Brian May
Brian May was born on 19th July 1947, in Hampton, United Kingdom. He became famous as the guitarist of rock group Queen and composed many of Queen's hits: We Will Rock You, Hammer to Fall and Who Wants to Live Forever. He remained an active musician in the 1990s, after Queen had ceased to exist as the result of Freddie Mercury's death.He has played a range of guitars, most often the Red Special, which he designed with his father and built from an old fireplace! His commments on this instrument, from Queen In Their Own Words (ed. Mick St. Michael, Omnibus Press, 1992, p62) are:
- "I like a big neck - thick, flat and wide. I lacquered the fingerboard with Rustin's Plastic Coating. The tremelo is interesting in that the arm's made from an old bicycle saddle bag carrier, the knob at the end's off a knitting needle and the springs are valve springs from an old motorbike."
In addition to his homemade guitar, he also prefers to use coins instead of more traditional plastic plectrums, on the basis that their rigidity gives him more control.
He had been part way through a PhD course when Queen took off, and never completed his astronomy doctorate. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science in November 2002 by Hertfordshire University.
Albums
Star Fleet Project (EP, 1983)
Back To The Light (1992)
Live At The Brixton Academy (1994)
Another World (1998)
Furia (Soundtrack) (2000)
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