Freddie Mercury Quotes on Performance
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Listen, if you guys wanna move around and shift your asses a little... It's okay by us. You can take all your clothes off if you like too. It doesn't matter... Fuck off! (laughs)
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I'm so powerful on stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert, yet inside I'm a completely different man.
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Hello everybody! Hey hey hey! Okay! You know it's not very often we do shows in the daytime and I fucking wish we'd done before, I can see you all now. And we've got some beauties here tonight, I can tell you!
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Montserrat Cabelle is sensational. She has that same kind of emotion as Aretha Franklin. The way she delivers a song is so very natural. It's a very different gift.
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Liza, in terms of sheer talent, just oozes with it. She has sheer energy and stamina, which she gets across the stage, and the way she delivers herself to the public is a good influence. There is a lot to learn from her
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'I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear!'
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'Hi, my name is Kim Basinger... ummm, Freddie Mercury.'
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'Most of what I like, is for the audience to really feel like they're really there, virtually part of the show.'
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'From Queen, thank you very much. Sayonara...'
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'This next song is only dedicated to the beautiful people here tonight. That means all of you. Thank you for coming along and making this a great occasion.' -Live Aid, 1985
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'I need my fucking water, I don't care!' -Live At Wembley Stadium, 1986
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' OK, are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll with us! OK, let's do it!' - 'Live Killers' album, 1979
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'Good evening all you rock'n'rollers!' -Earls Court, 1977
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'I really do feel like being evil tonight.' -Earl's Court, 1977
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'We want you all to have a really good time, it's like a Queen carnival, so enjoy yourself' -Quote to TV audience before rock in rio.
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'Hello again, my beauties!...Is it happening? Is everybody okay? Wanna fool around?' -Live at Wembley Stadium, 1986
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'This shitty guitar never plays the chords I want it to play. It only knows three chords, but let's see what happens. This is for all you lovely, crazy people out there.' - Queen: Live At Wembley Stadium 1986 (intro to 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love')