Difference between revisions of "Brian May"
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| − | Zappa claimed in an interview that May was one of the guitarists he admired. | + | [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] claimed in an interview that May was one of the guitarists he admired. |
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><div align=right>— [[Brian May]], ''Brian's Soapbox''<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>, June 2005.</div> | |
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| − | + | #<div id="Note1">Archived article at zappa.hu, ''[http://www.zappa.hu/?q=en/brianmayaboutfz Improvisation... And Frank Zappa]'', May 2006.</div> | |
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| + | *[[wikipedia:Brian May|Wikipedia article on Brian May]] | ||
[[Category:Rock Artists|May, Brian]] | [[Category:Rock Artists|May, Brian]] | ||
[[Category:Celebrity Fans|May, Brian]] | [[Category:Celebrity Fans|May, Brian]] | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 2 December 2010
Brian May is an English rock guitarist, best known as a member of Queen.
References
Zappa claimed in an interview that May was one of the guitarists he admired.
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?!!'"
Notes
- Archived article at zappa.hu, Improvisation... And Frank Zappa, May 2006.
