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Brian May on how Led Zeppelin inspired Queen: “I owe a lot to Jimmy Page”
By Matt Owen published
The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”

How Brian May broke a golden guitar recording rule during the tracking of Queen's debut album
By Sam Roche published
The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar

Brian May: “The Face It Alone solo is very much in the moment. It’s me trying to be a voice next to Freddie's”
By Chris Bird published
May reveals the story behind Queen’s ‘lost’ classic – and the epic guitar solo he created for it

Brian May on unearthing an unreleased Freddie Mercury track and how The Beatles: Get Back inspired the reissue of Queen's 1989 album The Miracle
By Andrew Daly published
May dubs it “Queen's most cohesive album of the '80s” – here, he explains why the rock legends chose to reissue The Miracle some 33 years after its original release with a massive boxset featuring lost tracks, outtakes, live cuts and loads more

Watch Charles Berthoud lead 200 bass players in a magical cover of Queen’s Under Pressure
By Nick Wells published
What do you get if you put 200 bassists in a stadium and ask them to play a Queen classic? A kind of magic

Queen share “lost” track featuring Freddie Mercury, Face It Alone, recorded over 30 years ago
By Matt Owen published
The rediscovered single was committed to record during the band's 1988 sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, but never made the cut

Queen and Adam Lambert announce Rhapsody Over London – a live stream extravaganza captured during their 10-night stint at the O2 Arena
By Matt Parker published
Brian May and co will also answer fan questions in a live Q&A session

Ann Wilson and Vince Gill duet on a spellbinding rendition of Queen’s Love of My Life
By Matt Owen published
The captivating cover will feature on Wilson's upcoming album, Fierce Bliss, due April 29

Meet Tim Staffell, John Deacon's bass-playing predecessor in Smile, the band that became Queen
By Mike Brooks published
Staffell looks back on the days of forming an unconventional rhythm section with Roger Taylor and allowing Brian May's nascent talents to shine

Brian May tests positive for Covid, keeps playing guitar: “I want to show you that you can actually play after Covid”
By Matt Owen published
The Queen icon has been documenting his recovery process on social media, which involves plenty of rest and recuperation with the help of his Red Special
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