I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway.
Brian May

Mantovani was a great influence on me.
Brian May

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.
Brian May

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
Brian May

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums.
Brian May

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
Brian May

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.
Brian May

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it.
Brian May

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in.
Brian May

There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.
Brian May

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.
Brian May

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about.
Brian May

We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.
Brian May