Queen's Brian May talks about Physics, Photography, and "We Will Rock You"

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Fresh Air's Terry Gross has and excellent interview with Queen's lead guitarist Brian May.



Dr. May has a PhD in astrophysics and a new book of stereoscopic 3-D photographs.

Terry's interview is a very entertaining 40 minutes:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128935865

Related Story: Secret Stereographs: Brian May Of Queen Reveals A Pastime
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/08/02/128937697/brian-may

Brian May with stereographs



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Listened to Fresh Air today while driving. Very interesting conversation with an articulate guy.
Although I was not a Queen fan during their heyday, I do appreciate them now. In fact I learned to appreciate Queen through my daughters who had to learn their songs for show choir in high school. The Queen songs were used regularly and I would listen with the girls as they learned the songs. Freddy Mercury could really sing.

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Check out nprmusic.org for a discussion on the recording of "Killer Queen" that was edited from the broadcast.

I wish she had asked him about his guitar sound. Seems like I remember hearing he made his own guitars, or at least modded them.

Also has a link to the great Muppets' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody".


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Brian has a line of guitars that he sells.  He and his father made the Red Special that he still uses.  Three Trisonic pickups with switching and polarity switches for each pickup.

He uses VOX AC30 amps with mods.  The DigiTech Brian May pedal with the guitar is the tone!   :thumb: 

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Brian has a line of guitars that he sells.  He and his father made the Red Special that he still uses.  Three Trisonic pickups with switching and polarity switches for each pickup.

He uses VOX AC30 amps with mods.  The DigiTech Brian May pedal with the guitar is the tone!   :thumb:

http://www.brianmayguitars.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPD7_hQk7hk

Check out some of his solo stuff...

http://www.amazon.com/Back-Light-Brian-May/dp/B000000OCJ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpp_2

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Brixton-Academy-Brian-May/dp/B00000720J/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpp_10

http://www.amazon.com/Another-World-Brian-May/dp/B00000DC7L/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpp_6

http://www.amazon.com/Brian-May-Friends-Fleet-Project/dp/B000PH18UO

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