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I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now Im spending years of my life trying to get away from it.

Brian May

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Brian May
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 19
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People have been rumouring that Queen are going to split up for the last eight years at least. I've got some great cuttings at home from people saying 'One thing is certain, Queen will no longer exist in a year's time.' And that was in 1973.
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Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear
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I think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence.
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Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.
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I had this idea... I wanted the sound to sing and have that thickness but yet still have an edge so that it could articulate. So my dad and I designed the guitar... the one that was made from an old fireplace.
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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.
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I'm hopeless at playing scales. Try and be instinctive first and analytic afterwords, although it's good to study the theory of music.
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I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now.
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The potential audience seems to be dwindling in the states. I was kind of embarrassed for the band because of the size of the audience.
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I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards.
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I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?
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Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit
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It's wonderful for me to see what 'We Will Rock You' has done. 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions' have kind of transcended the normal framework of where music is listened to and appreciated - they've become part of public life, which I feel wonderful about.
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Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard.
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Amazing uke playing to be relished.
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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.
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I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.
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I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.
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There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect that's why we threw them in
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I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.
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