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What is left of your dream? Just the words on your stone. A man who learned how to teach then forgot how to learn.

Brian May

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Brian May
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 19
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You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.
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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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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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