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Brian May (left) and Jimmy Page perform onstage
Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom.

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Arielle with Brian May Guitars Arielle signature model in Two Tone finish
Watch Arielle’s Freewheeling “’73” Music Video

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The new single arrives ahead of the Brian May Guitars signature artist’s latest album, ‘’73’

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L-R: Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Kurt Cobain
The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century

By Guitar Player Staff Published

From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo

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Brian May (left) and Eddie Van Halen performing onstage in the early 1980s
Brian May Says a 'Star Fleet Project' Reissue, Featuring Previously Unreleased Outtakes, is Coming in 2023

By Jackson Maxwell Published

In a new interview, May said that the process of revisiting the project – which features the late Eddie Van Halen – was "highly emotional."

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Brian May, 2022
“So Much of It Is in the Fingers, but the Guitar Is Still Your Closest Thing”: Brian May Talks Tone, Building the Red Special, Early Queen and More in This Unmissable Podcast

By Rod Brakes Published

Video If you’re a guitar player and you like Queen then you’ll love ‘The Red Special Guitar Podcast’

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Joey Santiago performs wtih Pixies, 2019
“You Hear These Guys Noodling Around and Playing Fast. It’s Like Listening To Somebody Type”: Joey Santiago Makes It Clear Why He Hates Guitar Solos.

By Joe Bosso Last updated

The Pixies’ secret weapon on finding the band’s pioneering alt-rock sound.

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Brian May, Freddie Mercury of Queen, photo session for 'Music Life' magazine, at Hotel Pacific Tokyo on their Night At The Opera Japan tour, Tokyo, Japan, 21 March 1976
“I Said I Would Like to, Effectively, Sing a Verse On The Guitar”: Brian May Reveals the Studio Secrets of His Legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” Solo

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The Queen guitarist explains how he made the melody fit so perfectly with Mercury’s masterpiece.

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Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing at Madison Square Garden in New York, 1983
Brian May Reveals the Magic Behind His Recording Studio Wizardry

By Jas Obrecht Published

In this insightful interview from the Guitar Player archive Brian May explains how he recorded classic Queen tracks.

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Brian May performs live with Queen + Adam Lambert at The O2 Arena on December 12, 2017 in London
Brian May Says His Next Solo Album Might be Instrumental

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The guitarist-by-day/astrophysicist-by-night added, however, that any solo album would only come once Queen + Adam Lambert have fulfilled their current touring obligations.

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Brian May (left) jams with... Brian May
Watch the Brian May of 2021 Jam with the Brian May of 1992 in His New "Back To The Light: The Time Traveller" Music Video

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The creative video comes ahead of the song's physical release on CD and 7” vinyl.

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