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Born on 19th July 1947 in Feltham, England to parents Harold and Ruth May, Brian May is probably best known as the guitarist for English rock band Queen. Within the band he introduced unique triple layered guitar harmonies, created on his home made guitar “Red Special”, which has become his trademark over the years. He also made his mark during the Queen’s jubilee by playing God Save The Queen on top of Buckingham Palace to begin the concert.

In addition to having huge success as a member of Queen, Brian May also has a string of solo albums including “Back To The Light” and “Another World”, as well as having written soundtrack material such as “Furia”. Brian also collaborates with artists like Paul Rodgers, Ian Hunter, Eddie Van Halen and many more.

Besides being a talented musician (he can play guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, keyboards, and many other instruments, as well as having the ability to sing), Brian is also a recognized astronomer. He has been made a Doctor in the field of Physics, and has recently been awarded a Doctorate in Astronomy after finishing his thesis, started in the early 1970s before Queen gained recognition. In 2006 he collaborated with Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott to release “Bang! The Complete History Of The Universe”. It has since been released in a number of languages.

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johngebreadman wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

lol Brain May

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Carnassial1 wrote:
last week

To anyone's interested in MAd MAx film scores; They're mistagged here. It's not this Brain May (of Queen) that composed MAd Max's film scores. The film score was composed and conducted by Australian composer Brian May.

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Jesakah_Punkah wrote:
11 days ago

BRIAN MAY. A GENIUS.

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Soyerz wrote:
15 days ago

Nice to see a new main picture for Brian...

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dzoukerka wrote:
21 days ago

Brian *_* ...

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davidthemugman wrote:
24 days ago

never atuly herd him solo must listern and look out for his work

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delilah_rocks wrote:
last month

Love him so much! The sexiest guitarrist <3

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Soyerz wrote:
last month

I found his solo album back to the light in a music store. Cant belive my luck as I have looked for it for ages. Loving it so far, his voice is so very under-hyped...

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Vash1414 wrote:
last month

You totally awesome man!

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June39 wrote:
last month

Brand new general music forum, November's featured artist is Brian May: http://theredhouse.proboards.com/index.cgi

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mths59 wrote:
last month

the best, Brian May

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Nololob wrote:
September 2009

Klasyka Rocka

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Maiden1995 wrote:
September 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Freddie+Mercury%2Cthe+real+king+of+Rock

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wasteofpaint11 wrote:
August 2009

I MET HIM WHEN I WAS 7 LOL SO HAHA

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MercuMay4LiFE wrote:
August 2009

What a person Brian is, am I right? Lead Guitarist of Queen. Hit's include We Will Rock You, Who Wants to Live Forever, Save Me (Though only Queen fans would know that), Hammer to Fall, Fat Bottomed Girls, and I Want it All. He is currently the Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for "services to the music industry". He graduated college with honors in Physics and Math. He has his PhD as an astrophysicist. What the hell? I thought rock stars were supposed to be dumb? :D Queen as a band are geniuses in both music and life! Rock on Brian!

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aokhi wrote:
August 2009

Too much Love is killing me!! :))

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GHELIX wrote:
August 2009

Too Much Love Will Kill You :)

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backtothelight wrote:
July 2009

Happy belated to one of the stars of rock!

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Ondri- wrote:
July 2009

Happy Birthday!

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manunique wrote:
July 2009

<3

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