Roger Taylor Quotes

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I love tattoos, [he’s discovered the joys of body art] very late in life... It’s probably the best way. It doesn’t matter anymore – there’s nobody to tell me off. It’s my way of saying ‘fuck you!’

Record Collector 2013

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People say, « You're mistreating the legacy », and I think, well, thanks for your concern, but it's my f***ing legacy.

The Sunday Times

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Being in Queen was a privilege

The Telegraph 

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It may have been real life, but touring the world with Freddie Mercury felt more like fantasy

Express.co.uk

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Actually, I sing all the time. Lots of people come up and say: « Oh, I didn't know you sang! » You swine, I've been singing for 11 years!

1984 TV Interview

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Dominique and I won’t get married because of the baby. We don’t need to.

brianmay.com 

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I remember writing [Drowse] very well, I wrote it in my bedroom at the Manor Studios in 1976 and, I don't know about a quantum leap, but it was a bit different, a bit quirky, and it was quite easy to record with a double track vocal, very high!

Queen Fan Club Convention 2001

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It hit me that Freddie will have been dead for 20 years in November. I was staggered because it doesn’t seem possible that all that time has passed and I still miss him. He was my best friend, my best man. We shared so much and I owe so much to him.

Express.co.uk 

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Brian and I both have big egos, we both think we know what's best for Queen. Whenever we have a band meeting, it's like World War Three.

The Sun 1986

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There is a sense of melancholy attached to seeing images of yourself from a different era, especially when you see a picture.

The Telegraph

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“I just hate the thought of doing nothing. The idea of going on holiday for the rest of my life is horrifying. I want to feel as if I am doing something. I am a musician, that's what I do, and most musicians would probably say the same thing. I am also finding writing songs is more and more satisfying.”

Chester Chronicle Interview 1999

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I never had a cross word with Freddie, really.

Record Collector 2013

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I didn't take a lot of the videos seriously; making videos was one of the most tedious things that you can imagine.

Express.co.uk

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The idea of having proper qualifications had been very much ingrained in me. My father had a steady job for the Potato Marketing Board and the family emphasis was on getting to university. The only reason I chose dentistry was because my biology teacher said it was well paid.

The Telegraph

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Freddie Mercury and I both loved to have a laugh on tour. If there were shenanigans and good times, Fred and I would be there.

Express.co.uk

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I personally like women in what I call casual butch clothes. For example there's nothing quite like a really  good, well-fitting pair of Levis. Women in floaty dresses down to the floor aren't my sort of thing at all. And I like sexy clothes - but subtle, not overtly sexy ones.

Disc – February 15th, 1975

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I remember being dragged off to school on my first day hanging on to the ice cream sign because I didn’t want to go.

Eastern Daily Press