Brian May's Quotes

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.

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

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in.

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.

We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.

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

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 go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal.

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about.

I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything.

I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.

There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.

A good video can make all the difference.

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

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

Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit.

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.

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.

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.

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