“I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed. But I do recognise that it works”: Brian May says Under Pressure sounded like The Who before David Bowie took out the heavy guitar parts

Brian May and David Bowie.

Brian May has revealed that Under Pressure originally sounded like the Who until David Bowie removed all of his heavy electric guitar, much to the Queen guitarist’s disappointment.

In a recent interview with Total Guitar, May looked back on the 1981 collaboration between Queen and Bowie with mixed feelings.