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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
Actor
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Guitarist
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Hampton
Middlesex
Brian Harold May
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Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has eaten away at our standards of excellence. I don't like this whole culture, which has evolved, of TV being the king.
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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 a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect that's why we threw them in
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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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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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My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century.
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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 like a big neck – thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremolo is interesting in that the arm's made from an old bicycle saddle bag carrier, the knob at the end's off a knitting needle and the springs are valve springs from an old motorbike.
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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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I tend to be not a person who does everything right all the time.
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Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era.
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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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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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You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.
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The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
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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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A good video can make all the difference
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From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band
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There's nothing I'm embarrassed about
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