Freddie Mercury: A Life, In His Own Words

by Freddie Mercury

Mind you, I like to do it all myself. I’m a greedy bitch.

People ask me, “How prolific a writer are you?” I write a dozen a day, dears!

I’m not sitting here trying to say, “Look, I’ve written a song that nobody else has written before!” No. But I do it from my point of view.

You interpret it how you want to. There’s no great big message.

Also, I have visions of actually having a film made of my life story, one day, which I would have a key part in. I might not play the lead myself. My dears, the things I’ve done in my lifetime... it’ll be totally triple X-rated, I’ll tell you!

It is about a high-class call girl. I was trying to say that classy people can be whores as well.

I can imagine people going to a game and, if their team wins, they can sing it - a winning song for everyone.

In fact, sometimes that kind of loneliness is the hardest to bear because within all that, all the people around you, you’re still lonely. You see, loneliness doesn’t just mean shut off in a room by yourself, it can be that you’re in a crowded area but still be the most lonely person, and that’s the most hurtful thing.

You can actually go through the entire process without saying you’re married. Just because a piece of paper ties you... I don’t know about that. It’s farcical. It’s where the heart is that matters.

The most important thing, darlings, is to live a fabulous life. As long as it’s fabulous, I don’t care how long it is.