Brian May

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, most famous as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.

We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you.

Quotes

• We will, we will rock you
  We will, we will rock you.
  • "We Will Rock You", on News of the World (1977)

• Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
  Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
  You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
  Waving your banner all over the place
  We will, we will rock you, sing it!
  We will, we will rock you, yeah.
  • "We Will Rock You", on News of the World (1977)

• There's no chance for us
  It's all decided for us
  This world has only one sweet moment
  Set aside for us

  Who wants to live forever?
  Who wants to live forever?
  Who dares to love forever
  Oh, when love must die?

  • "Who Wants to Live Forever", on A Kind of Magic (1986) · "Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (Official Video)" · "Queen & Seal - Who Wants To Live Forever (Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert)" (20 April 1992)

• When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.
  • Interview with The Sunday Times, quoted in "Brian May Converts Estate Into Wildlife Refuge", in Contactmusic.com (9 July 2012)

• Delving into my history, preparing for the imminent re-release of this epic, I have been a kind of father-figure looking back kindly on a young man who was fighting his way out of a kind of emotional black hole... For me, it’s been a nice thing to explore. Again, probably if Covid hadn’t have happened I wouldn’t have had the time... it’s been a discovery of where my brain was at the time.
  • Brian May on how ‘I was fighting my way out of an emotional black hole’ when a younger man, Express UK, (20 June 2021)