Brian May Quotes

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Brian May

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 19, 1947

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.

Brian May

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.

Brian May

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.

Brian May

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Brian May

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.

Brian May

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.

Brian May

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.

Brian May

Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.

Brian May

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.

Brian May

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.

Brian May

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

Brian May

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

Brian May

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.

Brian May

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis.

Brian May

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

Brian May

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in.

Brian May

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.

Brian May

At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever.

Brian May

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.

Brian May

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.

Brian May