“More than life”. Only this could characterize his case Freddie Mercury, as their frontman Queen he had the rare gift of giving away most of his brilliance and “destroying” almost everything around him, in every appearance on the stage or in public life.

There are many reasons: explosive as a performer, loud-spoken and with an enviable range of singers, with a personality that you think would suffocate if he didn’t live to the fullest. Indeed, for Mercury, life had no discounts. Which, unfortunately, also ended Queen’s voice, as the “last bow” came at 45, after a silent battle with AIDS for a while.

However, he will forever remain one of those personalities that we will remember, squeezing out of life. Therefore, on the occasion of the birth of Faruk Bulsara exactly 76 years ago, we remember everything he said in his career like Freddie Mercury, and they prove that he “has it” not only on stage, but also in speech.

For glory:

People don’t like my interviews. And frankly, I don’t care about them.

I’m not going to be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I always knew that I was a star. Now it seems the rest of the world knows it too.

I like that I can make people happy in any way. Even if it’s half an hour of their lives, I can make them feel happy or beautiful, bring a smile to their crooked face. This matters to me.

For music:

I’m just a musical whore, baby.

I find my melodies superior to my lyrics.

10 years ago I knew three chords on the guitar. Now, in 1982, I know three guitar chords.

Many of my songs are fantasy. I can dream of anything. This is the world I live in. It’s quite quirky, as is the way I write. I love it.

I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I’m a very sad person. But there is always an element of humor at the end.

If it means one thing, if it means another, that’s what everyone wants to know. I would say what any honest poet would say if he were asked to analyze his work: if you see it, my dear, it is there!

About life on stage:

On stage, I’m the devil.

My clothes are killing me, but with taste.

I enjoy my clothes on stage. You’re not watching a concert, you’re watching a fashion show.

A concert is not a live performance of our records. This is a theatrical event.

What you need to understand is that my voice comes from the energy of the audience. The better, the better I get.

For the queen:

The whole point of Queen was to be authentic.

The concept of a queen should be majestic and majestic. Allure is part of us and we want to be fashionable.

We are a bit noisy, but our music is not noise.

We are not doing this for money. We do it for the music.

I never considered myself a leader. Probably the most important person.

The reason why we are successful? My general gift, of course.

We overdid it on every record. But this is the queen.

We are a very expensive group. We’re breaking the rules. It’s unheard of to combine opera with rock, my dear.

I have never been crazy about the British music press. He said that our hype comes from supermarkets and they made it clear that we don’t write our own music.

For love:

I would like to have a great relationship with someone, but that never works. What I would like most is to be in a state of blissful love.

I fall in love too fast and it causes me a lot of pain.

The problem with love is that you lose control and it’s a very vulnerable situation.

When it comes to love, you have no control and I hate it.

I’m a romantic, but I’ve built a wall around me so it’s hard for people to get inside and get to know the real me.

For life…

You can be anything, just transform into whatever you think you can be.

The most important thing is to live a vibrant life. If it’s fancy, I don’t care how big it gets.

I want to be surrounded by great things.

Exaggeration is in my nature. Boredom is a disease.

I think I’ve always lived the glamorous life of a star. This is not new – I have always spent every penny.

I am very emotional. I think in a few years I’ll go crazy.

I am a very emotional person, a person of real contradictions and this is often fatal for me and for others.

…and death:

What will I be doing in 20 years? I will die my love. Are you okay;

I have no hope of becoming old and boring.

It’s boring to be 70, I don’t want to be, I’ll die, I don’t pretend to be 70.

If I die tomorrow, I won’t regret it. I really did my best.

Will they remember me when I die? I don’t think about it too much, that’s their business. If I’m dead, who cares? I, however, do not.

I was not made for heaven. No, I don’t want to go there. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people I’ll meet there.

If I had to do it all again? Why not, I would do it a little differently.