Words matter. These are the best Brian May Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
I don’t surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.
The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
Mantovani was a great influence on me.
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.
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.
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.
There’s nothing I’m embarrassed about.
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.
The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don’t expect; that’s why we threw them in.
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.
The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.
Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.
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.
At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there’s no guarantee it’ll go on forever.
The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.
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.
We do play to our audience. It’s very important. You can’t create music in a vacuum.
At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there’s no guarantee it’ll go on forever.
Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.
I don’t think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis.
I’m not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?
Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He’s way, way out, doing things you never expect.
The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
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.
There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don’t expect; that’s why we threw them in.
Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.
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.
I’m not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do?
Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I’m not an expert, I must admit.
There’s nothing I’m embarrassed about.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Astronomy’s much more fun when you’re not an astronomer.
I don’t surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.
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.
I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.
I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn’t go all that fast.
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.
We do play to our audience. It’s very important. You can’t create music in a vacuum.