<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Freddie-mercury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/freddie-mercury Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:03:39 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I’m not sure why the tour ended so abruptly. I never got a bunch of my gear returned. People don’t get sacked from Sabbath – they just don’t get spoken to again!” Ask Jo Burt about Freddie Mercury, Brian Setzer and The Troggs – just not Black Sabbath ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jo-burt-black-sabbath-freddie-mercury WNk5HKEde8FQ3NNCauaA8E Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:03:39 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:54:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the first and last time I've ever argued with Brian May. He was so adamant about us not doing it”: Nuno Bettencourt recalls Extreme’s rebellious Queen medley at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/nuno-bettencourt-on-extremes-freddie-mercury-tribute DTSBH3tRDWhEyBaV7LEunR Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:52:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s a little nod to a friend of mine. Freddie’s always with me”: Brian May’s new Gibson 12-string signature guitar has a subtle tribute to Freddie Mercury that you might have missed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/brian-may-gibson-12-string-freddie-mercury-tribute ho6dXhEbxDqy2F3wi99TK7 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:57:18 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:19:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It took me a long time to feel confident about being the only guitar on stage. I always felt like I needed a rhythm guitar”: Brian May fought to add a rhythm guitarist to Queen in their early years – and several players would eventually grant his wish ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brian-may-fought-to-add-a-rhythm-guitarist-to-queen d3SDLeSahLF7BkWSHSG9wB Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:09:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember my dad saying, ‘There’s no ambience, Brian. I don’t feel like I’m in the room with you playing next to me’”: Why Brian May and Queen were unhappy with their debut album – and how the newly revamped version fixes the “very dry” guitar parts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/why-brian-may-and-queen-were-unhappy-with-their-debut-album Q8yqiavKJqiEJ5dyDATMu7 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:29:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/freddie-mercury-martin-d35-auction BcsnMAEyW5GgSBknf2MtAa Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:01:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gail Ann Dorsey: “David Bowie asked me to sing Under Pressure – I was terrified!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gail-ann-dorsey-david-bowie-asked-me-to-sing-under-pressure JSLUfWegcupVfFpjtkEhNW Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:24:12 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:27:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queen's Brian May on Freddie Mercury's guitar skills, Bohemian Rhapsody actors and the most difficult song to play live ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/queens-brian-may-sounds-off-about-freddie-mercurys-guitar-skills-bohemian-rhapsody-actors-and-the-most-difficult-song-to-play-live jq84iC82H3kU7A566dzKZV Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:52:43 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:54:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Queen Rehearse "We Are the Champions" In the Studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-queen-rehearse-we-are-the-champions-in-the-studio KUjAKhZTKKKUZXKn6RaqCW Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:01:52 +0000 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:28:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Trailer for Queen Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-the-trailer-for-queen-biopic-bohemian-rhapsody NEmtGQMXASQQNErGehaBha Tue, 15 May 2018 14:11:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Queen Perform an Acoustic “Love of My Life” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/acoustic-nation-video-finds-queen-love-of-my-life-live-acoustic yUc46ttb2LvgcJ3CJexhFc Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:11:04 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:24:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody": Kanye West Vs. Freddie Mercury — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/queens-bohemian-rhapsody-kanye-west-vs-freddie-mercury-video M4BBTUteXTsLqkyKsQVGPa Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Final Four: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Vs. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-final-four-freddie-mercury thtzBmyurBhfooWibXBnZ4 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:40:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Elite Eight: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Vs. Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-elite-eight-freddie-mercury KULUsb2G8Z4yVAoFnqDQt6 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:33:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Greatest Rock Singers of All Time Readers Poll, Round 1: Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) Vs. Freddie Mercury (Queen) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-rock-singers-all-time-readers-poll-round-1-phil-anselmo-pantera reM6o2L4eg8aExvRz3xAAm Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:10:48 +0000