only thing I'm really interested in is comparative religion and ancient history.

In my songs, I try to look through someone else's eyes, and I want to give the audience a feeling more than a message.

Music is the love of my life. It's a total escape from reality. Music transports you to another place, someplace unexpected and meaningful.

If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film - after that, they can go away and say that was great, and go back to their problems. I don't want to change the world with our music. There are no hidden messages in our songs, except for some of Brian's.

My voice was the conductor of my life.