Quotes by Brian May

About Brian May:

Brian Harold May is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar, called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Flash", "Save Me", "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "The Show Must Go On".
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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 a passing asteroid.

Brian May

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.

Brian May

Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.

Brian May

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.

Brian May

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

Brian May

I go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal.

Brian May

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.

Brian May

The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love to be making things and solving problems, I suppose, and when I'm not, then I'm not an incredibly good person to be around. If I'm ...

Brian May

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.

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I think music is about our internal life. It's part of the way people touch each other. That's very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

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I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now I'm spending years of my life trying to get away from it.

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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, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

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It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I fee...

Brian May

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

Brian May

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

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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.

Brian May

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.

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

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I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameBrian May
  • DescriptionEnglish musician and astrophysicist
  • BornJuly 19, 1947
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Astrophysicist; Astronomer; Singer; Composer; Singer-songwriter
  • WorksCrazy Nights/Golden Days
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire