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“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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
Watch Brian May’s Remastered “Too Much Love Will Kill You” Official Music Video
By Rod Brakes published
VIDEO “In a way, it’s the most important song I ever wrote,” says the Queen legend.
Brian May: The Guitar Player Interview
By Guitar Player Staff published
In this classic interview, the Queen guitarist talks tone, technique, his greatest moments and the Queen song he'd struggle to play all the way through
Watch Queen’s Historic “Bohemian Rhapsody” Live Aid Performance
By Rod Brakes last updated
Video London’s Wembley Stadium is treated to “the greatest live performance in the history of rock”.
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