When Freddie Mercury almost ruined Queen’s big break: “It’s rubbish”
“My God, we were such impatient boys.”
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The one Queen song Brian May never got tired of playing: “It’s got a lot of energy and power”
Always happy to perform.
The Queen song Freddie Mercury refused to play piano on: “It’s tiny and horrible”
Not satisfied with the instrumentation.
The guitarist Brian May said was too good for words: “Incredible integrity”
“It still gives me shivers up the spine to think about hearing that for the first time.”
The album that signified the peak of Queen’s career: “A watershed album”
A turning point for all of music.
Brian May rules Queen out of Glastonbury because they are “killing badgers”
Michael Eavis previously called May a “danger to farming.”
Freddie Mercury’s alleged secret daughter dead at 48, months after making claims public
She made the claims in a 2025 biography of the singer.
How Queen and Taylor Hawkins helped to complete a lost song by the Beach Boys
A masterclass in restoration.
