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MYSTERIOUS: 8 - What They Never Told You

Brian May: 40th anniversary of Live Aid ‘bittersweet’ without Freddie Mercury

Mercury, who was lauded for his impressive vocal range, died of Aids-related illness at the age of 45 in 1991.

Evening Standard

“I understand people who say: ‘There is no Queen without Freddie.’ Because that’s what we felt following his death”: The epic story behind Queen’s triumphant comeback with Adam Lambert

No one expected Queen to return in 2011 –not least Queen themselves

Louder

“Freddie rose to the occasion. When we did Radio Ga Ga and the whole audience did the double handclap thing, I remember getting chills in that moment”: Brian May recalls the power and the glory of Queen at Live Aid

"When you watch it now, it's not without its tense moments"

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Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best

Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies –but which song is the greatest?

Louder

"We thought it was going to be a disaster." Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Queen's now-legendary performance at Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury

"The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away"

Louder

“It came off the rails quite significantly at the end of Hammer to Fall”: Brian May reveals Queen's Live Aid doubts, and how the band were "lacking oil"

Guitarist recalls “flaws” in their performance that day

MusicRadar

Brian May lifts lid on Queen’s legendary Live Aid gig

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Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury to ‘just play the hits’ before legendary Live Aid performance

Queen’s six-song set is often remembered as one of the greatest rock performances of all time

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury ‘don’t get clever’ before 1985 Live Aid set

Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May say Geldof told Mercury: ‘Just play the hits – you have 17 minutes’

The Guardian - UK

Brian May and his wife break silence on Freddie Mercury's 'secret daughter from affair'

The Queen frontman reportedly conceived a girl during an affair with a close friend’s wife in the 1970s

Evening Standard

Sir Brian May doesn't believe claims that Queen bandmate Freddie Mercury had a secret lovechild

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is sceptical about the revelation in a new biography that his late bandmate Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter, according to his wife Anita Dobson.

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Brian May has four-word response to claim Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter

The alleged love child has come forward in a new biography about the Queen frontman

The Independent UK

"It made me feel empowered!" That time pop superstars Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink dressed up as gladiators and covered Queen's anthemic classic We Will Rock You now seems like a weird fever dream

Look out for cameos from Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor in one of TV's most iconic adverts

Louder

“I bet if it had been Brian May playing this it would have been labeled incredible!” Sam Ryder delivers an electric guitar-driven rendition of the British national anthem – and somehow stirs up controversy

The guitarist brandished an Ibanez Destroyer during a high-profile English sporting event – and his performance seems to have divided fans

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“An absolute disgrace”: Sam Ryder channels Brian May with a stadium-sized electric guitar performance of God Save The King, but not everyone's happy about it

The moment came on Saturday before the rugby union Gallagher Premiership Final

Louder

"How many times do you say you're gonna give something up and you don't?": Aggression and anger on the road with Thin Lizzy across America and Europe

With a new guitarist in their ranks, Thin Lizzy set off on an American tour with Queen, but trouble lay ahead

Evening Standard

Former EastEnders star Anita Dobson ‘utterly thrilled’ after being made OBE

The actress, best known for playing landlady Angie Watts on the BBC soap, was recognised for services to charitable fundraising and philanthropy.

MusicRadar

"A tape delay plugin that finally sounds like the real thing": Heritage Audio takes on the legendary Echoplex with its TAPEoPLEX plugin

Favoured by Brian May, Jimmy Page and Joe Satriani, the Echoplex is one of history's most iconic effects units

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“To my utter horror I heard myself noodling all the way through our chat. On Brian’s own guitar!”: The first time I met Brian May – and we were both wearing clogs

It was 1985, and Brian May was the most high-profile musician our own Neville Marten had yet interviewed. He had a fresh tape. He left in plenty of time. But it didn't quite go to plan... Luckily, the Queen guitarist was a good sport

Louder

“He saw what everybody saw: they could play, they had a ton of energy and they were authentic”: The weird story of Frank Zappa and AC/DC

The story of AC/DC’s most unlikely famous fan

Guitar World

“Freddie is always with me. He was like a brother, and now I have a Mercury on my guitar, too, which makes me very happy”: Brian May on how astronomy, the Everly Brothers and Freddie Mercury influenced the design of his Gibson SJ-200 12-string

The Queen guitarist's signature model is a super-rare example of a 12-string Gibson jumbo, replete with May's own aesthetic flourishes. But why is it strung like a Ricky? Here, May explains all

MusicRadar

“The people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard and the places I’ve wound up in has been an absolute odyssey”: Exhibition featuring life-sized photos of 100 legendary artists' guitars to open in London

Scale will feature 1:1 front-and-back portraits of guitars belonging to Paul McCartney, Tom Morello, Dave Grohl, Kerry King, Brian May, Joan Jett and more – and it'll tell the stories behind them

Louder

"Eddie Van Halen literally ran away from me!" Yngwie Malmsteen's wild tales of Lemmy, Ronnie James Dio, Metallica and more

Even talked soccer with Ritchie Blackmore as he lies on a table in a black leather trench coat, looking like Burt Reynolds? Shred king Yngwie Malmsteen has

The Independent UK

Brian May shares unique insight into how his father supported Queen on their first European tour

Fans called the musician’s touching post ‘a precious memory’

MusicRadar

“I’m proud to finally share this with everyone": Jean-Michel Jarre to release ‘audio visual record’ of his Bratislava mega-gig, which featured an appearance by Brian May

Live In Bratislava is out in September

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