The dawning of a new year is often accompanied by new hopes, and the prospect of new possibilities. Or, as Queen guitarist Brian May declares in his annual new year message to fans, "new opportunities - new dreams - new challenges - new fulfilments."
"The FUTURE is still out there!!," May states. "Let's go find it!!"
But in a new interview with the Radio Times, the 78-year-old musicians admits that he's finding it hard to stay optimistic about the future given the state of the world at present.
"I feel despondent about the world of humans," May admits. “It keeps me awake at night. The cruelty, the ignorance, the lies, the rewriting of history. I think an understanding and love of art and music make it impossible to be the kind of person who wants to go out and be cruel to others.
"There’s so much suffering in the world," he continues, "why would we want to add to it? We’ve lost the ability to discuss things and respect other people’s point of view, we have a horrendous polarisation."
