Brian May Quotes
An English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen.
(1947 - )
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A good video can make all the difference.
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Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.
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At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever.
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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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Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit.
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Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.
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Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.
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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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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 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.
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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 don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis.
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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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I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.
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I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.
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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 never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.
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I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.
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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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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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