
Brian May
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Known for

Great Performances
1971

American Idol
2002

Question Time
1979

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Newscast
2020

Parkinson
1998

Classic Albums
1997

Numéro un
1975

Queen: Budapest
2012

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
1951

Domenica In
1976

Téléthon
1987

The BRIT Awards
1977

Reunited Apart
2020

Evening Urgant
2012

Seven Ages of Rock
2007

This Morning
1988

Killer Queen!
2002

Queen Rock Montreal
2024

Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025

The Story of Musicals
2012

Live Aid
1985

Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
1977