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we need some more Brian May appreciation on this blog methinks so here’s Things About Brian May That Just Make Sense
Owns Groot pajamas
Once apologized for being straight to a guy who asked him out in a hotel lobby
Broke protocol talking to Queen Elizabeth because he couldn’t take the awkward silence
Noticed guys following Freddie into his dressing room and was basically just like “….huh. That’s new” and apparently went about his day (the correct reaction)
Commissioned a second giant statue of Freddie due to being jealous of Roger’s for like a solid decade
Said his cat was the closest thing he had to a sibling, wrote a song about her when she died
Took a video of himself with the EMTs in an ambulance while LITERALLY HAVING A STROKE
Moved houses, forgot about the whole entire life-sized News of the World robot he had in his attic, was gifted another one by a fan, now has robot in his house somewhere
Once spent entirely too long trying to plug in a completely acoustic instrument
Once turned up to a sound check having forgotten his guitar, didn’t notice until far later than he should have
Split his head open throwing up in a toilet
Broke his arm after “losing a fight with a skateboard”
Tried to get back at Crystal for pranking him, just ended up accidentally buying him breakfast
Bought land, planted trees, made it to be a haven for wildlife
Recorded actual thunder for a song, credited god for it on the album
Low-key speaks Spanish
Brian: Roger and I used to argue about everything you can think of Also Brian: “special thanks to my most enduring partner, Roger Meddows Taylor—“
Clogs
Volunteered to play on top of Buckingham Palace, was absolutely unimaginably terrified the entire time
Dressed up as a penguin and tried to bond with the penguins on the IGSM video