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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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Brian May
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 19
Actor
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I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards.
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Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do
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Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.
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I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.
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The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
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I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?
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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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There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat.
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I have to build my own boat this time. It's a big sea out there, and I have a pretty small boat. I have a lot of belief in it.
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For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil.
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The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
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I think Queen tribute bands are great. However, we have to keep them at arm's length, otherwise it could be too dangerous.
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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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I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. That’s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.
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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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The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
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I think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence.
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Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.
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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.
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There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.
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