Brian May: Last News

Freddie Mercury died and around the time Brian May had been working on releasing his first solo album Back to the Light, which the Queen singer had been very supportive of. Now as the 74-year-old prepares to debut a remastered version of the record, he has re-released one of its singles Resurrection.

Freddie Mercury wrote his tribute song to Elvis Presley in the bath in 10 minutes, his bandmates Roger Taylor and Brian May have said.‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ was released in 1979, two years after the US star’s death at the age of 42.During the latest episode of Queen The Greatest, which looks back on the band’s career, Taylor and May recalled the origins of ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and its impact on the group.Talking about trying to change tact with their recording process seven albums in, May said Queen “got into this rather indulgent way of just bowling into the studio with no ideas, or very few ideas, and just doing it from scratch”.Taylor added: “The first thing we did was ‘Crazy Little Thing…’, and Fred did write the

Queen musician Brian May has shared that LBC broadcaster Rachel Johnson has since apologised to him.

Brian May feels as if his home has been “desecrated” after a freak storm in London unleashed more rain in 24 hours than the city typically receives in a month, leading to flash floods that caused sewage to overflow into the lower level of his home.

Brian May returned home from a day at Royal Holloway College yesterday to find the bottom floor of his Kensington house flooded with black sludge.The devastated Queen guitarist said not only had it ruined his rugs and carpets in his home but all of his childhood photo albums had been damaged, as well as his wife Anita Dobson's memorabilia.Heartbreakingly, Brian said that his photographs had been on the basement floor as he had recently rescued them from his studio home as it had been threatened by forest fire.As he walked through his property, Brian filmed the extensive damage which he described as "disgusting".He later shared the footage online, in view of his 2.8 million followers.In his post, the musician blamed the flood on the local

Queen guitarist Brian May has said he believes late frontman Freddie Mercury would still be playing with the legendary band if he was still alive today.Speaking in a new interview, May insisted that Mercury, who died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991, would still be a part of the Queen family had he not passed away.“He would still be saying ‘Oh I need to do my solo stuff’, but he would be coming back to the family to do what we do,” May told Simon Mayo on Greatest Hits Radio, before adding: “The funny thing is I feel more and more that he is kind of with us in a way, maybe I’m getting to be an old romantic, but Freddie is in my day every day.”He continued: “He’s always in my thoughts and I can always feel what he’d say in a

Brian May took to his Instagram page to promote his new single Driven By You last night, where he encouraged fans to join him on the popular social media app.The Queen legend began his video by giving fans a teaser of his new single and urged them to share who drives them.He asked: “Who is it who drives you? Who are you driven by? I’ll go first.”The 73-year-old then lifted his phone up to the camera to show fans a video of his wife enthusiastically saying, "You can do it, you can do it" as she did several air punches.In view of his 2.8 million followers, he wrote: “This is my attempt at TikTok Talk! But you guys (‘MY’ folks!) on IG already know where I’m comin’ from… right?(sic)“However I’ m determined to give BACK TO THE LIGHT its best

Queen are reportedly making over £100,000 a day from Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.The film, which came out in 2018 and divided fans and critics, documented the late frontman’s journey from childhood through to joining the band and later starting a solo career.Bohemian Rhapsody has made over $900million (£654m) at the box office at the time of writing, and according to new accounts from Customs House, the band – Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon – and Mercury’s estate, are seeing a big chunk of that money.As Music News report, in the year before the blockbuster’s release, the band filed profits of £11.8m pre-tax, with a turnover of £21.9m.Following the film’s release, though, Queen Productions registered a turnover of £42m

Brian May has announced the reissue of his debut solo album ‘Back to the Light’ as part of his new retrospective ‘Brian May Gold Series’.The Queen guitarist originally released the record, which featured the singles ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ and ‘Driven By You’, in September 1992.The reissue of ‘Back to the Light’, which was remastered by Bob Ludwig, will be released on CD, vinyl, picture disc vinyl, cassette, digital download and on streaming services on August 6.

Brian May, 73, discovered that three of his arteries were congested and “in danger of blocking the supply of blood to my heart” after falling ill last year.The singer was fitted with three stents and later told fans he was back in good health.He said in May 2020: "I walked out with a heart that's very strong now, so I think I'm in good shape for some time to come.”Reflecting on his recovery in a new interview, the Radio Gaga hitmaker recently revealed how cycling gave him a new lease of life.

Rock legend Brian May says cycling saved his life after a heart attack.

Queen legend Brian May, 73, has given his 2.8 million Instagram followers a candid insight into his recovery after undergoing eye surgery.The guitarist revealed he was left panicking and feeling “palpably depressed” after it took a while for him to notice the results of his operation.Brian shared a video of himself zooming his camera in on his eye, which had been operated on last week.Alongside the clip, he played The Who’s song I Can See For Miles.He penned in the caption: “Well, I’m not gonna tell you it was all a doddle. “I felt pretty rough the last couple of days.

Queen rocker Brian May, 73, has updated fans on his condition following his recent surgery.The musician shared a video to his 2.8 million Instagram followers as he said that he is "bowled over" by the kindness fans have shown to him.Wearing a pair of protective glasses over his eyes, the Bohemian Rhapsody musician couldn’t thank his loyal army of followers enough for the "incredible response" he was shown.Just several days ago, Brian shared a snap with his followers as he posed for a selfie in the hospital toilets wearing a hospital gown.The image showed the musician wearing a face covering as well as a mark above his eye which appeared to be a guidance for the surgeons.In his latest update, Brian was left overwhelmed as he told his fans he

Brian May has been feeling the love from fans after sharing details of his recent surgery with his 2.8 million Instagram fans.

Brian May, 73, has posted a photo of himself in a hospital gown and a face mask as he awaits eye surgery this afternoon. The star shared a mirror selfie in view of his 2.8 million followers, who were quick to send him supportive messages ahead of the procedure.Sharing two posts featuring the same snap, Brian captioned the first: “One Vision ! All prepped and waiting ... for a little bit of eye surgery. "I’m in good hands.

Brian also shared a video of the birthday girl dancing to Queen's hit Don't Stop Me Now.She could be seen raising her arms in the air and showing off her best moves in the short clip which he posted on his story and grid.“Happy birthday to my wonderful Missis!!! Sunshine personified and such a beautiful.(sic)“Source of smile is celebrating her day today,” he captioned the clip.Brian, who regularly updates fans on Twitter as well as on the picture-sharing site, revealed that he had been banned from TikTok earlier this week.He shared a confused post on Instagram, asking “What did I do?”The rock star included a screenshot of his TikTok account, which said his page was banned due to “multiple Community Guidelines violations".“I guess my career

READ MORE: Brian May and WOMAN release 'KICK-A**' blues rock charity single WATCHGloria said: "The money raised by this magnanimous gesture will go to help people dealing with cancer all over the country. "We cannot thank Brian, WOMAN and Alpha enough.

Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher and The Who‘s Roger Daltry have donated clothes, amplifiers and other items to a charity auction.Teenage Cancer Trust‘s ‘Star Boot Sale’, which opened yesterday (April 23) and runs until May 6, sees a signed bag by Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, Noel Gallagher’s Stan Smith Adidas trainers, Brian May of Queen‘s signed Vox amplifier and many more items listed to benefit the online charity auction and raffle.Cliff Richard has given away a shirt while The Who’s Roger Daltrey donated a signed tin of baked beans in reference to his band’s ‘The Who Sell Out’ (1967) album cover.Beyond music, Line Of Duty star Vicky McClure has donated a dress.

Brian May, 73, has taken to Instagram to thank his followers for helping him get his account reinstated on TikTok.The musician thanked his fans for "kicking up a stink" which resulted in his TikTok account becoming reactivated after it was shut down last night for "multiple Community Guideline violations," despite the rock star only posting one clip.Addressing his 2.8million followers, Brian announced the good news that he was back on TikTok.He also posted a snap of his account, which featured just one video and boasted over 200k followers and more than 600k likes.The guitarist wrote: "Well, I seem to be back! Thanks IG pals for kicking up a stink!" (sic)Brian went on to joke that he had "broken" the app, and his fans had helped get him

Celebrities such as Brian May, Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher and Sir Cliff Richard have donated items to be auctioned off for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Queen guitarist Brian May has donated a signed amplifier for the auction, alongside a bag handed over and signed by Beyoncé and the rest of Destiny's Child.

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