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“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments”: How Brian May completed Freddie Mercury’s final song for Queen
By Paul Elliott published
Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death

Brian May says it was “illegal” to have a guitar at his school but played during lunch hour anyway
By Jonathan Horsley published
May was reminiscing about the early days of learning on acoustic as he presented his new signature SJ-200 12-string at the Gibson Garage London and performed with Arielle

Inspired by the stars, co-designed by the Queen guitarist, Gibson unveils Brian May SJ-200 12-String
By Jonathan Horsley published
Just look at those stunning agoya shell star inlays and that planetary-themed pickguard

“A nice fusion of synthesizers and epic pop”: Queen's Roger Taylor names the best song he ever wrote for the band
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: his biggest influences as a songwriter

Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
By Jonathan Horsley published
Hendrix might have had the Marshall stack under his spell but the Queen says he struggled to play a chord

"He’s stabilised now": Brian May’s wife Anita Dobson gives fans a fresh update on his progress
By Daniel Griffiths published
Following a stroke in September fans of the Queen star have been eagerly eyeing updates

“I have never heard a better ‘rock’ piano”: The famous Trident Studios piano used by The Beatles, Bowie, Queen and more
By Neil Crossley published
It’s what Macca played on Hey Jude

Brian May on how The Night Comes Down was born of depression – and the desire to prove people wrong
By Jonathan Horsley published
With a radically-modded cheapo classical guitar, a head clouded by darkness, May wrote a great Queen epic and tore up the production rulebook that said you can’t mix electric and acoustic

Brian May and Roger Taylor on Freddie Mercury using the studio to become rock's greatest frontman
By Jonathan Horsley published
The making of Queen’s debut album was a learning process for all, none more so than Mercury who used the studio as a tool for radical self-improvement and take full command of his instrument

“It still buzzes”: Brian May reveals the mods he made to his £10 acoustic for Queen’s debut album
By Jonathan Horsley published
Recently reissued and “rebuilt”, Queen’s 1973 debut was a time of learning and experimentation for the band, with May customising a cheapo acoustic for one of the coolest tones on the record
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