“I played lots of rhythm guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no, no - it’s a piano song!’”: How Brian May had to fight to get himself heard on a Queen classic

Freddie Mercury on stage in 1978.

Don’t Stop Me Now is one of Queen’s greatest hits - with a blockbuster guitar solo from Brian May.

But as May admitted a 2024 interview with Total Guitar, that song was a real challenge for him as a guitarist.