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I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.

You can't beat Freddie Mercury. He was a mad man in the best sense possible.

Well, Freddie Mercury is a really huge rock star in my head. I've always thought he was just so tough and such an amazing entertainer, really a contradiction in many ways as well. So he was incredible.

Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up.

I wouldn't know Robbie Williams if I fell over him.

I'm a huge Freddie Mercury fan. I think he was the end-all. I love his lack of inhibition, his talent, the chances he took. He made mistakes on his records, and he didn't care.

I think Robbie Williams is an utter and complete prat. His last record was a pile of rubbish.

I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and roll. That's not what it's about.

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

Solo artists are generally totally insane. Elton John? Slightly eccentric. George Michael? He's mad as custard.