Brian May Thinking Quotations

I think music is about our internal life. It’s part of the way people touch each other. That’s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.

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

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis

...I think the popular view of Science is a solid body of truth, shared by a whole lot of learned men in a room, all agreeing on the answers to the questions of how the Universe works. Whereas nothing could be further from the truth!!! The one truth that I see emerging from the History of Science is that experiment has always surprised theorists. Einstein included!

We've done an arrangement with an orchestra, but I think the best stuff tends to come when it's just the four of us.

I'm a much better musician than astronomer. I think the world got the right choice.

I think Hammer's very cool: he has a great voice and great presence.

My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.

I think Queen tribute bands are great. However, we have to keep them at arm's length, otherwise it could be too dangerous.

I think a lot of people would be better off in America, where at least you would find some radio station somewhere that would play you.

We wouldn't have put it out with the name Queen on it if we didn't think it was musically up to scratch.

I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar, and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone.