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Brian May

Queen - The Works - 1984

The 1981 Queen project Brian May couldn’t stand: “A thorn in our side”

Not measuring up to their live power.

Tim Coffman
May 11, 2026
Brian May - Dr Brian May - Guitarist - Astrophysicist

The band Brian May knew would be remembered forever: “Long after all of us have left”

Once on the charts, forever in our hearts.

Tim Coffman
May 8, 2026
Queen - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Roger Taylor - John Deacon

The 1984 Queen song Brian May thought the band would hate: “I got back in”

A surprise…

Arun Starkey
May 7, 2026
Jimi Hendrix - Brian May - Split

The classic 1968 Jimi Hendrix song that Brian May was too afraid to cover: “How can I possibly do it”

Too intimidating.

Lucy Harbron
May 4, 2026
Queen - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Roger Taylor - John Deacon

The “unsung hero” of Queen, according to Brian May

The fifth member behind the scenes.

Tim Coffman
May 4, 2026
Brian May performing with Queen in 1977

The Brian May song that Eric Clapton couldn’t stand: “It was so horrible”

Not as flattering as he thought.

Tim Coffman
May 2, 2026
Queen - 1975

The 1974 Queen album that became their first “giant step”

Coming out exactly right.

Tim Coffman
May 1, 2026
Brian May - 2022 - Queen - Guitarist - Professor

Queen’s Brian May at war with parish council over daffodils

May is bemused by the decision.

Joe Taysom
May 1, 2026
Queen - Brian May - Freddie Mercury - 1977

The one guitarist Brian May compared to Mozart: “One of the greatest musicians on the planet”

The Queen guitarist learned from the very best.

Jordan Potter
May 1, 2026
Brian May performing at Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Tribute in London's Hyde Park - 2008

“He didn’t miss a beat”: The fateful night in 2005 when Brian May was almost killed by a hydraulic piano

A near-miss.

Kelly Murphy
Apr 28, 2026
Freddie Mercury - Queen - Singer - Musician - 1980s

The 1979 Queen song Brian May thought predicted Freddie Mercury’s demise

A sign of things to come?

Jordan Potter
Apr 28, 2026
Queen - Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Roger Taylor - John Deacon

The 1976 Queen song Brian May always struggled to play: “So complex”

Living in the shadow of their opus.

Callum MacHattie
Apr 27, 2026

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