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“It was that fusion of funk and rock”: Brian May on the Queen banger that blew away Michael Jackson - and Kirk Hammett!
By Paul Elliott published
“It was designed to be uniquely a dance track"

“I played lots of guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no!’”: How Brian May fought to be heard on a Queen classic
By Paul Elliott published
May calls it “a massive Queen song”

“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid
By Paul Elliott published
Bowie was “a nice guy”. Elvis Costello, not so much…

“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments”: How Brian May completed Freddie Mercury’s final song for Queen
By Paul Elliott published
Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death

Brian May says it was “illegal” to have a guitar at his school but played during lunch hour anyway
By Jonathan Horsley published
May was reminiscing about the early days of learning on acoustic as he presented his new signature SJ-200 12-string at the Gibson Garage London and performed with Arielle

Inspired by the stars, co-designed by the Queen guitarist, Gibson unveils Brian May SJ-200 12-String
By Jonathan Horsley published
Just look at those stunning agoya shell star inlays and that planetary-themed pickguard

“A nice fusion of synthesizers and epic pop”: Queen's Roger Taylor names the best song he ever wrote for the band
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: his biggest influences as a songwriter

Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
By Jonathan Horsley published
Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord
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