84 Quotes by Roger Taylor

We've been fairly eclectic in our time, and we did branch out. Whenever we got a little bit too far out, people started to moan and groan a bit.

I wouldn't sit down and work at writing a song like a novelist or something.

I played with a few local bands in the West Country, where I grew up, but when I was 18, I moved to London, which at that time was probably the most exciting musical city in the world. I was supposed to be studying dentistry, but all the time I was looking for a band to join.

There are an awful lot of bands out there doing our old act. An awful lot of fake moustaches and underwhelming performances.

I am a little deaf now. Without my hearing aids in, I miss a lot of peripheral sounds. I had tinnitus, too, for a while.

You can't supervise your own history.

We thought Queen were quite tongue in cheek.

My own introduction to music came quite early. My father didn't have much of an education, but he was keen for me to get some qualifications, and I ended up winning a choral scholarship to a cathedral school.

I fancied being a lead singer. I've always done a lot of vocals, but obviously, Freddie is the lead singer.