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“I wanted to sound like Jimi Hendrix on his first album. It was good to have that there for a while”: Brian May reveals the off-the-wall Red Special mod from his pre-Queen days that he ended up removing

The wild electronics upgrade didn't last for very long, but it can be heard on some of May's earliest pre-Queen recordings

Guitar World

“Billy had already played half a solo. The producer said, ‘Can you play the other half?’ I said, ‘Can’t you give him a whole solo and me a whole solo?’” Brian May explains why he was reluctant to share a solo with Billy Gibbons – and what changed his mind

May and Gibbons were recruited by session icon Steve Cropper to add their guitar star power to his latest release, Friendlytown

Guitar World

“What you guys probably didn't know was that was the first time I've touched that guitar for two months”: Brian May is back on stage following a recent minor stroke

May attended the Red Special Convention in the UK, and treated attendees to a special performance on his trusty guitar

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“The Allman Brothers were unbelievable. When Duane came to the studio to play on Layla, I was so taken with him that I started ignoring my own band”: How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar

As big beasts like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple dominated the era, players such as Steve Howe and Brian May transformed the landscape and the guitar hero cult grew, producing its GOAT by the dawn of the ‘80s

Guitar World

“I would show him the lick. He's like, ‘Why don't you just play it? You sound just like me, anyway!’” Dweezil Zappa says he recorded Eddie Van Halen playing a “greatest hits guitar solo” at 5150 for an unreleased project – and had to give EVH pointers

The session was the result of an unreleased ‘audio movie’ concept of Zappa’s in which he envisioned solo contributions from Brian May and Angus Young

Guitar World

“I could see Brian was thinking about something, and he said, ‘How would you feel about using one of my Brian May guitars?’” Queen’s second guitarist, Jamie Moses, on how Brian May convinced him to switch from a Strat to a Red Special

Jamie Moses toured with Queen for 11 years, and switched up his rig to perform alongside May – and even inspired a new modification for the iconic guitar

Guitar World

Brian May announces ‘painful decision’ to resign as RSPCA vice president

May has been the RSPCA vice president since 2012 but is leaving after being made aware of the ‘conditions in some farms’

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Brian May's wife Anita Dobson says Queen star has been warned to 'slow down' after stroke

The rocker was rushed to hospital in the health scare

Evening Standard

"My God. This is horrific... I'm feeling violated": Real Brian May slams fake Brian May TikTok ticket scam

Brian May voices displeasure after a fan brought the scam to his attention

Louder

“I met Brian May and said, You're the reason I used to spend months and months on end in my garage trying to build a f***ing guitar.” How Queen inspired Radiohead's Thom Yorke to follow his dreams

At the age of seven, Thom Yorke decided to become a rock star, thanks to Queen

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"This is not just a remaster, this is a brand new 2024 rebuild of the entire Queen debut album": Brian May heads up a new stereo mix project so ambitious, they've given the album a new title

"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

MusicRadar

"The debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you": Queen announce Collector's Edition "rebuild" of first album

Newly retitled Queen I, the 2024 edition of Queen's 1973 debut has been remixed, remastered and expanded

Louder

“He says, ‘Here you are, my good man’ and he hands me this glass of champagne.” How a wayward flying bass led to Nirvana meeting Queen legend Brian May for the very first time

The 1992 MTV Awards was a memorable evening for Nirvana, in more ways than one

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Queen Guitarist Brian May Reveals Minor Stroke

Brian May, lead guitarist of Queen, shares his recent 'minor stroke' experience and recovery journey.

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The Independent UK

Queen guitarist Brian May says he had a 'minor stroke' but can still play

Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he had a “minor stroke” last week

The Guardian - UK

Queen guitarist Brian May reveals he recently had minor stroke

Guitarist says he is recovering after ‘little health hiccup’ last week left him unable to use his left arm

Guitar World

“All of a sudden out of the blue I didn’t have any control of this arm”: Brian May recovering after suffering “minor stroke”

The Queen legend's ability to play guitar was in “some doubt” following the health scare

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Queen's Brian May reveals he was recently rushed to hospital after suffering minor stroke: "The good news is that I can play guitar"

Queen guitarist Brian May shares details of his recent health scare which left him unable to move one of his arms, reassures fans he is now doing okay

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Evening Standard

Sir Brian May hospitalised after suffering stroke which left him with 'no control' over his arm

The celebrated rocker, 77, has called his health scare a ‘little health hiccup’

MusicRadar

"Out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm": Brian May reveals he's suffered a stroke that left him unable to use his left arm

Queen reveals 'health hiccup' on his website

The Independent UK

Brian May reveals he suffered minor stroke and temporarily lost control of his arm

Rock legend shared a health update with fans after experiencing what he dubbed a ‘little health hiccup’

The Independent UK

Long-term badger cull plan dropped amid legal challenge but thousands still to be killed this year

Exclusive: Government legal document shows minister scrapped proposal on day Brian May film showed how one farm defeated bTB

Louder

“I don’t think we’re a band that will last forever. We could break up any time”: On the road with Thin Lizzy in America in the late 1970s

Thin Lizzy hit their stride between 1977 and 1979 – and journalist Harry Doherty had a front row seat for their American tours

The Guardian - UK

Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me review – the Queen star could save so many animals’ lives

May’s four-year experiment into whether badgers actually need to be culled is eye-opening stuff – but he’s so gently spoken that astonishing facts slip by almost unnoticed

The Independent UK

Shocking badger cull film on BBC will prompt anger like Post Office scandal drama, claims Queen star Brian May

‘Dynamite’ claims come two days after government performed U-turn on election pledge to stop killing native mammal

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