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Brian May

(1947) Guitarist United Kingdom

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Brian May is a guitarist from the United Kingdom, best known for Bang!.

Quick Facts About Brian May

Born: July 19, 1947
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: Bang!
Known for: Who Wants to Live Forever, We Will Rock You, The Show Must Go On, I Want It All, Too Much Love Will Kill You
Spouse: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d172054a61bfcf0813bc72c4c9173bf8

About Brian May

Sir Brian Harold May is an English musician, animal welfare activist, and astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen, which he co-founded with singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor. His guitar work and songwriting contributions helped Queen become one of the most successful acts in music history.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Audience Award for Most Popular Show Commander of the Order of the British Empire Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Order of the Badge of Honour honorary doctor of the University of Hertfordshire honorary doctor of the University of Exeter

Quotes by Brian May · Page 2

I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes,…

Concerned

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The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love…

Around

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Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.

Concentrating

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The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else

Excitement

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The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Behinds

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I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.

Surf

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For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant,…

Alive

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My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what…

Guitar

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Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

Astronomers

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My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in…

Bigs

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Amazing uke playing to be relished.

Funny

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...I think the popular view of Science is a solid body of truth, shared by a whole lot of learned men in…

Answers

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There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment…

Belief

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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.

19th century

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I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.

Astronomers

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There's nothing I'm embarrassed about

Embarrassed

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When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here…

America

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I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.

Essence

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I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards.

Guitar

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I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis

Including

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I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by…

Asteroids

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We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.

Audience

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I like a big neck – thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremolo is interesting…

Arms

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Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people,…

About

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Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear

Gigs

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