Few rock guitarists have a very playing design as instantly recognizable as Queen’s Brian Might. Along with his orchestrated acoustic guitar armies (multi-tracked acoustic guitar lines overdubbed together with one another) and immediately unforgettable, well-constructed melodic qualified prospects, May is within a class simply by himself. Created in Hampton, Middlesex, in July 1947, Might showed a pastime in music at an extremely early age group — understanding how to play the ukulele and piano before getting his first acoustic guitar as a present-day on his seventh birthday. Soon thereafter, May and his dad began to create a custom made acoustic guitar from scuff. Completed 2 yrs later on, the one-of-a-kind device would become referred to as the Crimson Special, a acoustic guitar that would later on become May’s sonic and visible brand throughout his profession. It wasn’t lengthy until May started to grab something or two from such well-known rock guitarists because the Shadows’ Hank Marvin, Elvis Presley’s sideman Scotty Moore, and Friend Holly. As students at secondary college, May shaped his 1st group, the instrumental music group 1984, experimenting London and also starting a 1967 display in the Olympia Theater for such soon-to-be big brands as Jimi Hendrix, Visitors, Green Floyd, and Tyrannosaurus Rex (afterwards T. Rex). After starting research at Imperial University (within the physics/infrared astronomy field) and developing weary of the musical direction, Might left 1984 within the springtime of 1968. During his university career, May installed with drummer Roger Taylor (via an advertisement positioned on a university noteboard) along with a fellow ex girlfriend or boyfriend-1984 member, bassist/vocalist Tim Staffell, developing the rock and roll trio Smile. Soon after graduating from university with an honors level in physics and mathematics, May concentrated full-time on music when Smile agreed upon to Mercury Information. Despite great guarantee, Smile only were able to issue a unitary (entitled “Globe”) and some unreleased paths before Staffell remaining the group. Nonetheless it was a pal of Staffell’s who offer his solutions because the group’s fresh vocalist — Freddie Mercury. Using the lineup modify came a fresh name, Queen, and a fresh musical path — heavy rock and roll blended with grand ballads along with a flamboyantly glam appear. After going right through several bassists, Queen discovered a long term member in John Deacon — producing a documenting agreement with EMI/Elektra along with a self-titled debut pursuing in 1973. With each successive launch (1974’s Queen II and Sheer CORONARY ATTACK), Queen’s musical path and stage display grew more powerful and popular, until these were among the world’s biggest works by the middle- to past due ’70s, because of such mega-hit albums as Evening on the Opera, A Trip to the Races, Information of the Globe, and Jazz. Unlike various other groups in which a one member supplied all of the songwriting, all of Queen’s associates had their very own songwriting credits similarly, with May composing a number of the group’s most identifiable strikes — “WE ARE GOING TO Rock and roll You,” “Unwanted fat Bottomed Young ladies,” “NOW I AM Right here,” and “Connect Your Mom Down,” amongst others. During a brief break in 1983, May released his first single discharge, the four-track EP Superstar Fleet Task (which highlighted an all-star ensemble support him — Eddie Truck Halen, REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, and program bassist Phil Chen), and co-produced the debut documenting in the obscure rock outfit Large Pettin, entitled Lettin Loose. Around once, a precise duplicate of May’s Crimson Special acoustic guitar was released to the general public via the Guild acoustic guitar company, and could documented a video acoustic guitar lesson within the Celebrity Licks series. Queen would continue issuing strike albums and sold-out trips throughout the past due ’80s (because they experimented with an array of musical designs), until they truly became exclusively a “studio room band” throughout their old age, 1989’s The Wonder and 1991’s Innuendo (the reason behind this was held under wraps at that time, but it later on became known that it had been due to wellness factors — Mercury was identified as having Helps). With Mercury’s loss of life in 1991, Queen proceeded to go their separate methods, with May concentrating on a single career as well as other tasks (including hosting and playing in a 1991 Electric guitar Legends concert alongside Steve Vai and Joe Satriani). May’s initial full-length single album was preceded with the one “Powered by You,” which reached the very best Ten in Britain and was highlighted within a Ford car industrial — earning an Ivor Novello Prize for Greatest Theme from a Television/Radio Industrial. 1993 finally noticed the discharge of Back again to the Light, an record which was a sizeable strike in European countries, and resulted in May’s first solo tour (including associates Cozy Powell on drums, Neil Murray on bass, longtime Queen sideman Spike Edney on keyboards, Jamie Moses on electric guitar, plus support vocalists Shelley Preston and Cathy Porter). A calendar year later on, a live record from the tour, Live in the Brixton Academy, was released, mixing fresh single materials with Queen classics. It wasn’t until 1998 that could would issue an effective studio room follow-up, Another Globe. Furthermore to rock and roll music, May maintained his fascination with astronomy, and in 2006 he came back to his research in astrophysics, completing his doctoral thesis and making his PhD from Imperial University London in 2007. Could also has a enthusiastic fascination with 3-D pictures, and had written a A Town Lost and Found out, a report of T.R. Williams, a popular stereo photographer from the 1850s, and a publication on French Diableries. May in addition has tried his hands at penning primary music for films (the 1996 edition from the Travels of Pinocchio) along with a radio series (a BBC radio particular over the Amazing Spiderman), in addition to documenting the soundtrack for the Crimson and Gold Theater Company’s creation of Macbeth, that was staged at London’s Riverside Theater in the past due ’90s. In 2017 Might collaborated with Kerry Ellis for the very first time since their 2013 record Acoustic by Candlelight. Golden Times was an record of first compositions and cover variations, including a undertake Gary Moore’s “Parisienne Methods.” May’s contribution to rock and roll electric guitar continues to be great as his playing provides shown to be a huge impact on various other renowned rock and roll guitarists previous and present, including Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Ty Tabor (King’s X), Nuno Bettencourt (Intense), and Phil Collen (Def Leppard), to mention but several.
Awards Magic Radio Audience Award, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Open/Tease
Music Groups Queen, Queen + Adam Lambert, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Smile
Music Songs Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Somebody to Love, I Want To Break Free, The Show Must Go On, Who Wants to Live Forever, Killer Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Radio Ga Ga, Love of My Life, Under Pressure, Another One Bites the Dust, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want It All, I Was Born to Love You, Innuendo, A Kind Of Magic, Tie Your Mother Down, Friends Will Be Friends, Princes Of The Universe, You're My Best Friend, Hammer To Fall, It's a Hard Life, These Are The Days Of Our Lives, Breakthru, I'm Going Slightly Mad, The Invisible Man, Spread Your Wings, Play The Game, Now I'm Here
Albums Back to the Light, Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl, Another World, Acoustic by Candlelight, Golden Days, News of the World, A Night at the Opera, Queen, Made in Heaven, Sheer Heart Attack, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Hot Space, Jazz, Furia, Innuendo, On Air, Queen II, Queen Rock Montreal, Live at Wembley '86, A Day at the Races, The Game, The Works, At the Beeb, Live Killers, Ultimate Queen, A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975, The Cosmos Rocks, Flash Gordon, Star Fleet Project, Greatest Hits, Queen Rocks, Red Special, Five Live, Queen Forever, The Platinum Collection, The Best of Queen, Absolute Greatest, Greatest Hits II, Classic Queen, Jewels, Queen 40, Live Magic, Queen Collection, Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Thirst (1979 film) original soundtrack recording, ROADGAMES (film): Original Soundtrack Recording
Nominations NME Award for Greatest Music Moment of the Year
Movies The Survivor, We Will Rock You, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Steel Dawn, The True Story of Eskimo Nell, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, Death Before Dishonor, Sky Pirates, Queen at Wembley, One Night in Hell, The Adventures of Pinocchio, 51 Degrees North, Harlequin, Nightmares, The Last Frontier, Greatest Video Hits 2, Furia, Greatest Video Hits 1, The Strat Pack, Jerry Lee Lewis & Friends, Joe, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid, Mad Max Renegade, Queen: We Thank You All, Ian Hunter: Just Another Night: Live at Astoria, Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen: Bohemian Champions: Interviews, Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl
He has an Erdös-Bacon-Sabbath number of 9, which ties him with Carl Sagan and is among the lowest on the planet.
3
Embarked on a world tour with Roger Taylor and 'Paul Rodgers (IV)' (as Queen + Paul Rodgers), including stops at the Meadowlands Arena and the Hollywood Bowl (marking the first time Queen has played in the U.S. since 1982). [March 2005]
4
Installed as the Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, replacing Cherie Blair, QC (wife of ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair). [April 2008]
5
Queen + 'Paul Rodgers (IV)' led a surprise North American tour, starting on 3 March in Miami, FL, and ending 13 April in Vancouver, BC. This was the first tour Queen had taken in North America since the death of Freddie Mercury. [March 2006]
6
Apart from writing the classic Queen songs We Will Rock You, Flash, Hammer To Fall and The Show Must Go On, Brian also has a PhD in astrophysics and even has an asteroid named after him. He campaigns as an activist for animal protection. Furthermore, he recently did a five-year stint as the chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
7
Shouldn't be confused with Australian composer Brian May.
8
Queen was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6356 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
9
Is a vegetarian and a non-smoker.
10
Is the only person to guest feature on a Black Sabbath song, "When Death Calls", on The 1987 Album "Headless Cross".
11
Very close friends with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.
Has a guitar solo in the song "Bad For Good" on the Meat Loaf album "Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose".
15
After more than 30 years lapsed since first starting doctoral studies, he earned his doctorate from Imperial College London in astrophysics after a successful thesis defense on August 23, 2007. The thesis is entitled, "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud".
16
Attended the Genesis concert at Twickenham Stadium on 8th July 2007.
17
Submitted Astronomy Ph.D. dissertation for review and approval mid-2007. Upon approval, Ph.D. will be given May 2008.
18
Penned the hits Keep Yourself Alive, Thirty-Nine, Tie Your Mother Down, and Fat Bottomed Girls.
19
Resumed pursuit of PhD in Astronomy, updating research and data re: presentation of dissertation on motion of interstellar dust.
20
Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. [November 2004]
21
Queen won the 2005 Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection.
22
His trademark Red Special guitar was constructed essentially from old junk. Among the components that make up the guitar are motorcycle valve springs, a knitting needle, mother-of-pearl buttons, and a discarded fireplace mantle.
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.
25
He used to teach Mathematics at Stockwell Park Secondary School, in Stockwell, South West London.
26
Two of his riffs were voted into the Total Guitar Magazine poll of the 100 greatest riffs; "Tie Your Mother Down" was 84 and "One Vision" was 60 on the list. [June 2004]
27
Opened the Queen's Jubilee concert by playing "God Save The Queen" from the top of Buckingham Palace (2002).
Brian made a guest appearance playing with rock band Marillion at the Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, West Germany. [July 1986]
30
He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.
31
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (as a member of Queen).
32
Attended Imperial College, London University where he completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in physics and mathematics. Commenced a Doctorate in astronomy, but dropped out to join Queen.
33
After much experimentation, he found the best guitar sound came from using an old English sixpence coin as a pick. These coins went out of circulation in the early 70s, and in 1992 he had the Royal Mint make up some more with his likeness on them.
34
Brian May and his ex-wife Chrissie have 3 children: James (aka Jimmy), born in 1978 Louisa, born in 1981 Emily, born in 1987
35
Left his wife Chrissie for British soap-actress star Anita Dobson.
TV Series music - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Oh Happy Day
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sedwitz
2015
TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
Deutschland 83
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Voice
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Pixels
2015
writer: "We Will Rock You VonLichten"
Dolezal Backstage
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Under Pressure: Danika Fields' Swell
2015
Short writer: "Under Pressure" - as Brian Harold May
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ochéntame... otra vez
2015
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
2014-2015
TV Series documentary writer - 3 episodes
The Comeback
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
TV Movie documentary lyrics: "I Want It All", "One Vision", "The Show Must Go On", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "These Are the Days of Our Lives", "Under Pressure", "We Will Rock You", "Flash", "The Miracle"
One Night in Hell
2014
Short performer: "1812 Overture", "We Will Rock You" / writer: "We Will Rock You"
One Hit Wonderland
2012-2014
TV Series documentary writer - 5 episodes
Mike & Mike
2014
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Heaven Is for Real
2014
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Independent Lens
2014
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Dancing on Ice
TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2014 writer - 2 episodes, 2014
Tu cara me suena
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Eastbound & Down
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Atop the Fourth Wall
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The X Factor
TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2009 - 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2009
Eyjafjallajökull
2013
writer: "Under Pressure"
Svédská trojka
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Despicable Me 2
2013
writer: "I Want It All" - uncredited
Smash
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Glee
2011-2013
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Dancing with the Stars
2009-2013
TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Saturday Night Live
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Teen Mom 2
2012
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Doremix
2012
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
TV Movie performer: "We Will Rock You" - uncredited / writer: "We Will Rock You" - uncredited
June Brown: Respect Your Elders
2012
TV Movie documentary writer: "We Will Rock You" - uncredited
Ted
2012
writer: "Flash's Theme", "The Hero"
Rage
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
That's My Boy
2012
writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
Australia's Got Talent
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
American Idol
TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2009 - 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2009-2012
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Kinect Sports: Season Two
2011
Video Game writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
La nouvelle Blanche-Neige
2011
TV Movie writer: "We will rock you" - as Brian Harold May
Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs
2011
TV Movie documentary writer: "Thank God It's Christmas"
Em dónes vida. El llibre i el disc de La Marató
2011
TV Movie documentary writer: "No tinguis por"
Happy Feet Two
2011
writer: "Under Pressure"
Raising Hope
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
From the Sky Down
2011
Documentary writer: "We Will Rock You"
Real Steel
2011
writer: "'Till I Collapse"
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
2010-2011
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Madden NFL 12
2011
Video Game writer: "I Want It All"/"We Will Rock You"
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
2011
Documentary writer: "Fat Bottomed Girls" - as Brian Harold May
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011
writer: "ICE ICE BABY"
So You Think You Can Dance
2007-2011
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The Voice
2011
TV Series writer: "We Will Rock You"
Fern
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Sucker Punch
2011
writer: "I WANT IT ALL/WE WILL ROCK YOU MASH-UP" - as Brian Harold May
Tosh.0
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Show Jana Krause
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Cleveland Show
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
No me la puc treure del cap
2010
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010
writer: "Under Pressure"
Madden NFL 11
2010
Video Game writer: "We Will Rock You"
This Ain't Glee XXX
2010
Video writer: "Big Tushy Ho's" - uncredited
30 Is the New 12
2010
Short writer: "Fat Bottomed Girls"
20 to 1
2009-2010
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
Live from Studio Five
TV Series writer - 8 episodes, 2009 - 2010 performer - 2 episodes, 2010
Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
2010
TV Mini-Series music: "Who Wants To Live Forever"
Guitar Hero: Van Halen
2009
Video Game writer: "I Want It All"
Memòries de la tele
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Cesko slovenská superstar
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
DJ Hero
2009
Video Game writer: "We Will Rock You" vs "Robot Rock"
L'affaire Farewell
2009
writer: "Under pressure", "We Will Rock You"
Dancing with the Stars
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
David Garrett Live in Berlin
2009
TV Movie writer: "Who Wants To Live Forever?"
Londres, París, Roma 3
2009
TV Movie writer: "Copa, Lliga i Champions"
Guitar Hero: Metallica
2009
Video Game writer: "Stone Cold Crazy"
CHIKARA: King of Trios 2009 - Night I
2009
Video writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
X Factor
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Observe and Report
2009
writer: "It's Late", "The Hero"
Cyprien
2009
writer: "Ice Ice Baby radio edit" - as May
World's Greatest Dad
2009/I
writer: "Under Pressure"
Satsang
2009
TV Movie lyrics: "We Will Rock You" - uncredited / music: "We Will Rock You" - uncredited
Frag doch mal die Maus
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
South Park
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
TV Movie documentary writer: "Flash"
Step Brothers
2008
writer: "Ice Ice Baby", "Under Pressure"
60/90
TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2008 performer - 1 episode, 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
Video Game writer: "One Vision" - as Queen
It Takes Two
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Música des del cor
2007
TV Movie writer: "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Junts per sempre"
L'isola dei famosi
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
writer: "Under Pressure"
Banda sonora
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
writer: "Under Pressure"
Idool 2007
2007
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Ugly Betty
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Invisible
2007
writer: "Under Pressure"
Blades of Glory
2007
writer: "Flash's Theme"
The Alps
2007
Documentary writer: "Last Horizon", "Who Wants to Live Forever" - as Brian Harold May
My Name Is Earl
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Penny Dreadful
2006
writer: "Stay Away TSP Remix"
Queen und Budapest - How We Won the East
2006
TV Movie documentary performer: "Tavaszi szél vizet áraszt", "Love of My Life" - uncredited / writer: "One Vision", "Hammer to Fall", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Save Me", "We Will Rock You" - uncredited
Australian Idol
2005-2006
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Kurt Cobain About a Son
2006
Documentary writer: "It's Late"
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Zoom
2006
writer: "Under Pressure"
Canadian Idol
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection
2006
Video writer: "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Ha-Shminiya
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
writer: "Under Pressure"
I Love the 80's 3-D
2005
TV Series documentary writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
Romanzo criminale
2005
writer: "Tie Your Mother Down"
Idol
2002-2005
TV Series writer - 4 episodes
The Pacifier
2005
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3
2004
Video Game writer: "Under Pressure"
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004
Video documentary arranger: "God Save the Queen", "God Save the Queen" Stadthalle / writer: "Flash's Theme", "The Hero", "We Will Rock You Fast", "Now I'm Here", "Dragon Attack", "Now I'm Here Reprise", "Save Me", "Guitar Solo", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You", "Flash / The Hero" Seibu Stadium, "Now I'm Here" Seibu Stadium, "Put Out the Fire" Seibu Stadium, "Dragon Attack" Seibu Stadium, "Now I'm Here Reprise" Seibu Stadium, "Teo Torriatte" Seibu Stadium, "We Wil
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
2004
writer: "We Will Rock You" - as Brian Harold May
13 Going on 30
2004
writer: "Ice Ice Baby" - as Brian Harold May
The Girl Next Door
2004
writer: "UNDER PRESSURE"
Idol
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Super Size Me
2004
Documentary writer: "Fat Bottomed Girls" - as Brian Harold May
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Operación triunfo
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Nouvelle Star
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
Idool 2003
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Recruit
2003
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Hunks
2003
Video documentary writer: "We Will Rock You"
Interaktiv
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
TV Movie documentary performer: "God Save The Queen", "Move It", "With A Little Help From My Friends" / writer: "We Will Rock You"
Queer as Folk
2002
TV Series performer - 1 episode
40 Days and 40 Nights
2002
writer: "Under Pressure"
The Proud Family
2001
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Moulin Rouge!
2001
writer: "The Show Must Go On"
A Knight's Tale
2001
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Daddyfox
2000
TV Movie performer: "Let Me Out" / writer: "Let Me Out"
Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story
2000
TV Special documentary writer: "Doin' Alright"
The Replacements
2000
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Ready to Rumble
2000
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Freaks and Geeks
2000
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Queen's Greatest Flix III
1999
Video performer: "Driven by You" / writer: "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Las palabras de amor The Words Of Love", "Driven by You", "No-One But You Only the Good Die Young", "Thank God It's Christmas"
Any Given Sunday
1999
writer: "WE WILL ROCK YOU"
Tuftsablanca
1999
writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
The Simpsons
1999
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sarah Brightman in Concert
1998
TV Movie writer: "Who Wants To Live Forever"
Stepmom
1998
writer: "Under Pressure"
Disturbing Behavior
1998
writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1991-1998
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Queen Rocks
1998
Video writer: "Tie Your Mother Down", "It's Late", "Headlong", "Now I'm Here", "I Want It All", "Tear It Up", "One Vision", "We Will Rock You", "Hammer to Fall", "Keep Yourself Alive", "Stone Cold Crazy", "Put out the Fire", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "No-One But You Only The Good Die Young", "I Can't Live with You"
The Big One
1997
Documentary writer: "We Will Rock You" 1976
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill - Live
1997
Video music: "We Will Rock You"
Queen: Made in Heaven
1997
Documentary writer: "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Mother Love"
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
writer: "Under Pressure"
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
lyrics: "What Are We Made Of", "Il Colosso" / music: "What Are We Made Of", "Il Colosso" / performer: "What Are We Made Of", "Il Colosso"
Video writer: "Under Pressure", "I Want It All", "Innuendo", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Headlong", "I'm Going Slightly Mad", "Hammer to Fall", "The Show Must Go On", "One Vision"
Deadly Currents
1991
Documentary writer: "I Want it All"
Trump: What's the Deal?
1991
Documentary writer: "I Want it All"
Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991
Video short writer: "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
Manong Gang
1991
writer: "Ice Ice Baby"
Bloodmoon
1990
music: "BLOODMOON"
Cheers
1990
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Queen: Rare Live - A Concert Through Time and Space
1989
Video writer: "Hammer to Fall", "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Keep Yourself Alive"
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1988
Documentary performer: "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes", "With a Little Help from my Friends"
Queen Live at Wembley '86
1986
TV Movie documentary performer: "Brighton Rock Solo" / writer: "Tie Your Mother Down", "Tear It Up", "Who Wants To Live Forever", "Brighton Rock Solo", "Now I'm Here", "Is This The World We Created?", "Hammer To Fall", "We Will Rock You"
Highlander
1986
writer: "Who Wants To Live Forever", "Hammer To Fall", "Gimme the Prize Kurgan's Theme" - uncredited
Live Aid
1985
TV Special documentary writer: "We will Rock you", "Hammer to Fall", "Is this the World We Created?"
We Will Rock You: Queen Live in Concert
1982
Video documentary arranger: "God Save the Queen" / writer: "We Will Rock You", "Save Me", "Now I'm Here", "Dragon Attack", "Keep Yourself Alive", "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You Reprise"
Queen's Greatest Flix
1981
Video writer: "We Will Rock You", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Save Me", "Flash"
Hepe Goes to War
1981
writer: "Flash's Theme" - uncredited
Ekkusu bonbâ
1980
TV Series "Star Fleet"
Flash Gordon
1980
producer: "Flash's Theme" / writer: "Flash's Theme", "Flash To The Rescue", "Battle Theme", "The Wedding March", "Marriage Of Dale And Ming And Flash Approaching", "Crash Dive On Mingo City", "Flash's Theme Reprise Victory Celebrations", "The Hero"
Top of the Pops
1978-1980
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Rock Concert
1979
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Midnight Special
1979
TV Series writer - 1 episode
FM
1978
writer: "We Will Rock You"
Music Department
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bohemian Rhapsody
music producer announced
51 Degrees North
2015
soundtrack by
The Alps
2007
Documentary musician: guitar
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
TV Series composer: theme music
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
songs: music and lyrics by
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
TV Series theme music - 2 episodes
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
TV Special documentary composer: song "Too Much Love Will Kill You"
Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991
Video short musician: electric guitar, slide guitar
Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
1982
composer: "Flash Gordon" themes - uncredited
Teenage Suicide: Don't Try It!
1981
musician - as Queen
The Survivor
1981
conductor
Flash Gordon
1980
composer: additional music - uncredited
Composer
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night in Bohemia
2016
51 Degrees North
2015
One Night in Hell
2014
Short
The Stretch
2000
TV Movie
Furia
1999
Rise of the Robots
1994
Video Game
Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991
Video short as Queen
Producer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bohemian Rhapsody
producer announced
A Night in Bohemia
2016
executive producer
One Night in Hell
2014
Short executive producer
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004
Video documentary executive producer
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness
1992
TV Movie documentary producer
Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991
Video short producer - as Queen
Actor
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night in Bohemia
2016
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
Massed Peasant Chorus / Chamberlain (voice)
Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991
Video short
Penguin / Himself
The Champions
1980
TV Movie
Queen
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
1975
Video short
Brian May
Writer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heart-ache
1995
Short
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
TV Movie documentary archive material provider
Self
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dance with the Devil: The Legend of Cozy Powell
2016
Documentary filming
Himself
The Peter Austin Noto Show
2016
TV Series
Himself
Loose Women
2012-2015
TV Series
Himself
BBC Music Awards 2015
2015
TV Movie
Himself
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
Documentary
Himself
The Sky at Night
1999-2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Week
2015
TV Series
Himself
Question Time
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Wright Stuff
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
Classic Rock Roll of Honour: Presented by Orange Amplification
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Die Helene Fischer Show
2014
TV Series
Himself - performer (as Queen)
The X Factor
2009-2014
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest / Himself - Special Guest (as Queen)
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Daily Mirror: The Pride of Britain Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself
I Heart Radio Music Festival: Night One
2013
TV Movie
Himself (as Queen)
I Heart Radio Music Festival: Night Two
2013
TV Movie
Himself (as Queen)
Sunday Brunch
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The British Animal Honours
2013
TV Movie
Himself
South at Six
2013
TV Series
Himself
Stargazing Live
2013
TV Series
Himself
Stargazing Live: Back to Earth
2013
TV Series
Himself
Sir Patrick Moore: Astronomer, Broadcaster, Eccentric
2012
TV Movie
Himself (as Dr Brian May)
Hello Quo
2012
Documentary
Himself
The Great Pretender
2012
Video documentary
Himself
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
TV Movie
Himself
The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single
2012
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Imagine
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
Evening Urgant
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Royal History of Pop
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
American Idol
2012
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
The BRIT Awards 2012
2012
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Diamond Queen
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guitarist, 'Queen'
The Story of Musicals
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
MTV Europe Music Awards 2011
2011
TV Special
Himself - Recipient
Strictly Come Dancing
2011
TV Series
Himself - Audience Member
Late Review
2011
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
The One Show
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Musician and Producer
Fern
2011
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
Documentary
Himself
Life4You
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Michael Ball Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
Channel 4 News
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Book Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Queen: The Legendary 1975 Concert
2009
Documentary
Himself (guitar)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Start Me Up
2009
Video
Himself
Pop Galerie Reloaded
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 2008
2008
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Caiga quien caiga - CQC
2008
TV Series
Himself
46664: A Concert for Nelson Mandela
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Happy Hour
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2008
TV Series
Himself
Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007
Video
Himself
Canadian Idol
2007
TV Series
Himself - Mentor
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006
Video
Himself - Guest
Queen und Budapest - How We Won the East
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Sunday Programme
2006
TV Series
Himself
Queen: Die Show
2006
TV Movie
Himself
The Queen at 80
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Air Guitar Nation
2006
Documentary
Himself
The Astronomical Patrick Moore
2006
Video
Himself
The Strat Pack
2005
Video
Himself
Classic Albums
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Loops!
2005
TV Series
Himself
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself
Live Aid Remembered
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Big Brother's Efourum
2005
TV Series
Himself
Caiga quien caiga
2005
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief 2005: Is This the Way to Amarillo
2005
Video short
Himself
Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05
2005
TV Special
Himself
The Brits Backstage
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Brit Awards 2005
2005
TV Special
Himself - Presenter 'Best British Rock Act'
Wetten, dass..?
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Zu & Co Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004
Video
Himself
The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself - Introducer: Outstanding New Talent
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004
Video documentary
Himself - Guitar, Vocals & Piano (as Queen)
Becoming Queen
2004
Video documentary
Himself
Arena
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Ultimate Pop Star
2004
TV Movie
Himself
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003
Video documentary
Himself (as Queen)
The Jubilee Girl
2002
TV Movie
Himself - Interviewee
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 1
2002
Video documentary
Himself (as Queen)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
TV Series
Himself
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Performer (as Queen)
Killer Queen!
2002
Himself
Parkinson
2002
TV Series
Himself
Lemmy
2002
Documentary
Himself
Motörhead - 25 & Alive: Boneshaker
2001
Video documentary
Himself
Top Ten
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story
2000
TV Special documentary
Himself
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock
2000
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Member, Queen
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
1999
Video documentary
Himself (segment "Somebody To Love") (as Queen)
Queen: Greatest Flix I & II
1998
Video
Himself
Alas Smith & Jones
1998
TV Series
Himself
Música sí
1998
TV Series
Himself
Gute Nacht, Gottschalk
1998
TV Movie
Himself
Power Vision - Pop Galerie
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Is Your Life
1992-1997
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Lead Guitarist with Queen
Very Important Pennis
1997
TV Series
Himself
The Sunday Show
1996
TV Series
Himself
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
Documentary
Himself
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Queen Phenomenon
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Brit Awards 1994
1994
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Chameleon of Pop: David Bowie Story
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Pop Goes Summer
1993
TV Short
Himself
Ein Leben als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
TV Special documentary
Himself - Guest Performer
De tú a tú
1992
TV Series
Classic Queen
1992
Video documentary
Himself (as Queen)
Queen's Greatest Hits
1992
Video documentary
Himself (as Queen)
MTV Video Music Awards 1992
1992
TV Special
Himself
Queen Live in Japan
1992
Video documentary
Himself
Brit Awards 1992
1992
TV Special
Himself
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991
Video
Himself
Leyendas de la guitarra
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Cue the Music
1991
TV Series
Himself (1994)
Queen: The Days of Our Lives
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Queen)
Guitar
1991
Video documentary
Brian May
Cilla's Goodbye to the '80s
1989
TV Movie
Himself
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
1989
Video documentary
Himself
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
1989
Video
Himself
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1988
Documentary
Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology
1987
Documentary
Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology
1987
Documentary
Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume Two - A Visual Anthology
1987
Documentary
Himself
Varázslat - Queen Budapesten
1987
Documentary
Himself
Queen Live at Wembley '86
1986
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Queen)
Queen Live in Rio
1986
Documentary
Himself
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala: 10th Birthday
1986
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Performer
Greenpeace Non-toxic Video Hits
1985
Himself
We Are the Champions
1985
Documentary
Himself
Breakfast Time
1985
TV Series
Himself
Live Aid
1985
TV Special documentary
Himself (as Queen)
Red Hot Rock
1984
Video
Himself (Queen guitarist) (as Queen)
Saturday Starship
1984
TV Series
Himself
The Tube
1983
TV Series
Himself
We Will Rock You: Queen Live in Concert
1982
Video documentary
Himself
Queen's Greatest Flix
1981
Video
Himself
Queen Special
1981
TV Movie
Himself - Musician (as Queen)
Love of My Life
1979
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Top of the Pops
1974-1977
TV Series
Himself
Live at the Rainbow
1975
Video
Himself
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lorraine
2016
TV Series
Himself
Dolezal Backstage
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
We are the Champions- 40 Jahre Queen
2013
Documentary
Himself
Tamori kurabu
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Story of the Guitar
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
60/90
2008
TV Series
Himself
Música des del cor
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
80s
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Legenden
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Richard & Judy
2005
TV Series
Himself
Queen Mania
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Queen's Greatest Flix III
1999
Video
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1998
TV Series
Himself
Queen Rocks
1998
Video
Himself
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose
1992
TV Movie
Himself
Queen: Rare Live - A Concert Through Time and Space
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I have learned from my time inside Parliament lobbying on animal welfare that it is still hard for MPs to go against their own leadership's plans, even when it is a free vote.
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[on whether rock music had stopped being rebellious and become the establishment] The barriers got broken down, I think, and the distinctions got blurred. And I think it's a very good thing. Music is music and rock music will always be there now as not necessarily the expression of the young but the expression of people who feel that they want to express their passions directly and communicate.
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[on Freddie Mercury's battle with AIDS] We didn't know actually what was wrong for a very long time. We never talked about it and it was a sort of unwritten law that we didn't, because Freddie didn't want to. He just told us that he wasn't up to doing tours, and that's as far as it went. Gradually, I suppose in the last year and a bit, it became obvious what the problem was, or at least fairly obvious. We didn't know for sure.
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[on touring with his band Queen] When the question comes up, 'Do you wanna tour again?', you think, 'Ah, my God. I have my life. It's fairly peaceful. I have everything that I need. I wanna be with my family' etc. etc. But the call of the wild is there and you think, 'Okay, this is actually what we do. We do play music. We go out. We take risks. We play without a safety net.'
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[on Queen's show-stealing performance at Live Aid (1985)] I took Bob Geldof at his word. He said to me: "You're the biggest band in the world. We need you on the bill because we need to sell this thing worldwide. It's a global jukebox so just go out there and play the fuckin' hits." So all we did was go out there and give people what they wanted to hear. Compared to most of the other acts, we had the advantage because we were used to playing football stadiums all around the world.
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[on the death of Michael Jackson] I think the world is a more colorful place thanks to Michael's work ... he was a truly wonderful performer at his peak. I think he qualifies as a great artist; he devoted his whole body and soul to his art. I only hope he passed away in happiness, in great hopes and anticipation of his glorious comeback tour. RIP Michael.
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This [51 Degrees North (2015)] is a very different kind of disaster movie. No Bruce Willis here, to save life on Earth from extinction. Just humans searching for a way to live their last moments, and look for a way of saving ..... something. This is a movie to change perspectives - and now that we realise the high probability of such a strike from space, it is a timely warning indeed. I was inspired by the rushes, and honoured to be asked to contribute music for the film. We did the organic way ... all of the pieces were played completely live to the final cut of the film.
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[on the death of Phil Everly] I feel like a huge piece of my youth just melted away. I loved, loved those guys, and still do. From The Everly Brothers, I learned to play rhythm guitar - a lot of people don't have that experience these days, and I learned every note of both parts they sang.
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[on Sacha Baron Cohen's departure from the Freddie Mercury movie] Sacha's presence in the movie would be very distracting. What led us to that conclusion was the last three movies that he's made The Dictator (2012), Les Misérables (2012) and Hugo (2011) in which he makes outstanding performances, but they're very much Sacha Baron Cohen performances. And we thought there has to be no distraction in the Freddie movie. You have to really suspend that disbelief - the man who plays Freddie, you have to really believe is Freddie. And we didn't that could really happen with Sacha. That's not any criticism of his talent whatsoever.
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[on the possibility of a new Queen album featuring Freddie Mercury vocals] We thought we'd exhausted everything that was around and could be worked on, but since then a number of things have come to light from various sources that we'd just plain forgotten about, including the stuff with Freddie and Michael Jackson. Just a couple of weeks ago, we thought: Maybe we shouldn't be just working on bits and pieces? Maybe we should be heading towards an album? It just might be.
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[on AIDS following the death of Mercury] There shouldn't be from this point - or not from any point - any stigma to having this disease. It's nothing to do with "somebody did something wrong, he's being punished". That's got to go, it has to go.
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[on global success with Queen] I do get up some mornings and think: "God, how did that happen?". Because we were just boys - and it doesn't seem that long ago - with dreams and big ideas that we could do something that no one's ever done before, and sort of go out and conquer the world. And somehow, it happened. Everywhere I go, from Mongolia to Timbuktu, people know the songs. It's incredible. I feel very, very fortunate. It is like some kind of dream, really.
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[on The Voice UK (2012)] Every time I catch a glimpse of young singers busting their guts trying to win somebody's attention, who is rudely sitting with their back to the singer...I feel sick. It brings singing down to the level of a stupid obstacle course on It's a Knockout (1966). This is not - NOT - what music is about.
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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.
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[on Freddie Mercury] I think one of the results of his life can be that people have a different attitude to people being gay. Here's a guy who was strong, who was incredibly talented, quite magnificent in every way you can thing of, and he was gay and was quite public about it. So I don't think anyone can ever quite feel the same about that any more - and it's time, God knows.
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[on the NME, a British music magazine which frequently criticised Queen] The NME is a rather grubby little English pop music paper which makes a kind of schoolboy attempt at political commentary - really a wannabee version of the American publication 'Rolling Stone', which has similar pretensions - not a great place to learn about the big world out there!
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[on George Harrison] I hold George in such reverence and I think he's so underrated by the guitar community; everyone raves about people who play fast, but if you look at the catalogue of stuff he's produced, it's colossal.
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I'll never forget the first time Roger and I jammed together because, after we'd set up our gear, he started this very delicate operation of tuning his drums. I was really shocked - I'd never seen anyone do that before... All of the drummers I'd worked with previously just hit the things! It was like Roger was making his drums talk though, and I watched - fascinated - as he smoothly transitioned from tuning into playing these beautifully controlled little press rolls on his snare. Again, so different to the bashers I was used to!
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When I started playing a riff, Roger just joined in, and something immediately happened musically...I'd never encountered a drummer who had the ability to sound so broad and big before - he was like an orchestra - and my guitar sound, which is also very broad, coupled with the spectrum of his drums, just gelled and we sounded complete.
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Plenty of people can play the drums, but to be able to play truly sympathetically to the song is a real talent, and one that Roger definitely has. He's a very musical drummer and has great skill on his cymbals, too. And, of course, he's so much more than just a drummer, because as his songwriting developed he also became a major force in creating material for the band.
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Roger (Roger Taylor) and I are like brothers - there is a real mutual respect and love between us - and it's just amazing that the music we made with Queen has spanned the generations. We go off and do our own projects, but it's wonderful when we get back in a room and play together, and we are always surprised to discover that - even after all of this time - the old magic is still there!
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At one point, I was really very suicidal. At such moments, it's only the fact that I've got kids that stops me from driving off bridges.
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When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures. That would be something to be proud of.
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I am dedicated to the welfare of animals. These days I spend more time campaigning for animal rights than I do on music. My biggest difficulty is trying to juggle everything in my life. Time is a big problem. My family comes first, and then my devotion to helping animals. I love making music, but I no longer have much time to do that.
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[on the 20th anniversary of the death of Freddie Mercury] Its not a day I celebrate. One of the grimmest memories of my life But I will be playing some guitar today, too, quite privately.
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[on the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991] The band finished, so there was a terrible feeling of loss - the band was my family. We lost Freddie and my dad died at almost the same time. I didn't want to live. I'd lost myself completely. I coasted along and got by somehow, but I couldn't get myself into gear. So I had to go into this place where I was isolated and removed from my life. Gradually, the suicidal feelings went away.
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[on Freddie Mercury] He gave people proof that a man could achieve his dreams - made them feel that through him they were overcoming their own shyness, and becoming the powerful figure of their ambitions. And he lived life to the full. He devoured life. He celebrated every minute. And, like a great comet, he left a luminous trail which will sparkle for many a generation to come.
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[on Phil Collins] Phil's a great guy and an amazing drummer - he played with Roger and I at the Buckingham Palace gig. Plus in life, it doesn't really matter what people say about you - Phil can't please everyone. As Queen, we certainly know that.
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[speakin in 2010] I'm a person who's voted Conservative most of my life, but when I realised in the run up to the election that David Cameron was sympathetic to and supported by a group of people in the community who abuse animals, I became very upset.
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[on staying in the rock business] Keep your hair and don't get fat.
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[on the all-female nude bicycle race that Queen organized to promote their "Bicycle Race" single] At the time, it seemed alright to have a bunch of girls riding bicycles without any clothes on. I don't know if I would make the same decision now. Probably not.
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I think it's essential that you have things that you get into apart from music. You have to maintain your balance.
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[on how he got the idea to write the classic Queen song "We Will Rock You"] {Queen] played a gig at Bingley Hall near Birmingham. It was a popular venue at the time. It was a big sweaty barn and that night it was packed with a particularly vocal crowd. They were definitely drowning us out with their enthusiasm. I remember that even after we left the stage they didn't stop singing - loudly. They sang "You'll Never Walk Alone," which is very emotional. Quite a choking thing really. I certainly found it inspirational. Later that night back at our hotel I said to the others, "That was great. So what should we do to continue generating that kind of energetic response?" I woke up with the "We Will Rock You" lyrics in my head and had it written in about 10 minutes.
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I regard Planet Rock as rather more than just a radio station - it is a symbol of free radio ... radio which is not run by large corporate organisations for the purpose of making tons of money, and has a free choice of what it plays.
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We were kind of disciples of Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix) and The Beatles, particularly the way they used studios almost like an instrument, but obviously we had more technology than they had had, so we could push things a lot further.
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[Speaking in 1993 about his reluctance to perform again as Queen] In my mind, it just seems like there cannot be a Queen without Freddie (Freddie Mercury) and we should probably rather not pretend that there could be.
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I'm the world's biggest Led Zeppelin fan. The music, the way they conducted themselves, their whole management structure - they were the blueprint. Queen always used to play The Immigrant Song in sound-checks just for the glory of the sound.
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I'm feeling rather joyful. I cannot tell you how much of a weight off the mind it is. - after his assessors approved of his thesis and he passed an oral exam.
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Sorry, TV just makes me feel ill. Except the good stuff that gets imported, with great scripts, great lighting, great camera angles, innovative effects, and fabulous editing. And the Simpsons. What has happened to us?
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[Speaking in 2003] I do think that maybe now people are looking at more depth to what we did. Yes, we were pretty flashy and we were pretty loud and at moments we seemed very outrageous, but there was a lot of honest craftsmanship that went on behind that.
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I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.
42
I don't think anyone has epitomised riff writing better than Jimmy Page - he's one of the great brains of rock music.
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I've never been fashionable and I never will.
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I wanted to do an album on [paradoxes]. The band told me I was a pretentious fart. They were right.
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Vox AC30 guitar amplifiers
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Innovative multi-tracked guitar solos
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Guitar riffs
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His guitar "The Red Special" which he built
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His curly hair
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Plays his guitar (the Red Special) with a sixpence coin
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