From Roger Taylor's Interview For Modern Drummer Magazine In 1984

From Roger Taylor's interview for Modern Drummer Magazine in 1984

RS: Queen began in 1971 – some 13 years ago. What were you doing just prior to the formation of the band?

RT: Freddie and I were trying to scrape a living. I was at college, but I wasn’t attending very often. However, I was getting a grant and financing a shop where Freddie and I sold artwork. We sold his work and things friends of his did at the art college. That’s how we kept the band going in the first place.