Quotes

I think Simon Cowell is doing a great deal for the music industry. He is, in a lot of ways, sustaining through selling music some of the young bands that would probably never get a deal.

It's very disappointing when you're sort of riding the crest of a wave and then it suddenly dips. What happened was when the punk came in, it was the death knell of what I call proper singing.

[on Queen] It was just so great. It was fresh.

[on Freddie Mercury] He looked like a rock star. He was the man.

[on Queen at Live Aid] They just got the audience immediately.

[on Freddie Mercury] He had this magnetic quality about him. You couldn't take your eyes off Freddie. He commanded the whole stage.