British musician (born 1947)
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The lead guitarist who made Queen stadium-sized and built his own instrument to do it. May's Red Special — assembled from fireplace wood and motorcycle parts — produced the layered, orchestral crunch behind "We Will Rock You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody", and he's still the one keeping the band alive decades after Mercury's death.
May co-founded Queen in 1970 with Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (he'd played with Taylor in Smile at university), and bassist John Deacon joined a year later. The band broke globally with A Night at the Opera in 1975, and through the mid-'70s and '80s they filled the world's largest venues — Live Aid in 1985 remains a high-water mark. May wrote fist-in-the-air anthems like "We Will Rock You" and "Who Wants to Live Forever", his Red Special guitar producing a sound no one else could match. After Mercury died in 1991, Queen went quiet except for the tribute concert and Made in Heaven; May lat…
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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.
There's no chance for us It's all decided for us This world has only one sweet moment Set aside for usWho wants to live forever? Who wants to live forever?
We will, we will rock you We will, we will rock you.
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