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Brian May and David Bowie
“I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed. But I do recognise that it works”: Brian May says Under Pressure sounded like The Who before David Bowie took out the heavy guitar parts

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Brian May said he was “beaming” about the guitar on the early versions of Under Pressure. David Bowie was not

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Brian May of Queen attends the press conference ahead of the Rhapsody Tour at Conrad Hotel on January 16, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. The band Queen is in Seoul for their Asian leg of 'Rhapsody' tour, and is scheduled to perform on January 16 and 18 joined by Adam Lamber
"I don't think it ever really goes away" – Brian May admits he still suffers with imposter syndrome

By Rob Laing Published

The Queen legend is candid on Rosie Bennet's new podcast

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Brian May’s guitar tech Pete Malandrone reveals that the Queen guitarist has added a mastering EQ to his 2023 live rig to cut out “spurious, horrible RF noise”

By Jonathan Horsley Published

In a new rig tour video, Malandrone reveals that he has opened up a new front in war against RF noise with the deployment of the Bettermaker mastering EQ unit

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10 famous rock guitar solos and what you can learn from them

By Leigh Fuge Published

From Queen to Cream and Hetfield to Harrison

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“We might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene”: Brian May warns of AI threat to musicians

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Queen guitarist says music is probably the least of our worries when it comes to worst case AI scenarios but voices concern over authorship in a industry transformed by tech

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Queen A Night At The Opera album cover
"It was the antithesis of Bohemian Rhapsody and on the same album" – Brian May on the Queen deep cut that doesn't get the love it deserves

By Rob Laing Published

"It just sits on an album there, and people who really want to get into Queen are aware of what that was and what it is"

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Brian May of British rock band Queen in concert in London, 1974
"I don’t think anyone else had ever attempted something like that" – Brian May chooses his best performance from the Queen back catalogue

By Rob Laing Published

And it's not Bohemian Rhapsody

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Arielle
Brian May-approved guitarist Arielle returns with new single '73

By Rob Laing Published

The gifted singer-guitarist from Austin, Texas also has a new finish for her signature model with Brian May Guitars

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Brian May explains how Queen rewrote the guitar recording rulebook when tracking their self-titled debut – but they were not happy with the album's sound

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The sessions found an ascendant band learning to make their own rules but May admits too many overdubs and a "dead" studio detracted from his eureka moment for recording guitar harmonies

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Jeff Beck and Brian May
Brian May on Jeff Beck: "He was a hero to me all along"

By Rob Laing Published

In a moving and candid tribute video May also names the Beck composition he considers the most beautiful piece of guitar music ever recorded

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