Difference between revisions of "Brian May"
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[[Biography|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."'' | [[Biography|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 | + | 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><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> | <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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Revision as of 05:18, 23 May 2026
Brian May is an English rock guitarist and astrophysicist[1], best known as a member of Queen.
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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?!!'"
