Brian May Quotations

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band

To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had.

At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever

For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil.

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

This man (FreddieMercury) truly possessed the greatest voice in the history of rock. Journalists, culture experts and analysts have already made several hundred comments on this topic and nothing can be added here.

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

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

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.