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Brian May of Queen
"It’s the hottest burning high-passion piece I’ve ever heard in my life." Queen legend Brian May on his favourite guitar solo of all time, and the Queen guitar solo he considers his finest work

By Paul Brannigan Published

"It was quite a step into the unknown"

Bands & Artists
The cover of Classic Rock 359, featuring Queen
Brian May and Roger Taylor on Freddie Mercury's Last Stand - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

By Siân Llewellyn Published

Also in Classic Rock 359: Greta Van Fleet, Manic Street Preachers, Dave Hill, Rick Wakeman, Hannah Wicklund, Dolly Parton, Anthrax, Pearl Jam, The Temperance Movement, Tom Morello, Little Angels, Ian McCulloch and more

Magazines
Adam Lambert performs on stage with Brian May of Queen at The O2 Arena on June 05, 2022
Brian May insists that his reported comment about Queen ceasing touring was "a misinterpretation"

By Paul Brannigan Published

Brian May reassures fans that he could "never say never" to the possibility of Queen touring again

Bands & Artists
Brian May with a bottle of Red Special gin
Botanical Rhapsody: Brian May launches Red Special Gin

By Fraser Lewry Published

Each bottle of Brian May Red Special premium London dry gin has a sixpence set into the lid

Bands & Artists
Eddie Van Halen and Brian May backstage at a concert
The strange story of Brian May, Eddie Van Halen and a kids’ TV theme

By Dave Everley Published

What happened when two of rock’s most famous guitarists teamed up in the studio

Interviews
Steve Cropper plus (inset) Brian May and Billy Gibbons
Brian May and Billy Gibbons hook up on posthumous Steve Cropper single My Angels Are Calling

By Fraser Lewry Published

My Angels Are Calling comes from the late Steve Cropper's poignantly titled album Watching The Tide

Tracks & Singles
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Brian May of Queen
Why Brian May is the only guest musician featured on Tony Iommi's forthcoming solo album

By Paul Brannigan Published

Tony Iommi's upcoming solo album From The Dark features his old friend Brian May on a song called Death Wake

Bands & Artists
Brian May and Rick Wakeman onstage
Brian May and Rick Wakeman join stellar lineup at 2026 Starmus festival

By Fraser Lewry Published

The Starmus Festival celebrates astronomy, space exploration, music, art, and the natural sciences

Bands & Artists
Queen Elizabeth II meets Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Brian May at Buckingham Palace
The day Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met Queen Elizabeth II

By Paul Brannigan Published

"It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"

Bands & Artists
Queen in 1975, studio portrait
How Freddie Mercury's "fevered brain" conjured up Queen's biggest song

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Queen's record company didn't want to release Bohemian Rhapsody as a single, but history has proved them wrong several times

Tracks & Singles
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