We do play to our audience. It’s very important. You can’t create music in a vacuum.
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| Birth: | 19th July, 1947 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Astrophysicist, Educator, Musician, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter |
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Brian Harold May was born in Hampton, Middlesex, England. He is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar, called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Flash", "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "The Show Must Go On". He was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2005 for "services to the music industry and for charity work". May attained a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College in 2007 and was Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University from 2008 to 2013. In 2012, May was ranked the 2nd greatest guitarist of all time by a Guitar World magazine readers poll.
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