I'm A Much Better Musician Than Astronomer.

I Think Music Is About Our Internal Life. It’s Part Of The Way People Touch Each Other. That’s Very Precious To Me. And Astronomy Is, In A Sense, The Very Opposite Thing. Instead Of Looking Inwards, You Are Looking Out, To Things Beyond Our Grasp.

I'd Put A Lot Of Work Into Playing Guitar And Was Thinking I Was Pretty Damn Good. But Hendrix Came Along And Destroyed Everyone.

If I Go To Places Where Other People Are Playing, I Often Get Up And Play Myself. I Just Enjoy The Sound And Feel Of Playing.

My Mum Says I Wanted To Be A Surgeon, But I Don't Remember That. I Think From The Time I Knew What Was Happening, I Wanted To Be A Guitar Player.

From The Beginning Of Queen There Was Such Momentum That I Never Had Any Time To Do Anything Else. My Energy Was 95% Focused On The Band