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Brian May has said that he feels “so frustrated” by the death of the late Taylor Hawkins.The Foo Fighters drummer passed away last Friday (March 25) at the age of 50 in Bogotá, Colombia while the band were on their South American tour.The Queen guitarist, who was friends with Hawkins, commented on the tragedy during an interview on SiriusXM – noting that he had just spoken to the drummer before his death.“Taylor was very close to [Queen], he’s been in my studio a few of times. In my life, I talk to him often.

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Queen stream full Ukraine gig from 2008 on YouTube to raise funds

Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Taylor have announced a special screening on YouTube of the band’s 2008 Kharkiv concert with Paul Rodgers to raise funds for Ukraine relief.The band played Ukraine with Paul Rodgers during the ‘Rock the Cosmos Tour’, with a live album and companion DVD of the show being released the following year.‘Queen and Paul Rodgers Live in Ukraine’ was made available to watch in the UK on the band’s official YouTube channel from 5pm on March 19. Fans who stream the two hour set are being asked to donate to UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency.Brian May originally shared a crowd photo from the gig on his Instagram in February, writing: “So many great memories of great times in Ukraine.

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Stanley Tucci resembles Freddie Mercury in throwback photo

Freddie Mercury.In the post’s caption, the actor wrote: “This was sent to me from a friend. C’est moi at university about 42 years ago.

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Queen’s Brian May to make his acting debut in “anti-bullying” kids TV show

Queen guitarist Brian May will make his acting debut in an upcoming episode of CBBC show Andy And The Band.According to May, he was offered the chance to star in the children’s TV show as the Godfather of Rock, but initially turned them down.However, he changed his mind after reading the script. “It was very moving because it’s a great story, it’s such a lovely look into what happens to kids and how they lose their confidence and what can be done,” May told the PA news agency.In the episode, May will perform alongside The Odd Socks.

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Brian May gives update on COVID battle: “The beast is still in my body”

Brian May has continued to keep fans updated about his battle with COVID-19, and called for sensible behaviour “in the face of such pervasive pathogens”.Earlier this week, May took to social media to confirm he’d caught the Coronavirus at a birthday party. The Queen guitarist has been giving fans daily updates about his battle with the virus ever since.Last night (December 20), he spoke about Day Nine of infection.

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Brian May catches COVID at birthday party: “I made a mistake”

Queen‘s Brian May has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID after attending a birthday party, saying that he “made a mistake”.Taking to Instagram in a pair of video messages named ‘Life After The Double Red Line’ – related to the sign given on a positive COVID test – May revealed how he and his wife Anita Dobson attended a party of a number of friends, believing they were “in a safe bubble”.“It’s kind of ironic for me,” he added, having been “incredibly careful” over the pandemic to avoid infection. May said he is feeling “truly horrible” after the positive test, calling it “the worst flu you can imagine”.“Yep.

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Brian May says his words on gendered awards and trans community were “twisted” by journalist

Brian May has defended himself after criticism over recent comments regarding the trans community, saying his words were “subtly twisted” by a journalist.May was criticised this week for slamming the BRIT Awards’ removal of gendered awards, and saying Queen would have had to have a transgender member to be successful now.“It’s a decision that has been made without enough thought.

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Brian May started working on new Queen song but then “suddenly lost interest”

Roger Taylor has revealed that Queen bandmate Brian May started working on a new song for the band but then “suddenly lost interest”.The pair started work on a new track with Adam Lambert – who has fronted Queen since 2011, following the death of original frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991 – but guitarist May doesn’t seem to be a fan of what they laid down.“Well, Brian suddenly lost interest and I don’t really know why,” Taylor told MOJO (via Contact Music.

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Queen’s Roger Taylor says he was “tempted to laugh” the first time he heard Freddie Mercury sing

Queen‘s Roger Taylor has admitted that he was “tempted to laugh” the first time Freddie Mercury auditioned for the band.The sticksman met guitarist Brian May and the late charismatic frontman at college in London in 1968.Taylor and May were originally in a band called Smile with bassist-and-singer Tim Staffell. When Staffell decided to leave, Mercury asked to join the band.“He was so extreme, one was tempted to laugh at first, because he hadn’t developed his voice; he didn’t have the control he had later,” Taylor told The Daily Telegraph.“But he had this thrusting energy and zeal for everything.

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Queen’s Brian May says his next solo release could be an instrumental album

Brian May has said that if he ever puts out another solo record then it could be an instrumental album.Speaking in the latest print edition of Goldmine magazine, the Queen guitarist – whose last solo release was 1998’s ‘Another World’ – said he’s contemplating getting back in the studio to record a selection of instrumental tracks.“I do think about it,” May said of the possibility of making a new album. “And strangely enough, I think it probably would be instrumental this time.

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Fans pay tribute to Queen’s Freddie Mercury on late singer’s 75th birthday

Freddie Mercury on what would have been the legendary Queen singer’s 75th birthday.The charismatic frontman, who died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS in 1991, was born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, in Stone Town, Tanzania.Mercury’s seismic impact on music and pop culture has long been felt since his death.

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Queen’s Roger Taylor shares new song ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ featuring KT Tunstall

Roger Taylor has released the first single from his forthcoming new solo album, ‘Outsider’ – listen to ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ below.The song, which features KT Tunstall, is the first taste of Taylor’s first new album in eight years. ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ was written during “the dark depths of lockdown” but looks at the positives of being human and our need to survive.Taylor said of the track: “I tried to highlight the great things in life.

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Brian May says ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ will be “hard to follow” unless “an idea jumps out”

Queen‘s Brian May has said a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel is unlikely unless a particularly strong idea emerges.The film, which came out in 2018, documented the late Freddie Mercury‘s journey from childhood through to joining the band and later starting a solo career.While dividing critics, the film made over $900 million (£654m) at the box office.Hopes for a sequel emerged earlier this week when May told fans on Instagram Live that the film’s team were “looking” at a potential sequel.“We have been looking at ideas.

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Brian May “looking at ideas” for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ sequel

Bohemian Rhapsody could be on the cards.The Queen guitarist has said the band are “looking at ideas” for a possible sequel to the Freddie Mercury biopic, which earned Rami Malek an Oscar for Best Actor.Speaking on Instagram Live about a sequel, May said: “We are looking at it. Yeah, we have been looking at ideas.”He added: “It’s going to be hard to follow that one as none of us could have predicted how massive that was going to be.“We put a lot of heart and soul into making it and no one could have predicted [its success] as it was bigger than Gone With The Wind.

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Queen’s Brian May on Eric Clapton and anti-vaxxers: “I’m sorry, I think they’re fruticakes”

Queen‘s Brian May has shared his thoughts on Eric Clapton and his anti-vaxxer stance in a new interview.Clapton, who has been very vocal about his opposition to lockdown restrictions and vaccinations as of late, said earlier this month that he will not perform at gigs where a proof of coronavirus vaccination is required.Speaking to The Independent, May was asked about his thoughts on the veteran rocker’s viewpoint and anti-vaxxers as a whole, including Ian Brown.“I love Eric Clapton, he’s my hero, but he has very different views from me in many ways,” the guitarist said.

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Brian May shares reworked version of 1992 single ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’

Brian May has shared a new reworked version of his 1992 single ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ – you can listen to it below.The track appeared on the Queen guitarist’s solo album ‘Back To The Light’, which is being reissued on August 6, and May calls it “in a way, the most important song I ever wrote.”“‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’ is a big, long story and the version that you hear on Back to the Light is the original,” May explained in a statement. “It has the original keyboard that I played when we were writing the song.“Me and Frank Musker, and his lady friend at the time, were in a room and it was like a therapy session for me.

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Freddie Mercury wrote Elvis Presley tribute in the bath in 10 minutes

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

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Brian May says Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he was still alive

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

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Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ on course to reclaim Number One spot for the first time in 40 years

Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ is eyeing up its return to the UK Number One spot on the Official Albums Chart this week.A special 40th anniversary edition of the compilation album is the reason for the original 1981 record’s current surge to the top, with 86 per cent of the new special edition record’s sales so far coming from physical formats.As Official Charts notes, the anniversary re-release includes a collector’s edition of the CD with an exclusive slipcase cover, as well as a limited edition cassette that is available in five different colours.Should the album continue to hold its current ranking from the Official Charts update, then it will mark its fifth total week at the top of the Official Albums Chart.

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Queen are making £100,000 a day from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ biopic

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

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Freddie Mercury graphic novel detailing his life set to be released this year

Freddie Mercury‘s life is set to be released later this year.Freddie Mercury: Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs is inspired by the Queen frontman’s life and words; it will be released via Z2 Comics sometime in November.Written by Tres Dean (All Time Low Presents: Young Renegades), a synopsis of the graphic novel reads: “Freddie Mercury: Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs will be a journey through Freddie’s life; from his childhood in Zanzibar, through his formative years in England, to becoming the rock star known and loved by millions around the globe.”The story, illustrated by Kyla Smith, Robin Richardson, Safiya Zerrougui, Tammy Wang, Amy Liu, and with an accompanying cover painting by David Mack, will be told in Mercury’s own words, with each

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