Brian May
Brian May is the lead guitarist of the British rock band Queen, known for his distinctive layered guitar sound and the homemade guitar he built with his father.
May is also an astrophysicist who completed his PhD decades after putting it on hold for music.
Brian May's guitar solo on "Bohemian Rhapsody" is iconic.
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen's operatic rock suite
- We Will Rock YouPercussive arena chant
- Killer QueenDangerous powerful woman
- Live AidMulti-venue famine benefit concerts
Roger Taylor · British rock · stadium concerts · harmony · anthem · hit singles · iconic · platinum
Moral claims for fauna
- wildlife conservationProtecting animals and ecosystems
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- rescueSave from harm
welfare · advocacy · campaigner · protection · lobbying · ethical treatment · wildlife photography · rewilding
Highest academic credential
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
telescope · New Horizons · stargazing · co-author · cosmic · celestial · astronomer · stereoscopy
Quality of sound
- delayEnforced waiting period
- harmoniesPleasing combined pitches
- layeringForming successive strata
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
fingerpicking · sustain · whammy bar · vibrato · fretboard
Freddie Mercury
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen's operatic rock suite
- We Will Rock YouPercussive arena chant
- Killer QueenDangerous powerful woman
Roger Taylor · Live Aid · British rock · stadium concerts · harmony · anthem · hit singles · iconic · platinum · innovation
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
- wildlife conservationProtecting animals and ecosystems
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
rescue · welfare · advocacy · campaigner · protection · lobbying · ethical treatment · wildlife photography · rewilding · animal welfare
PhD
Highest academic credential
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
observatory · telescope · New Horizons · stargazing · co-author · cosmic · celestial · astronomer · stereoscopy
tone
Quality of sound
orchestral · fingerpicking · sustain · whammy bar · vibrato · fretboard
- guitaristsJimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen
- Rock StarsMick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain
- British ScientistsIsaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Stephen Hawking, Francis Crick
- Multi-InstrumentalistsStevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor, Beck, Phil Collins
- PolymathsLeonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, polymath, Benjamin Franklin, Leibniz
Brian MayJohnny Ramone
Sid Vicious · Kurt Cobain · Jack White · Johnny Rotten · lo-fi aesthetic
Brian MaySid Vicious
Keith Moon · Ozzy Osbourne · Keith Richards · Nikki Sixx · Jim Morrison