Brian May Quotes
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George Harrison was a fabulous, fabulous, fabulous guitarist, and a wonderful example of what a rock star should be. I totally revered him as an innovator. He was always fresh, daring, magnificently melodic, full of spiritual quality, and totally conscious of the chord structure beneath the solo. And he had the courage to play simple. He never took refuge in effects, or tried to impress with speed. I hope he knew how much we all loved and respected him.
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In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.
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I was an incurable romantic then, same as I am now. I was always pining away after somebody.
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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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There's nothing I'm embarrassed about.
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Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.
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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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The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love to be making things and solving problems, I suppose, and when I'm not, then I'm not an incredibly good person to be around. If I'm not busy, then I think I would be disaster. That's just the way things are.
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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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I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything.
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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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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 pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.
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I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.
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I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now I'm spending years of my life trying to get away from it.
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The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
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I think a lot of people would be better off in America, where at least you would find some radio station somewhere that would play you.
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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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Mantovani was a great influence on me.
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The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.
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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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I go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal.
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The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
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I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?