Difference between revisions of "Brian May"
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| − | [[Brian May]] is an English rock guitarist, best known as a member of [[Queen]]. | + | [[Brian May]] is an English rock guitarist and astrophysicist<ref>[https://mathgenealogy.org/id.php?id=217395 Brian May at The Mathematics Genealogy Project]</ref>, best known as a member of [[Queen]]. |
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Brian May was interviewed for the documentary [[Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa]]. He once made the following statement about Zappa: | Brian May was interviewed for the documentary [[Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa]]. He once made the following statement about Zappa: | ||
| − | <blockquote>"I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Zappa, a truly great rock musician, and a very unorthodox and innovative creator. He was already very ill when I met him (I was working with [[Dweezil Zappa|his son]] in L.A.) I told him I admired his skill and courage in improvising so much in his music, live in front of large audiences. He said, 'Courage? - What do you mean?!' I said that I was always very aware of the possibilities of making mistakes. He replied, 'How can you make a mistake? It is your solo, your guitar, and you are playing a piece of your own music. Who could possibly tell you you are making a mistake?!!'"</blockquote>< | + | <blockquote>"I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Zappa, a truly great rock musician, and a very unorthodox and innovative creator. He was already very ill when I met him (I was working with [[Dweezil Zappa|his son]] in L.A.) I told him I admired his skill and courage in improvising so much in his music, live in front of large audiences. He said, 'Courage? - What do you mean?!' I said that I was always very aware of the possibilities of making mistakes. He replied, 'How can you make a mistake? It is your solo, your guitar, and you are playing a piece of your own music. Who could possibly tell you you are making a mistake?!!'"</blockquote><ref>[http://forum.zappa.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5780 Brian May, "Brian's Soapbox", June 2005, quoted in the thread "Brian May on Zap", June 5, 2005]</ref> |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[wikipedia:Brian May|Wikipedia article on Brian May]] | ||
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| − | [[Category:Rock Artists|May | + | [[Category:Rock Artists|May]] |
| − | [[Category:Guitarists|May | + | [[Category:Guitarists|May]] |
| − | [[Category:Celebrity Fans|May | + | [[Category:Celebrity Fans|May]] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 29 September 2021
Brian May is an English rock guitarist and astrophysicist[1], best known as a member of Queen.
References
Zappa claimed in the One Size Fits All Interview that May was one of the guitarists he admired: "There are a few that I've heard recently who I think are real good. I like Brian May of Queen – I think he's really excellent."
Brian May was interviewed for the documentary Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa. He once made the following statement about Zappa:
"I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Zappa, a truly great rock musician, and a very unorthodox and innovative creator. He was already very ill when I met him (I was working with his son in L.A.) I told him I admired his skill and courage in improvising so much in his music, live in front of large audiences. He said, 'Courage? - What do you mean?!' I said that I was always very aware of the possibilities of making mistakes. He replied, 'How can you make a mistake? It is your solo, your guitar, and you are playing a piece of your own music. Who could possibly tell you you are making a mistake?!!'"
