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Queen were poor. Their singer sounded like a "bleating sheep". Their music was greeted with indifference. But they believed in themselves, and their debut album would make the years of pain worthwhile
By Mark Blake published
One minute Queen were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window: the next they had the world at their feet

"Their collective dishonesty is beyond shameful. God help Britain": Queen's Brian May hits out at the UK government and Britain's right-wing press
By Paul Brannigan published
"The Tory Government and the Tory Press, are the WRONG PEOPLE to be in power" says Queen guitarist Brian May

"Can you believe that at Freddie Mercury's last concert, no one actually pressed record?": The story of the great showman's last stand
By Henry Yates published
On August 9th 1986, Freddie Mercury played with Queen for 120,000 fans at Knebworth Park. No one knew it would be his final show with the band

You can now view Freddie Mercury's stage costumes, photos, hand-written lyrics, the piano on which he wrote Bohemian Rhapsody and his silk kimono collection before they go under the hammer
By Paul Brannigan published
An exhibition of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's possessions, titled Freddie Mercury, A World of His Own, is now open at Sotheby’s in London

Brian May: "Humans are pretty much eliminating all species except the ones that we think are useful to us"
By Liz Scarlett published
Queen's Brian May elaborates on a previous comment in which saw him argue that humans should not travel to space until they "sort out how to behave on their own planet"

“I thought I’d bitten off more than I can chew”: how Yes guitarist Steve Howe accidentally ended up playing on a Queen hit single
By Dave Everley published
Yes guitarist Steve Howe was having lunch in Switzerland when he was roped into appearing on Queen’s 1991 single Innuendo

“Thanks to everyone who has extracted a morsel of enjoyment from our music”: Queen receive a BRIT Billion Award
By Niall Doherty published
The award from the BPI is to commemorate Queen surpassing one billion streams in the UK

These are the rock and metal songs that have achieved a billion or more streams on Spotify
By Paul Travers published
Queen, AC/DC, Nirvana, Journey, and who else? The rock tracks that have achieved over one billion streams on Spotify

"It's going to be chaotic!": Brian May shares amazing rare footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid, and being interviewed ahead of their iconic Wembley Stadium performance
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch priceless footage of Queen rehearsing Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and more ahead of their spectacular 1985 Live Aid performance

"I find the world a very strange and screwed up place. I don’t feel comfortable in the world as it is now": Queen's Brian on why Britain's political landscape makes him depressed
By Liz Scarlett published
Queen legend Brian May slams the UK government for "wrecking" Britain, discusses how he copes with his depression
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