Brian May People Quotations

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake.

If I go to places where other people are playing, I often get up and play myself. I just enjoy the sound and feel of playing.

I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. That’s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

When 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

Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear