We’ve always thought if we weren’t able to put on the kind of show we wanted, then it wasn’t worth doing. I hate the process of doing a show and making excuses afterwards. That’s bullshit. Once you do a show, you’ve got to stick by it. I was also really worried because my voice takes a beating. The more vocal gymnastics I do in the studio, the more I have to do on stage, because if I didn’t, people would say, “Oh, he can only do it because he’s got the studio,” and I hate all that. I sing my arse off, and it’s very hard to do.”

Freddie Mercury