17 Freddie Mercury Quotes on Performance

Freddie Mercury quotes on performance

3. 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)

4. 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.

5. 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!

13. 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.

15. 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

25. 'I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear!'

31. 'Hi, my name is Kim Basinger... ummm, Freddie Mercury.'

55. 'Most of what I like, is for the audience to really feel like they're really there, virtually part of the show.'

56. 'From Queen, thank you very much. Sayonara...'

58. '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

61. 'I need my fucking water, I don't care!' -Live At Wembley Stadium, 1986

63. ' OK, are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll with us! OK, let's do it!' - 'Live Killers' album, 1979

64. 'Good evening all you rock'n'rollers!' -Earls Court, 1977

65. 'I really do feel like being evil tonight.' -Earl's Court, 1977

67. '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.

70. 'Hello again, my beauties!...Is it happening? Is everybody okay? Wanna fool around?' -Live at Wembley Stadium, 1986

71. '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')