Born in England 79 Years Ago Today, the Out-of-This-World Guitar Hero Who Helped NASA Explore the Cosmos
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Born in England 79 Years Ago Today, the Out-of-This-World Guitar Hero Who Helped NASA Explore the Cosmos
OAKLAND - DECEMBER 16: Brian May performs with Queen at the Oakland Coliseum on December 16, 1978 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images) It’s not easy to stand out when you’re standing alongside Freddie Mercury, the Queen frontman whose exuberant stage presence matched his astonishing four-octave vocal range. But Brian May still managed to shine thanks to his absolute wizardry on the guitar. May and Mercury founded…
Brian May, guitarist, composer and founding member of Queen, celebrates his 79th birthday on July 19. Born in 1947 in Hampton, United Kingdom, the musician became one of the fundamental pieces of one of the most important bands of all time, thanks to a unique style that revolutionized the way of understanding the guitar within rock. Much of that sound identity was born thanks to the mythical Red Special, guitar that he built with his father when…
Brian May, the Astrophysicist Who Interrupted His Doctorate for Queen and Finished It 30 Years Later
On July 19, 1947, he was born one of the most influential musicians in the history of rock. His parallel passion for the cosmos, his role in key NASA missions and the interstellar dust thesis that he kept in a loft for decades. Read more
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