I`m just a musical prostitute, my dear.

People are always asking me what my lyrics mean. Well I say what any decent poet would say if you dared ask him to analyse his work: if you see it, darling, then it`s there.

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.

Woman are like modern paintings. You can`t enjoy them, if you try to understand them.

Oh, I was not made for heaven. No, I don`t want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think of all the interesting people you`re going to meet down there!

"Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private in order to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with me in the fight against this terrible disease." (Statement released on 23 November 1991)

"All my lovers asked me why they couldn`t replace Mary but it`s simply impossible. The only friend I`ve got is Mary and I don`t want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, thats enough for me. I couldn`t fall in love with a man the same way as I have with Mary." (On Mary Austin, late 70s interview)

"I am as gay as a daffodil." (Speaking in 1974)

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It`s just a name, but it`s very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It`s a strong name, very universal and immediate. It had a lot of visual potential and was open to all sorts of interpretations. I was certainly aware of the gay connotations, but that was just one facet of it.

The bigger the better; in everything.

I`m just a musical prostitute my dear

If I didn`t do this well, I just wouldn`t have anything to do...I can`t cook, and I`d be a terrible housewife.