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Brian May recalls meeting Rory Gallagher in the late ‘60s and how it changed his tone forever
By Phil Weller published
He’s also revealed how he had initially craved a second guitarist in Queen but moved away from the idea after learning how “to make people feel they’d heard an orchestra”
Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
By Phil Weller published
He tried out the amp in front of 7,000 people before Jimi Hendrix showed him how to make it sing
Elvis Costello identifies what AI is really all about. And it isn't music
By Phil Weller published
While the Beatles used the technology to complete their last single, Brian May and Sting are among those who are worried about the potential for harm
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
Brian May plays guitar for the first time since suffering a minor stroke last month
By Jonathan Graham published
The Queen legend made his surprise appearance at a Red Special convention over the weekend
Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993
By Jonathan Graham published
Launching his debut solo album back in the early 1990s, Brian May enlisted Slash for some added firepower during his 'Tonight Show' appearance
“For me it was just frustrating”: Why Brian May never took to the Strat or Les Paul
By Jackson Maxwell published
In Queen's early days, May didn't have backup copies of the Red Special – let alone a company that manufactures replicas of it – leading him to keep both models around as Plan Bs
“A lot of weird things happened”: Ian Hunter on Mott the Hoople’s All the Way From Memphis
By Joe Matera published
Poorly promoted by the band's record label, All the Way From Memphis nonetheless became a classic, and was later covered by Michael Schenker and Brian May
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