QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Talks FOO FIGHTERS - "They Have This Kind Of Similar Spirit To What We Had And What We Have"
November 6, 2014, 10 years ago
NME recently caught up with Queen guitar icon Brain May, who discussed why he feels the band is "spiritually close" to the Foo Fighters. The full length Foo Fighters cover story is available in the new issue of NME, out this week.
May: "They're dangerous, they keep their danger, and I think that's great. They're very unusual in the way it's sort of riff-based music but very melodic as well, and you have Dave Grohl screaming melodies at you. The whole band is very accomplished, and they have this kind of similar spirit to what we had and what we have, I suppose."
In the clip below, May chats to Absolute Radio about how he built the famous Red Special guitar with his father many years ago, how important it's been to him and to Queen's work, and lots more detailed guitar-geekery.
