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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
Brian May on the trials and tribulations of building the Red Special
By Jackson Maxwell published
May famously built the original with his father while in his teens. The duo even originally built the guitar's pickups themselves, though on that particular front they faced some headwinds
Brian May on the one pedal that has come close to nailing his sound
By Phil Weller published
The pedal comes in at a mere $180 – but May adds that there is one thing it can’t do
Brian May is in talks with Gibson to produce new Red Special replicas
By Phil Weller published
Speculation regarding what the new May-Gibson partnership will produce has been hotting up, and now May has poured fuel on the fire
The guitarist who inspired Brian May’s tapping techniques reflects on pivotal chance meeting
By Phil Weller published
Having stolen the technique from Rocky Athas, May’s tapping would, in turn, help shape Eddie Van Halen’s playing – and now Athas hopes to be reunited with the Queen guitarist
“I Kind of Stole Ed...And That Wasn’t Something That Happened Very Often”: Brian May Expounds on Eddie Van Halen’s Role in the Fabled ‘Star Fleet Project’
By Gary Graff published
As he releases his expanded ‘Star Fleet Project’ box set, the guitarist reveals his thoughts on EVH, the future of Queen, and the dangers AI poses for music in the coming year
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