Top 39 Quotes by Brian May

We do play to our audience. It's very important. You can't create music in a vacuum.

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear.

Einstein got most of the things right about black holes. I'm not an expert, I must admit.

Queen songs tend to be about very personal things: personal dreams and personal ambitions.

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil.

From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band.

I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.