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I'm pretty basic as far as technique is concerned. I don't use many gadgets, and I like the sound my guitar makes, anyway. — Brian May

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

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis. — Brian May

I was an incurable romantic then, same as I am now. I was always pining away after somebody — Brian May

I'm not a person for sitting on beaches. What would I do? — Brian May

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

I was actually perfectly happy when I had no money, which lasted right up until we had a hit with Killer Queen, in 1974. I never wanted for anything. — Brian May

Love is the highest achievement to which any human may aspire. It is an emotion that encompasses the full depth of heart, mind, and soul. — Brian Herbert

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured. — Brian May

At the moment the Queen stuff does sell really well, but there's no guarantee it'll go on forever. — Brian May

Hunter-gathers, by nature, store information for use, understanding that there may be a time when information is scarce. — Brian C. O'Connor, Jud H. Copeland, Jodi L. Kearns

I've always lived in that guitar world. I have noticed kids being more into the real essence of guitar music now. — Brian May

On the first few albums the songs would grow into strange shapes. — Brian May

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid. — Brian May

There are times when I've been feeling something and played a solo that I've never been able to repeat. — Brian May

I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971. — Garik Israelian

Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To prevent disease, you may have to change how you live. — Brian Carter

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. — Brian May

Rust may never sleep, but then, neither does moss. — Brian Awehali

Building secure products actually makes for a safer world; many people in law enforcement may not agree with that. — Brian Acton

There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in. — Brian May

Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do. — Brian May

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. — Brian May

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast. — Brian May

I'm hopeless at playing scales. Try and be instinctive first and analytic afterwords, although it's good to study the theory of music. — Brian May

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

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

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My children hate me being such a big star. It's very hard for them to have a father who is always in the public eye. — Brian May

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. — Brian May

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

You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft. — Brian May

It's wrong to say that animals do not feel what we feel; indeed, they may feel far more than we do and in far different emotional shades. — Brian Doyle

Queen had its time and place, and at the moment I'm not concentrating on that era. — Brian May

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness. — Brian Carter

I'm the nice guy who sits there signing everything that's put in front of me. — Brian May

The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums. — Brian May

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. — Brian May

Mantovani was a great influence on me. — Brian May

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. — Brian May

I go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal. — Brian May

What we were trying to do differently was this sort of layered sound. — Brian May

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children. — Brian May

Capitalism may be the unequal distribution of wealth, socialism is the equal distribution of poverty. — Brian K. Vaughan

What is left of your dream?
Just the words on your stone.
A man who learned how to teach
then forgot how to learn. — Brian May

We may not be able to offer long-term employment, but we should try to offer long-term employability. — Brian Corby

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

No matter how long the sun may linger on his long and weary journey, at length evening comes with its sacred song. — Brian Friel

I tend to be not a person who does everything right all the time. — Brian May

My favorite guitar players are Chuck Berry and Brian May and Dave Davies from the Kinks. — Brittany Howard

I may be a Jewish scientist, but I would be tickled silly if one day I were reincarnated as a Baptist preacher. — Brian Greene

The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words. — Patrick O'Brian

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. — Brian May

I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now I'm spending years of my life trying to get away from it. — Brian May

The potential audience seems to be dwindling in the states. I was kind of embarrassed for the band because of the size of the audience. — Brian May

I tend not to write on guitar very often. I tend to start off with keyboards. — Brian May

There may have been many big bangs, one of which created our universe. The other bangs created other universes. — Brian Greene

That's for calling your father a fool. It may be true, but it's disrespectful. Brian Fraser to teenage Jamie — Diana Gabaldon

Sometimes you receive a knock in action: it may be your death-wound or just a scratch — Patrick O'Brian

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky. — Brian May

Brian's face turned pouty. "So you were just blowing smoke up my ass." Anna smiled dimly. "You may have been inhaling, dear, but I wasn't blowing. — Armistead Maupin

whole. Introverts may be able to fit all their friends in a phone booth, but those relationships tend to be deep and rewarding. — Brian Walsh

A good video can make all the difference — Brian May

My big hobby is photography. I collect stereo photographs from the 19th century. — Brian May

If you rely exclusively on the advice of others, you may make terrible mistakes. Your heart knows what you need. Other people have other agendas. — Brian L. Weiss

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer. — Brian May

If I go to places where other people are playing, I often get up and play myself. I just enjoy the sound and feel of playing. — Brian May

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect. — Brian May

The Wedding March has a bit of a death march in it. — Brian May

In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to make a mistake. — Brian May

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

When this you see, remember me and bear in your mind-may all the world say what it may, speak of me as you find. — Brian Jones

You may find that making a difference for others makes the biggest difference in you. — Brian Williams

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

You may have enslaved our bodies, but our hearts and minds will always be free! — Brian Jacques

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

A Queen track has those big, thick, block harmonies. — Brian May

Although wealth may not bring happiness, the immediate prospect of it provides a wonderfully close imitation. — Patrick O'Brian

I'm into paradoxes. I wanted to make an album about them, but the group told me I was a pretentious fart. They were right. — Brian May

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good. — Brian May

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about. — Brian May

Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard. — Brian May

Darkness, no matter how powerful it may seem, can be driven back by the tiniest spark. — Brian Rathbone

The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing. — Brian Tracy

Though there are times when it may seem like God is silent, he is never absent. — Brian Houston

When this you see remember me and bare me in your mind. Let all the world say what they may, speak of me as you find.

Brian Jones
1968 — Brian W. Jones

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

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism. — Brian May

When we were touring heavily in America, we based ourselves there for a couple of years, but now we're all back here and it seems to be the place. — Brian May

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind. — Brian May

Sometimes if the guitar is the last thing to go on, it's very fresh. — Brian May

I have to build my own boat this time. It's a big sea out there, and I have a pretty small boat. I have a lot of belief in it. — Brian May

Amazing uke playing to be relished. — Brian May

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

To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had. — Brian May

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else. — Brian May

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. — Brian May

The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. — Brian Greene

Whatever terrific events may inform our lives, it always comes to that in the end; we just want to lie down. — Brian W. Aldiss