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Amazing uke playing to be relished.

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Brian May
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 19
Actor
Astrophysicist
Composer
Guitarist
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Physicist
Pianist
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Singer-Songwriter
Hampton
Middlesex
Brian Harold May
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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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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 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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Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.
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Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.
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There's nothing I'm embarrassed about
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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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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 mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.
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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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My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in the public eye.
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Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer
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The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
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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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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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I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now Im spending years of my life trying to get away from it.
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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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You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft.
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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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What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound.
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