Brian May Quotes (1947-)

Physicist, Writer, Musician

About Brian May

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, most famous as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.

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β€œWe will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you.”
β€œWhen 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.”
β€œThere's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment
Set aside for us

Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
Who dares to love forever
Oh, when love must die?”

β€œBuddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will rock you, sing it!
We will, we will rock you, yeah.”
Brian May
β€œDelving into my history, preparing for the imminent re-release of this epic, I have been a kind of father-figure looking back kindly on a young man who was fighting his way out of a kind of emotional black hole... For me, it’s been a nice thing to explore. Again, probably if Covid hadn’t have happened I wouldn’t have had the time... it’s been a discovery of where my brain was at the time.”

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Brian May on Rory Gallagher

β€œSo these couple of kids come up, who's me and my mate, and say 'How do you get your sound Mr. Gallagher?' and he sits and tells us. So I owe Rory Gallagher my sound.”
Brian May

Brian May on Patrick Moore

β€œ"Patrick was the last of a lost generation, a true gentleman, the most generous in nature that I ever knew, and an inspiration to thousands in his personal life, and to millions through his 50 years of unique broadcasting. It's no exaggeration to say that Patrick, in his tireless and ebullient communication of the magic of astronomy, inspired every British astronomer, amateur and professional, for half a century. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."”
Brian May

About Brian May

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, most famous as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.