The best Quotes by Brian May

Queen songs are not about the life of a rock star - they tend to be about the lives of normal people, which is why I think the songs connect so much. We're very lucky that they seemingly connect with every generation.

I just want to be able to play as fast as my brain goes, and my brain doesn't go all that fast.

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: 'Yeah, not so good.'

The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.

When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

You don't need me to tell you what's gone wrong
You know what's going on
And it seems to me we've not cared enough
Or confided in each other at all
It seems like we've all got our backs against the wall

Time waits for nobody
Time waits for no one
We've got to trust one another
Or we'd have no more future at all

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I always knew i was a star. And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me.

All my lovers asked me why they couldn't replace Mary, but it's simply impossible. The only friend I've got is Mary and I don't want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, that's enough for me.

The whole point of Queen was to be original.

We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us.

When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance.

It is strange with how little notice, good, bad, or indifferent, a man may live and die in London.

If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

I've often thought a blind man could find his way through London simply by gauging the changes in innuendo: mild through Trafalgar Square, less veiled towards the river.

I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London.

I don't miss London much. I find it crowded, vast and difficult to get around. Cabs are incredibly expensive.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

I don't consider myself to be the best... and I don't like compliments... they distract me.

Music is my religion.

It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.

I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.

Empty spaces, what are we living for?
Abandoned places, I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for?
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore?

There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one
Sweet moment set aside for us

I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy

Let me explain something about guitar playing. Everyone's got their own character, and that's the thing that's amazed me about guitar playing since the day I first picked it up. Everyone's approach to what can come out of six strings is different from another person, but it's all valid.

When life gets me down, I play my guitar. The rest of the world may follow the rules, but I must follow my heart.

Alcohol is for people who can afford to lose a few brain-cells.

Do not confuse Astronomy and Astrology - one is concerned with mysteries stellar and lunar, the other is mere lunacy.

Love is like a flower; even the most beautiful one dies eventually.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

This skull between my ears, that is a bad neighbourhood. I should not be in there alone.

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Let's play it f*cking loud!

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.