Brian May

Also known as Brian Harold May, BH May, B. H. May, Brian H. May, Brian H May

British musician (born 1947)

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Brian May is a British musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen, which he co-founded in the 1970s. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative guitarists in rock music history, and his work with Queen helped shape popular music for decades.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 33

Top works

Killer Queen
Bang!
Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe
Starmus
Indonesian Tragedy

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Acting · Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso…

Known for

Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary2025
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World — Self2025
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future2024
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card — Self2024
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration — Self2024
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time — Self2024
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud2024
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me — Self2024
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words2024
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime — Self2024

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1947

britishenglishglam rockhard rockheavy metalmetal

Discography

Star Fleet1983
Star Fleet Project1983
Driven by You1991
Back to the Light1992
Back to the Light1992
Too Much Love Will Kill You1992
1993-03-14: Long Live the Queen: Beacon Theater, New York City, NY, USA1993
Last Horizon1993
Out On His Own1993
Resurrection1993

Member of

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 249,698
Total plays: 2,050,727

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,753x
A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
· 1991 · cited 26,466x
Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome
· 2011 · cited 19,169x
Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities
· 2009 · cited 18,819x
Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony
· 1977 · cited 17,902x

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Quotes

“We will, we will rock you We will, we will rock you.”
“Buddy, you're a young man, hard man Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday You got blood on your face, you big disgrace Waving your banner all over the place We will, we will rock you, sing it! We will, we will rock you, yeah.”
“There's no chance for us It's all decided for us This world has only one sweet moment Set aside for usWho wants to live forever? Who wants to live forever? Who dares to love forever Oh, when love must die?”
“When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: brianmay.com
Image: Queen 2005 1010016.JPG
Number of children: 3

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Commons category: Brian May
birth name: Brian Harold May
name in native language: Sir Dr. Brian Harold May
start of work period: 1964-00-00
social media followers: 424000
date of birth: 1947-07-19
short name: Brian May

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Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, animal welfare activist, and astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen, which he co-founded with singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor. His guitar work and songwriting contributions helped Queen become one of the most successful acts in music history.

May previously performed with Taylor in the progressive rock band Smile, which he had joined while he was at university. Mercury joined to form Queen in 1970, and bass guitarist John Deacon completed the line-up in 1971. They became one of the biggest rock bands in the world with the success of the album A Night at the Opera and its single "Bohemian Rhapsody". From the mid-1970s until 1986, Queen played at some of the biggest venues in the world, including an acclaimed performance at Live Aid in 1985. May wrote numerous hits for the band, including "We Will Rock You", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Now I'm Here", "Headlong", "Flash", "Hammer to Fall", "Save Me", "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "The Show Must Go On". Queen entered a general hiatus after Mercury died in 1991—exceptions include the 1992 tribute concert, the release of Made in Heaven (1995) and the 1997 May-penned tribute single to Mercury, "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)". May and Taylor eventually reconvened Queen for further performances featuring other vocalists.