Brian May

4 titles·Since 1986

July 19, 1947 · Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

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).

Frequently works with

Roger Taylor

4 titles together

Freddie Mercury

3 titles together

John Deacon

2 titles together

Filmography (4)

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019 · Self - Guitar Player Queen

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

2012 · Self

Queen: Days of Our Lives

2011 · Self

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium

1986 · Guitars

July 19, 1947 · Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

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).