
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).

Great Performances
TV • 1971

American Idol
TV • 2002

MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984

Parkinson
TV • 1998

Numéro un
TV • 1975

Classic Albums
TV • 1997

Question Time
TV • 1979

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
TV • 1951

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
TV • 2010

The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977

Reunited Apart
TV • 2020

Domenica In
TV • 1976

Newscast
TV • 2020

Téléthon
TV • 1987

Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007

Evening Urgant
TV • 2012

This Morning
TV • 1988

The Story of Musicals
TV • 2012