Queen - Spotlight on Brian May

[JaAmber03]

2:05 i always wanted to do that to his hair and have been waiting to see someone do it!

[PartyMuminek]

0:27 - 0:34

My God! :)

We love You Brian!

[PinballWizard127]

D'aww 'It's me I'm Brian May, My Mum says I wanted to be a surgeon...'

Cutest thing he ever did say :')

[irinayugiohfan]

I love Brian soooooo much! ^_^

[thebeatles240]

"...I know my limits" - Nothing.

[lovevadimjaclyn]

God has a name: Brian May

he's pure genuis and perfection

[Queen4Life1011]

What limitations  Dr.Brian

[999freddiemercury]

No other guitarist is as sweet as Brian.

No other guitarist is as talented as Brian.

No other guitarist compares to Brian.

No other guitarist can copy Brian.

No other guitarist can sound like Brian.

No other guitarist has a heart like Brian.

Compared to Brian May, other guitarists aren't guitarists, they are simply disciples of Brian.

[Olegstuff1986]

I think he's much more interesting that image-oriented guitar players, and you can hear it in his guitar playing - it's all 100% from the heart, and none of it is fakery or trying to be cool, it's just Brian May being himself and that's why it's so great

[Motoko97]

Wow... his childhood.. Just like mine. Harsch parents. Does not want to let me out of this house.. I hate clogs XD They are just in my way. I like going barefoot. guitar is impossible but bass is less impossible.. then again I will stick to my clarinett and celebrate my 5th anniversary as a clarinettist..... Who does not get hypnotized by this mans smile? Gosh....

[NinjaTofuPrincess]

Sorry Brian, I just stopped listening to what you were saying between 0:27 and 0:34 because I was to busy being hypnotized by your smile!

<3

[Elvisbutiken]

@NinjaTofuPrincess Can't blame you... :-)



[wolfslaye99]

what the hell @ 2:54? freddie can play guitar??

000ooooooh!

[JeffHardy619SuperFan]

@wolfslaye99 yeah, go see crazy little thing called love live at wembley, he plays the whole thing, and his strumming skills are fabulous, he actually composed ALOT of stuff on guitar

[venkatguitar]

best personality ever ..

[kutzbill]

I am no where near Dr. May in skill. But, I am glad that I am not the only guitar player that thinks the fingers are not connected to the brain some days.

[WishfulSinful65]

I have always had a major soft spot for Brian May. He is in my top five favorite guitarists ever! :-)

[SaryLovesJensen]

"The guitar is my weapon and my shield..." -- "i was an insicure young boy" <3 love this man ya!

[Qlaarzy1]

Brian is appealing because he is a wise, honest, calm, no-shit rocker. That's why I love him. And because of his fenomenal music ofcourse. He is a true legend.

[BenDavidUkulele]

aww clogs ... ;)

[ultimoXgamer]

@Bvery sweet andtalented man, and i totally love his smile it could melt you heart!enDavidUkulele

[srob1022]

A wonderful guitarist...and a wonderful man.

[irizac1]

@srob1022 I so agree!!!

[djharlock1]

best guitarist in the world

[annanulla]

I love this man !!!!!

[Gabuchilovemanga]

i love him.... he is wonderful...

[Milandermaybe]

He is a genuinely lovely guy, no flash, no 'I'm famous', really really genuine.

[MadMaddy1200]

So true. Amazingly self-aware.

[wickedfeylady]

he seems like such a sweet down to earth guy and a good dad

[Daltonjabs]

brian may is wasome

[chillpill36]

i love his english, i love his playing, i love HIM!

[lily0313]

i honestly dont understand how rolling stone put him at number 39 on their greatest guitarists of all time list, he deserves to be so much higher up, he is so epic!!!

[Queenfan49]

I'm not shocked they put him that low on the list. Rolling Stone magazine hates Queen.

[lily0313]

@Queenfan49 really? what the hell?!

[sisisinonono]

@Queenfan49 if they don´t then it seems like they do

[Queenfan49]

@sisisinonono Are you kidding me? Every single Queen album review I have ever read done by them has been negative in one fashion or another. If you don't believe me,check the reviews under the Queen section on the magazine's official website.

[sisisinonono]

@Queenfan49 IF THEY DON´T THEN IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DO was my response to lily0313...yeah i replied to you...it was a mistake....but please!!! im the first one to say that RS hates Queen...and as you can tell im a Queen fan almost an obssesed one so i don´t need to check that crap magazine or their site cause i know

[Queenfan49]

No need to yell sweetheart, I believe you ;)

[sisisinonono]

the caps won´t leave you deaf my dear...it was for u to see clearly ;)

[Queenfan49]

That message wasn't for me, so why do I need to see it clearly?

[sisisinonono]

the first message wasn´t intended for u the second was and i used the caps so you could see that i was not defending rolling stone.....is it clear now?

[hillbilly27161]

whatever your own taste dont think anyone can argue he is one of the most gifted musicians of our time

[jaxlpose]

Sorry stuffed up my last comment ... does anyone agree with me when i say queen > acdc?

[june9girl]

MMM... a little bit, but Q is the best

[Snowhite7midgets]

a dying cat > acdc

[podoz]

i met dozens of rock stars in the 80's and i had the honour of meeting Brian. He stands head and shoulders over all the rest as the most down to earth and genuinely great guy. He is one of the best songwriters and classiest guitar players of all time, what a gift he is. God bless you Brian!

[javierailovequeen]

seriously how many can be a rockstar and have a book of astrphysics?? Only Brian can....

he is the best guitar player and we will always love him!!

he gets better with the age :P

[dobapdo1]

Brian May is the greatest living guitarist of all time.

That is all.

[pompa04]

Must say you have done a great job with this "spotlight on"videos. Thanks very much for posting them.

[RoxanneJ81]

This is from "Champions of the World," right? When are they going to put this on DVD? I lost my VHS copies YEARS ago.

[nazrin555]

Wait..one quesion,,,,wearing clogs?

what does that mean?

I am clueless.

D:

[bizzle1783]

were you joking?...clogs are wooden shoes like the pair on the floor at 1:06 that he wears...pretty random huh!

[nazrin555]

LoL, I am clueless!

Thanks for telling me!

XD

[nazrin555]

2:00 I love how his hair was ruffled by the wind!

Either way, Brian was the sweetest, the smartest and most polite rocker that ever lived!

[welshdrummer1989]

i second that

[sokwest]

I love Brian MAY!!

He is my hero! A Ph.D in astrophysics... and in ROCK!!!

And the thing is, he is soooo honest! I mean, he isn't like, "Look at me, i'm a God who can light things on fire when i touch them," Like most people. He is humble and sweet! The world is better off with him! Thank you Brian, for inspiring me!!! My next book is going out to you!

[xyaqua]

A ,man has to know his limitations.

Brian May, you are a guitar god, despite what you might feel, you are what we want to hear.

Astronomy is an homage to the creator, just as virtuoso guitar is. You are a virtuoso squared.

we willalways love you as we will always love freddie. our heartfelt condolences for your loss of him, and our heartfelt love for your excellence in your arts and science.

BTW- how is that movie camera working that you picked up at BelPark in Chicago? We love you!

[chinchonchinchon]

Brian is such a down to earth man despite his achievements...

Unasumming is the word.

[LedZep1275]

whatss the song at the end?

[FrankOlgaILoveU]

it's not a Queen song, it's a guitar solo and part of guitar solo of Brighton Rock

[FrankOlgaILoveU]

so cute, so amazing, so beautiful, so perfect !!!!

Brian I love you :-)

[StacyLynn1216]

Brain is to me the best guitarist ever, and with his sweet smile, and very humble nature he is simply a pleasure to watch and listen to. We love you Brian!!!

[basmikiemike]

Brain, funny how you say that sometimes your fingers do what your mind don't tell them. I am 46 years old now and always been a fanoff your guitarplay, but I was a mess . so I became a bassplayer...but now I bought a second hand Ibanez PF200...and without even noticing myself I played the solo from the song " Who needs you"......I'm still baffled!!!! your a hero love your symphonics and I think you are a very nice guy...thanks for the music!!!!

[xyaqua]

Getting the PhD is astronomy is awesome just for the endurance. That is incredibly impressive. Brian May is impressive. He really exhibits what we all want to do.

Thanks for everything Brian, we don't brgrudge you your privacy. But we love what you share with us, especially the starfleet project, Freddie was lucky to find you, and we were lucky to hear the two, four, of you!!! Queen is KING!!!!

[CYBERDUDE95]

actually brian may found freddie,he started the band,he and roger formed a band when they were young called (SMILE),then they found freddie,then there was about 6 BASSISTS then our beloved john deacon and they became QUEEN,but anyway you're right,they are the best

[sokwest]

oh Brian. we all love you!

"I am a clog wearer..."

Nice.

[brianroger1]

Yeah bonitagyalz it is wow Brian May has the most gorgeous smile!

[Mrvictorfernandes]

"I'm proud of the music... I'm not necessarily proud of what I've been or anything. As far as my personal feelings... I want to use what happened to us as a starting point for the rest of my life..."

That shows a great deal of humility and the fact that he's a human being, after all. I'll always have a deep respect and love for Brian May... perhaps the most humble guitar god on the planet. His playing never fails to excite me or bring me to tears... viva Brian....

[bonitagyalz]

0:27 to 0:35 , one word : woww ! ;)

[piecorn93]

wtf do u  mean

[ponadczasowa]

bonitagyalz means that he looks hot! :-)

Brian <3

[szimola]

what do you mean?

[elvis0258]

i love brian may for ever in me life hes me hero

[Litterio2009]

Si chiama Hammer to Fall. Una canzone fantastica.

[umbiligal]

come si chiama la canzone all'inizio del video??

as the song is called at the beginning of the video?

[moe354sa]

glass is the hardest material..

[moe354sa]

his guitar pick is a coin i heard.. this encouraged me to post a video "glass guitar pick" on yootube..

[ljukyguitar]

yes, true ! he says that he just can't find enough "hard" and "heavy" pick, so he uses a coin ! :D

[Smileater]

COOL

it's also weird, the most of guitar players know it's difficult to do some guitar tricks with a coin instead of a light pick

[ljukyguitar]

yes, yes, true...when I would losed my pick, I tried to play with coin, many times, but it's hard, very hard ! :) But, however, nowadays, there're many materials that could be used for "heavy" picks. When he was young, obviously it wasn't, so he got used to it ! :)

[Smileater]

SO NOW i HAVE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF...

I WILL LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR WITH A BANANA SKIN

xD

[ljukyguitar]

wel, I'll be better ! I'll try whit a piece of a paper ! :D

[BurnGorman]

He should die because he has 'bags' under his eyes?

You spaceboy552, are the disgusting one.

Where is your proof that he has Hep B? I noticed you didn't provide any. Shocker.

[MastersCall]

What makes Brian such a good guitarist is that he can play the most complicated stuff, shred and all that, but he would rather play melodic songs with feeling.

[natacha45]

THE BEST!

[renejosundvall]

LUV YA Brian! Thanks for this vid!

[westwass]

Wow, this really summarizes the man in a brief period of time. Well done! I love this guy!

[YourBijou]

Love you Dr. May, and thank you.

[1FineYoungCannibal]

Why is Brians dad's leg up on the table at 1:41? lol

[rockerstar101]

haha, i thought that too. how did he get it up there at his age? how did he get it down? is he there still? haha

[3bertface01]

Brain May's hair = eternal

[annasumner]

Just see him in 0:27 to 0:36 !!

OH Good! I really love this man!

[kjsh987]

no solo es un maestro en la guitarra. hace poco se recibio de doctor en fisica-quimica

[LouAnn1985]

CIAO, BRIAN

[darthdude1016]

such a laid back man

[xxsugarxarteryxx]

can anyone explain the huge bulge i see in brian's pants at 1:41?

doesn't that look like... reallly big?

[ginganz13]

If i could play like that i'd have a bulge too....

[cototoraul]

Grande brian es un maestro en la guitarra..

[cototoraul]

Espectacular , brian es un maestro ....

[classicaltechnique]

Great post!

[xxsugarxarteryxx]

0:30 to 0:35 makes me cream myself.

[SUNNYSIDEOFLIFE555]

SO SO SO CUTE. I LOVE THIS MAN

[xxsugarxarteryxx]

GOD DAMN! that man is awesome!

[LouAnn1985]

...digging the garden... absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!

[LouAnn1985]

BRIAN MAY: a real guitar Hero! Rock, Bri, you're the BEST among Queen! but... I think he wears the wig!!

[neilaptc]

Big Brian,my hero.

tao timido,tao doce.

[DilettaMERCURY]

he is a very charming man :P

[renethel]

A true artist!

[elchebito]

i wanna grow my hair just like him

[pandaman0529]

Brian May has a PHD in astrophysics!

[Worldpatriot]

Brian is so down to earth. Respect.

[McRogers80]

Sometimes I wish Brian May was my older brother...

[ziggystardustbowie]

i wrote an essay in my gcse mocks on this guy

[marceloelfilosofo]

Brian May, Queen!!! The best!

[jellybath45]

greatest guitaist.

[KamakaziWatermellon]

i love him. great guitarist. great person

[FrankOlgaILoveU]

perfect man ! i love him : )

[silviafrizzera]

... and so beautiful!!!

[MadeInHeaven39]

BRIAN IS SO WONDERFUL!!!!!!

[pawnshopguitars]

brian May is totally underrated in my opinion. Sure, people go on about how great his solos are, but his feel for ryhtm is also freakin amazing, and he's such a versatile player, able to play in so many different styles. Hats off to the guitar god!

[AndreDarkAngel]

yeah, you're right. just listen to demos of I want it all, its amazing how great rythm can Brian make!

[MASTA007i]

I'm not gay...but am for Brian May;)

[josantjimgom]

That's ... ... ... weird?

[MASTA007i]

You're... ... ... wierd?

[scottyryan123united]

This guy is amazing. Massive fan of his.saw them live last week and have never seen a guitarist as gd.Brian May true guitar god.

[scooticus]

Mr. May is one of those rare "one note" players. You only need to hear one note, and you KNOW who it is!

[ksam4000]

too true!! I've heard he uses a filed down old 50p piece as a pick.

[capitancesco]

He uses to play with a 6 pence coin.

[woodbutcher1985]

"Dr. May"

[magnoliagoddess108]

Anita Dobson his wife is the luckest woman on earth, because she gets to really love this awsome beautiful man. Brian may a real God of Love...I love you Bri..xxxx

[Eruannon17]

the best guitar player in the world...

a true guitarist

[gj2210up]

Brian May, I always liked him the most but don´t ask me why, maybe because he has so much fun playing his music!!! I love him....

[xL0VEE]

he's so adorable!! i swear..they're all my bfs, john, freddie, roger, and brian.

[0pille0]

God, he's Sooo beautiful and has an amazing personality!! He's my biggest idol...Love U, Brian!!!!!

[SILVIAPAGE]

Dr. Brian H. May!! my hero!! he's so hot!!! my favorite guitar player!! he should be mine!! jejejeje :) sorry Anita!!

[Beautifuldisasater13]

the BEST guitar player in the history of Rock Music!

[texanalexandra]

omg, by far the hottest guy that ever lived, and will live, imho :P! and to top it off, talented beyond words! xxx I luv u "Dr. May!" (and have done ever since I was 16, and now am 19)

[TombstoneTrash]

Aww wow. I couldn't love him any more. (:

[kyopsis]

fantastic & amazing interview !

[squishy6309]

Brian looked so hot when he was in his 20's! and in spandex!

hehehe

[arngrei]

He makes it look so easy.

[callumAS]

is it true that james may is his brother?

[rokyrex]

james may is his son aka jimmy...(i think so)

[rockisheaven]

Yes, Jimmy is his eldest child and only son. He also has two daughters named Louisa and Emily.

[callumAS]

no its his half brother

[JimmyPageIsALegend]

lmao! james may and brian may are two of the coolest people on the earth :D

[Breakingfree2u]

all that hair and still no grey...and still an amazing guitar player that no one could replace...

[lovebrigade]

Happy Birthday Dr. May! Keep rocking :)

[GaZZab0yYEAH]

brian may rocks he was queen's back bone...and freddy...he was queen !!!

[kylebriffa7]

i freakin' love his hair! hehe

[santijavipera]

brian guitar riffs and solo's are soooo genious and great!!

greatings from Argentina

[kyopsis]

QUEEN Best band of the world a legend ......

Brian may a legend of rock too !

[clahanon3]

brian may *__* i love him...<3<3

queen rocks!

[JVDUMI]

isn't he doctor now?

[Ibrox1690oz]

He's been a doctor for years, and has a degree in astrophysics

[StoneColdCrazy22]

I LOVE Brian May =)

He's so well spoken, and intelligent. Only to name a few great things about him!

This is a great video. 5 stars.

[indnameof]

a scientist,a musical legend and a hell of a nice person.i think he has never shouted in his life.calm and cool.

[a2z95]

can you find me?

[colitasqueen]

i love Brian May he's hot

[TuvaKisEn]

Love Brian and love Electric guitar!

[yvette0408]

This is the second time i'm watching this video. The first time was ages back when i didn't know much about Brian May. Now i've returned to watch it again after reading up more about him (on his soapbox etc), and i find this video much more meaningful. It's a great video, really gives insights into who Brian May is! 5 stars!

I love Brian May, he rocks!

[neilaptc]

BRIAN MAI É OTIMO.

[MishuTaste]

Brian May rocks!!!!!!

[OliverKahnNr1]

What was the song at the beginning?

[KWJIBO125]

It is called "Hammer To Fall"

[lvseaton]

Is he the nicest person in the rock business or what?