Brian May Reveals He Had A Minor Stroke, 'Didn't Have Control' Of One Arm
"I didn’t have any control over this arm, so it was a little scary..."
Queen @ Fire Fight Australia (Credit: Josh Groom)
Brian May, the legendary guitarist of Queen, revealed that he recently had a minor stroke that left him unable to use one arm.
Taking to Instagram yesterday (4 September), May—a renowned guitarist and astrophysicist—assured fans that he’s on the mend after experiencing a “health hiccup” that was a minor stroke. May showed movement in his hand, telling viewers that he could play music again after being temporarily unable to move his arm.
“The good news is that I can play guitar,” May said in the Instagram video. “It was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago, and what they called it was a minor stroke, and all of a sudden, out of the blue, I didn’t have any control over this arm, so it was a little scary.”
May added that he’s been resting and told he’s unable to drive or fly. He continued, “I really don’t want sympathy… Please don’t do that because it will clutter up my inbox, and I hate that.”
You can watch the video below.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Adam Lambert—the lead singer of Queen since 2011—would join the Australian edition of The Voice as a coach. He’s not the only new coach; he’s joined the show alongside Kate Miller-Heidke and LeAnn Rimes. Guy Sebastian is the sole longstanding coach.
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In other Queen news, Sony Music was reportedly preparing to acquire the band’s discography (and other rights, excluding live performances) for $1.9 billion earlier this year.
According to a Hits Daily Double report, live recordings aren’t covered in the deal as Queen’s surviving and continuing members, Brian May and Roger Taylor, still tour with singer Adam Lambert and retain those rights.
Another label was reportedly close in the negotiations for rights to Queen’s catalogue but stopped short with a bid of $1.3 billion.
Variety noted that the band’s royalties for recorded music in the US and Canada – which belonged to Disney in a $10 million deal solidified in the ‘90s – will reportedly go to Sony. When the band’s distribution deal with Universal expires in the next few years, Sony will snap that up.
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