I cannot believe how down to earth Brian is, we all see how 'fame' can change people, this shows the character of a fine and humble human being. Great stuff!
Brian May keeps reminding us to stay humble, be grateful and just enjoy life. Such a big inspiration not just as a musician but also as a person. Thank you! ♥
One of the most British conversations I've heard in years. Sympathetic hhmms aand aaahss, soft spoken, polite, well worded and very low intensity. Love it!
Interesting.... he was very self-disclosive in what struck me as not a traditionally British manner (e.g., talking about emotions and experience in psychotherapy).
Yeah, a lot of english and scottish people can b quite closed when talking about emotions. not like the french or spanish. i think the welsh r a bit more open. my person exp obvs ❤
This is one of the most lovely and thoughtful interviews I have seen in some time. Thank you very much for sharing the time you spent together. I recently discovered your presence on the internet through another channel in which you presented a thoughtful biography of my favorite composer - Tarrega. It very nearly brought me to tears, especially in the last three or four minutes of that episode in which you eloquently described the sensation many of us feel when playing his music. It resonated quite deeply with me, as I have often imagined I am having an intimate conversation with him while playing, sometimes quite slowly, Lagrima, Adelita, a prelude, or even one of his etudes. Apologies for the length of this comment, but finding your channel, your music, and an interview like this is truly wonderful and inspiring. Cheers to you and Mr. May from the U.S.
What seems to start as a normal interview quickly opens up into a wonderful conversation between two individuals who are on the same intellectual and moral level. Thank you for this great post, I always felt like sitting at Brian's kitchen table with you!
I am a fairly capable player myself, but if Mr. May were to even look at me-much less take out his phone to record me-I don’t think I could even tune without passing out. Well done! The two of you sharing songs like that was very moving. Thank you.
The guitar section was so precious I cried to his reaction to u playing the guitar and seeing him play love of my life❤ I’m 13 and love Queen with my whole heart. Ive been a hugeee Queen fan for 4 years now and I was so happy when I went to see Queen and Adam lambert in October and I could not contain my excitement and I cried the whole way through the concert I was so happy and grateful to experience this concert and when bri sang love of my life with Freddie it made me cry a whole lot I was still crying even after the concert. Hope you grow and get more popular!
A beautiful response. I fully relate to the crying.. I sob often to music, though some of my friends don't quite Understand it. Great to see some of the bands around when I was a kid still touching the hearts of the young. Keep shining too.
I was a Queen fan at 17- my first ever single was It's A Kind Of Magic. I'm 55 now and hindsight says that without the music of Queen life would have been so much harder to navigate - this magnificent group helped with the down times and celebrate the good times. I wish you every happiness and can assure you that in your music choice at least... you're on the right track! 😀
Gods Brian May is so humble and a lovely human being! his music moved so many people around the globe including myself! his guitar sound is one of. I'm so grateful I got to take my kid to see Queen Live! excellent interview ❤❤❤ God bless you Brian and Rosie!
Such a beautiful interview and dynamic. At the end where Brian stops singing and instead hums, you could see his pain in missing Freddie. He then mentions it afterwards. Really a beautiful interview.
It's one of these things you will probably never be able to fully realise that it just happened ✨ What a great episode (I'm still watching it in this moment!!😍). So very happy for you that you have the opportunity to talk to this incredibly grounded, thoughtful, wise and gentle man ☺️ and I can absolutely relate how you must feel. You both have very comfortable voices to listen to...! Thanks a lot for this video. Have a beautiful evening :)
What a lovely video! I'm a huge Queen fan, and I don't think I've ever seen Brian quite so at ease before. Wonderfully intimate! I saw Queen at Wembley in '86,the Friday gig when it rained, and Brian once remarked that it especially stood out in his memory. Don't know why I said that, must be the vodka. ;o)
@NeilDohertyMusic I was there on Friday as well,we got drenched but it didn't matter.Always thought the Friday show was better,they seemed more relaxed
Great interview with all the right space thank you. I wasn't a serious Queen fan until my 1 year old son (in 1980) saw Queen on the TV and began his musical career by building mic stands out of stickle bricks ( poor mans lego) and strutting around like Freddie, As a guitarist he made me learn Brians bits🙂. The first one was Love of my life so it was a trip down memory lane for me to see Brian play it at the end. I like Brians humanity he seems to me to be a real person. This is the first time I have seen you (old and out of touch you see) but I loved your playing and your interview so Thanks👍
This is hands down the best interview with Brian I have ever seen, Rosie. It was so easy to watch, your questions were unique and smart and Bri was so, so kind and honest. Loved it!
Oh wow. Brian is one of my hero’s and I’ve loved his playing since I was a small child. You are so lucky to have the chance to interview him in his home, it’s very rare that we see anyone of his status in their home environment. What a wonderful human being Brian is, very softly spoken and genuine. Awesome video.
As many others have posted, I found this to be an incredible interview. Brian May has always struck me as a very down to earth individual. I can't even imagine trying to write a dissertation draft while touring the world in Queen. I just found your channel through this interview, and loved the way you conducted this interview. Love of My Life at the end was wonderful.
Thank you Rosie, without your interview with Brian I would never have found your music. The interview is just wonderful and just shows everything about this man that's made him an inspiration in my life since I was a teenager (now 52). His passion for music, his honesty about the loneliness of being an only child, his self-doubt in the face of being widely regarded with such esteem continues to give a template on how to deal with life and even after almost 40 years of his music being in my life I still learn something new..and one of those things this time is your music which I will be diving 'headlong' into (forgive the totally intended pun).
It's so refreshing to see someone as respected as Brian May being interviewed as a real person. 99% of musicians interviewed are asked about their guitars, amps, pedals, set up, etc., but you, Rosie, have shown Sir Brian / Dr. May as a person, & as such we have seen a very interesting insight into his character. And what an exceptionally nice chap he is. Well done, Rosie, & thank you! PS - your playing is beautiful, by the way.
I love that Brian is kind, amazed with his life story, stunned that we are looking at the guitar he hand made , together the engine / creator of the most iconic and epic rock music / Queen . Stunning
What a fascinating interview! I love that you gave Brian the space to express himself so freely. What an amazing person he is! A true national treasure 🙂
What a lovely video. Love the uncut/low post editing nature. Brian is such an honest humble guy just travelling through life along with the rest of us totally unaware of his iconic status. I was hoping for a bit of Love of My Life and was not disappointed. I did a PhD myself 20 years ago and so was interesting to hear his perspectives there. Thanks Rosie.
5:57 I would argue that there’s a difference between sampling in music or using a photo as a reference for your hand drawing or being influenced by your heroes and favorite artists, compared to a graphic artist taking a photo to use in a project, refusing to cite sources (does not say “original photo by x”) and then telling people that their graphic design is drawn by hand. I think there’s a lack of attribution and transparency there that isn’t honest. Also, the imposter syndrome! I had to laugh at Sir Dr. Brian May saying, “maybe they don’t know who I am, and if they do, doesn’t mean they care.” With all due respect, Sir Dr., you’re 6 feet 3 inches of long legs and ethereal, perfectly defined curls. You couldn’t be inconspicuous if you tried. ❤️ Rosie, thank you so much for such an unfiltered, genuine hour of conversation and just… visiting Brian at Allerton Hill. All the little details and extra bits left in, like helping move the setup, answering a phone call from Anita, that slice of life stuff drives the point home that Brian made during the interview - “we’re all human.”
Definitely! Especially as the internet continues to make the world expand at a crazy rate I think there will be a lot of need for the clear distinctions between all of these things in the future and not only what constitutes a copy, but also what that means regards sharing and rights etc. the only things I'm sure of is that there will be big changes in how we approach intellectual property in the next few years! Thanks so much for listening and for your comments, it was a toss up on whether or not to leave those bits in, I hope it made it all feel as intimate as the whole experience was for me!
@@RosieBennetGuitarIntimate! Yes, that’s the word I was looking for. It really made for an intimate experience for the viewer. I felt cozy watching you two! (And your camera setup is amazing. I felt like I was in the room with you two. The angles and distance of the camera really helped erase the fourth wall. I wish I could explain why, but it really was an audiovisual feast.)
Back in 1989, it was a Sunday afternoon, it was sunny outside, and i was hanging around in the local corner shop (a news-agents that sold magazines, sweats, food, and had a couple of Arcade games to play). The only people in the shop, were myself and the owner, Mick. In what has become the most surreal moment of my life, in walked Brian May. I kid you not, Brian May of Queen was in the shop. Brian purchased a couple of items and left. I noticed outside was a red Mercedes, possibly a 190E, which were quite popular at the time. Once Brian was out the shop, me and Mick were like 'that was Brain May!..'. I walked home, i mentioned to my sister 'guess who was in Mick's?'. I told her it was Brian May of Queen. My sister replied, in a somewhat downplayed type of tone 'they (Queen) are filming in the area'. The area was Lightwater, Surrey, UK. To this day, i have no idea what they were filming? ..i assumed a music video. Having watched every Queen music video, i cannot associated any of them with Lightwater or the surrounding areas?
I`ve been using A.I. to finally put my songs out with A.I. Singer. it sounds great and perfect. Sometimes I need to tell people It`s an A.I. Database, because they compliment the singer voice quality 😄😄😄😄😅
This was a wonderful interview with Sir Brian May. It did not have the feeling of an interview, more like a conversation between two people that were getting to know each other. Just an open and friendly chat. Loved it. Now I need to look at the previous episode and see who that was :) Adding another channel to my growing list of subscriptions. Thank you for this.
I love the fact that he's got the pot (empty and cleaned out, I presume/hope) Ben & Jerry's "Bohemian Raspberry" ice cream on the shelf above the aga, so it's at his head height and looking over the whole kitchen. Great interview though. I've met Brian a couple of times and he is really like you see in interviews, even when it was backstage before one of the his gigs with Adam. Thank you, @RosieBennetGuitar
Really loved the interview. You did a great job asking the questions, listening and contributing without interjecting your own experiences just because you could. Most interviewer are very annoying and you never get the full answer because they interrupt so much. Bravo!
What a wonderful video. Beautifully edited too. I love that you've given it such space to breathe. It felt like being in the room listening to two friends. Thank you.
Thanky you Rosie for this interview, youve got to love Brian, he is so humble, inteligent and it feels good to listen to him talking. I feel sorry for those who actualy met him and took a photo or video of him instead of talking to him. If i had a chance to talk to Brian for few minutes ill be forever happy. such a nice guy, im not a hugger but ill hug him if ill ever met him. He is doing so much, as he said he keeps himself busy and its good, he is good at saving animals, in astrophysics, stereophotography, music - so talented and what is imporant, he is not wasting his time and talent. so, than you for this interview.
What a Truly Lovely and Humble Guy Brian is, Queen we’re never really my Cup of Tea but I’ve never ever Doubted their Greatness and Great they were🙏🌞⭐️ Brain is up there with anyone in the world of Guitar from past or present he is completely unique in every way as a guitarist and musician, a National Treasure he certainly is 🙏❤️🌞⭐️
I’m glad Sir Brian mentioned the smile. Fantastic interviewer who managed to get a lot of interesting stuff without lingering on the well-trodden material .
Excellent job! The only interview I’ve ever seen or heard with Sir Brian not having to answer all those notorious questions about building the Red Special and playing it with a sixpence, but rather sharing his opinion on very human matters. Thank you both!
Art, if it's genuine, is expression, not just finished product. AI doesn't have a mind or heart. It can gather notes to produce sound, it can gather words to produce text. It cannot express.
I don't think I've ever seen a more remarkable and totally unaffected human being, such a lovely attitude to everything. They're both great! Thanks for this Rosie.
I did not know that Brian had had children. I am sure he was a good father. Also He is so honest about himself in all aspects of his life. Really lovely interview. X
LOVE Brian! As for AI, one hugely crucial element that is missing in the whole debate RE creating music is that AI will never have a spirit, nor a soul, nor human connection, nor human memories, nor human feelings. Without those elements which form the pillars of music creation, AI will always remain a poor, artificial imitation that is akin to a winter garden filled with artificial plants. Top interview Rosie!
Also the big issue about AI is that it's trained on artworks (and music) that got stolen, taken without permission from artists and used by AI companies to make money. Brian seems confused on the matter, confusing AI's plagiarism with the human brain's process of being inspired by others and re-elaborating it to create something new. Artists, writers, and actors are currently fighting against AI because their art and works got stolen for profit, and hidden behind the "inspiration" excuse by the AI companies.
@@eileencrys Ya you're right. And it will be years before Legislation catches up. In the US there are only a handful of states that grant you permission to have commercial ownership over your person in case someone uses your image or your voice or you likeness. AI simply cannibalizes. The current state of AI it's ability 'to learn' is very limited.That kind of AI probably exists at some level but its not being given to the public & I doubt it ever will. The AI we have been given access to is like a computer child with some kind of learning dysfunction that limits how far it can go. ChatGPT is to get people used to the idea of interacting with AI instead of humans. We're a long way away from the kind of AI that learns the way humans do & we're not even sure how humans do learn. Consciousness is beyond our ability to confine or measure. It doesn't live in the brain. Its 'something' beyond. I think at some point the disappointment with AI's ability to 'think' will be the justification of human modification in order to add our Consciousness to it's unlimited ability to sift data. I think that's where the real trouble begins.
For me, the great thing about songwriters is being able to follow their journey from obscure young musicians to successful and often prolific writers of great songs. It matters, to me, that the song is written by a human being that I can connect with and seeing his or her style develop. The song means more knowing the songwriter and that the song came from within, rather than from a soulless computer.
In a way im pleased Brian is discussing AI in a contemporary sense because as intelligent beings ourselves we need to hold currency with the evolving scenario..and keep some forethought and wisdom building at that pace.
As much as I love and appreciate the song writing talents of all four original members of Queen, I feel that many people who only know their music from their greatest hits may not know some of the most beautiful songs-melody, chords, lyrics-that Queen recorded, especially on their first six albums were written by Brian. Even Brian’s Wiki page doesn’t mention all his compositions, including gems like “White Queen (As It Began)”, “Dear Friends”, “Long Away”, “Teo Torriate”, “Leaving Home Ain’t Easy”, and (with Fred) “Is This the World We Created “. Along with his virtuosic arranging and orchestration skills, his tender and soulful vocals, and his kick-butt guitar playing, his songs bear the hallmarks of a mature musician who showed a sophistication from the very start. Brilliant human being he is. And Rosie is a delightful sublime interviewer!
It would be great that Brian and Roger do a tour with none of their hits. For example songs like Leaving home aint easy, Fight from the inside, Sail away sweet sister, long away, Tenement Funster etcetera.
You are truly a beautiful human being Rosie. Getting parenting advise from the greatest of greatest, have my deepest respect. Your smile, will be my guidance. What a fantastic interview. Thank you. 🙏❤️
That was the most heart -warming and touching interview with Brian I've ever seen. I feel as though I've really got to know Brian a little and what makes him tick. Queen have always been the most massive influence on my life - Freddie taught me to sing (vicariously) and Brian, of course, was one of the inspirations for me taking up luthiery and starting to build guitars. I have some of my guitars here at home, just like the little home-build guitar that Brian had there in the interview that he and his Dad built. He obviously keeps it there just to mess about on and practice and jam etc, just like mine. But unlike my guitar that guitar has toured the world multiple times and been featured on dozens and dozens of trailblazing songs. That just blows my mind. The renditions at the end were fabulous. "love of my Life" was beautiful. Of course I had to provide Freddie's voice myself here at home, while I wiped away a tear. Fantastic work.
I think he's spot on and I'm only 9 minutes in. Terry Gilliam of Monty Python was looking through a book of painting or something and came across, Bronzino's Mannerist; An Allegory with Venus and Cupid. The thing that stood out the most in the painting to him was the foot. Yes the foot, which became a Monty Python symbol. Ironically while playing around with text to image AI I started getting the foot myself. I'm totally fascinated by text to image AI(sans the censor)and find it inspiring. I'm like a lot of musicians/songwriters, we see or hear something and then turn it into a song. Buddy Holly went to see John Wayne in the "Searchers". Wayne kept on saying "that'll be the day" anytime someone challenged him. Well Holly wrote the rock n' roll classic of the same name. I actually have no desire to use someone else's voice out side of just for a joke. Previous to my experimentation with AI(limited as it were)I was wrestling with the whole fair use doctrine. In concluding music publishing has become way too restrictive, I was reminded of how music publishing actually begun. Tin Pan Alley, it was literally an organized crime racket. Their sole purpose was to monopolize music. I further concluded that really the only thing that is unique is the human voice. It's like a fingerprint or a snowflake. It's singularly unique. What is being lost in the mad rat race of competition is we actually compete against ourselves. That is to say what we create comes from within. We are sponges that leak creativity and creativity should not be en$laved, it should be encouraged.
I have really enjoyed watching this interview! You are lovely and Brian is such a great human being and human doing! I've always been a big fan of queen and I think this interview is amazing, not only because it is very interesting but also because it's different! You've spoken about many interesting things like AI, Brian's childhood and parenthood... and a beautiful ending with two pieces of my favourite composers: Confesión (Agustín Barrios) and Love of my life (Queen). Simply beautiful!
What a thoroughly wonderful interview Brian is a joy to listen to and seems such a lovely chap and your laid back relaxed approach was perfectly suited to Brian ‘s lovely nature, the beautiful guitar playing from both yourself and Brian at the end was icing on the cake, I’m definitely hitting subscribe 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊🎶🎸
Absolutely brilliant and fresh video and interview. Thank you Brian for being so open and honest. I have followed Queen and Brian since 1977. My first Queen gig at Lewisham odeon.
There‘s always a huuuuge difference between reporters doing interviews and musicians talking to each other. And then there is obviously another level when two people connect and share a lot of things. And - at least I believe - even non-musicians get a lot more out of such encounters. Even when they‘re not as beautifully „wrapped up“ as this one. 😊🎸
Really good interview - I watched it of course for Brian. But i want to say i think you interview really well, a person to person exchange. My niece is learning guitar so i'll send her the link.
I like Brian. He seems like a really great guy. He's the kind of guy you could hope all famous, successful people would be, it seems to me. Great interview!
Such a wonderful conversation! Where did the hour go, just stumbled onto this, thank you Rosie & Brian. You both are wonderful human beings (not doing) Thank you! 🙏🏼
Brian is correct, AI is all around us but we often don't know it's there. I know AI made sure I clicked on this video, RUclips love to spam you with AI suggested videos
Excellent interview, Rosie, thank you .Do you compose? if so, I could explain and fast track you and Brian through harmonic structures. Once you understand harmonic structures, i'ts like being in Paradise. I compose classical,, jazz, and pop music. They are all equally good once you use good harmonic structures.
I forgot to mention that I studied music in collage and had a recording contract when I knew nothing about music.. You are so lucky to have such a musical sound on guitar.
Thanks for not getting in the way of Brian's replies and let time for him to build up remembrance. Not all interviewers do that. And thanks for posting!
Such an amazing video Brian is such a great accomplished man!! Above all in my opinion the best accomplishment is the guitarist for Queen, and he still going on!!!!! My question to you is before he and yourself agreed on this interview did you have to sign an agreement not to have questions about Freddie Mercury??
Super cool and interesting interview. Brian May is my favorite living guitar player - no one sounds like Brian May, and as a rock guitarist, that's extremely difficult. Super smart guy, too.
Rosie, I love this interview with Brian May, and the kindness on the air. You both are smart persons, talented, and have a lot in common to talk about. Thanks for sharing this content! I started to follow your channel after see this video. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year! Best regards from Brazil!
Is it me or does Brian may look fantastic for his age!
Brian will always be a hands9m kind man.
I cannot believe how down to earth Brian is, we all see how 'fame' can change people, this shows the character of a fine and humble human being. Great stuff!
When you're a good person inside, fame doesn't change you
Brian May keeps reminding us to stay humble, be grateful and just enjoy life. Such a big inspiration not just as a musician but also as a person. Thank you! ♥
You can't be humble and knighted, especially when the family who are knighting you are best friends with Jimmy Saville.
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He told me not to cut my hair.
I told him I was living in nits Hell.
@@truthseeker7794Brian IS humble though!! Don’t know why you’d bring up something totally unrelated 🙄
One of the most British conversations I've heard in years. Sympathetic hhmms aand aaahss, soft spoken, polite, well worded and very low intensity. Love it!
Interesting.... he was very self-disclosive in what struck me as not a traditionally British manner (e.g., talking about emotions and experience in psychotherapy).
English conversation, not British.
As one would expect of two EFFEMINATES. 🤡
Yeah, a lot of english and scottish people can b quite closed when talking about emotions. not like the french or spanish. i think the welsh r a bit more open. my person exp obvs ❤
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This is one of the most lovely and thoughtful interviews I have seen in some time. Thank you very much for sharing the time you spent together. I recently discovered your presence on the internet through another channel in which you presented a thoughtful biography of my favorite composer - Tarrega. It very nearly brought me to tears, especially in the last three or four minutes of that episode in which you eloquently described the sensation many of us feel when playing his music. It resonated quite deeply with me, as I have often imagined I am having an intimate conversation with him while playing, sometimes quite slowly, Lagrima, Adelita, a prelude, or even one of his etudes. Apologies for the length of this comment, but finding your channel, your music, and an interview like this is truly wonderful and inspiring. Cheers to you and Mr. May from the U.S.
What seems to start as a normal interview quickly opens up into a wonderful conversation between two individuals who are on the same intellectual and moral level. Thank you for this great post, I always felt like sitting at Brian's kitchen table with you!
I am a fairly capable player myself, but if Mr. May were to even look at me-much less take out his phone to record me-I don’t think I could even tune without passing out. Well done! The two of you sharing songs like that was very moving. Thank you.
I could listen to Brian May all day long,lots of wisdom and exciting things to say ,,thanks guys 🙂
The guitar section was so precious I cried to his reaction to u playing the guitar and seeing him play love of my life❤ I’m 13 and love Queen with my whole heart. Ive been a hugeee Queen fan for 4 years now and I was so happy when I went to see Queen and Adam lambert in October and I could not contain my excitement and I cried the whole way through the concert I was so happy and grateful to experience this concert and when bri sang love of my life with Freddie it made me cry a whole lot I was still crying even after the concert. Hope you grow and get more popular!
A beautiful response. I fully relate to the crying.. I sob often to music, though some of my friends don't quite Understand it. Great to see some of the bands around when I was a kid still touching the hearts of the young. Keep shining too.
I was a Queen fan at 17- my first ever single was It's A Kind Of Magic. I'm 55 now and hindsight says that without the music of Queen life would have been so much harder to navigate - this magnificent group helped with the down times and celebrate the good times. I wish you every happiness and can assure you that in your music choice at least... you're on the right track! 😀
Gods Brian May is so humble and a lovely human being! his music moved so many people around the globe including myself! his guitar sound is one of. I'm so grateful I got to take my kid to see Queen Live! excellent interview ❤❤❤ God bless you Brian and Rosie!
One could try to find a more humble man than Brian... but would fail...
Such a beautiful interview and dynamic.
At the end where Brian stops singing and instead hums, you could see his pain in missing Freddie. He then mentions it afterwards.
Really a beautiful interview.
It's one of these things you will probably never be able to fully realise that it just happened ✨ What a great episode (I'm still watching it in this moment!!😍). So very happy for you that you have the opportunity to talk to this incredibly grounded, thoughtful, wise and gentle man ☺️ and I can absolutely relate how you must feel. You both have very comfortable voices to listen to...! Thanks a lot for this video. Have a beautiful evening :)
Definitely! It was such a wonderful day and I think we got a great interview out of it :) thanks for listening and for your kind words!
What a lovely video! I'm a huge Queen fan, and I don't think I've ever seen Brian quite so at ease before. Wonderfully intimate! I saw Queen at Wembley in '86,the Friday gig when it rained, and Brian once remarked that it especially stood out in his memory. Don't know why I said that, must be the vodka. ;o)
@NeilDohertyMusic I was there on Friday as well,we got drenched but it didn't matter.Always thought the Friday show was better,they seemed more relaxed
Great interview with all the right space thank you. I wasn't a serious Queen fan until my 1 year old son (in 1980) saw Queen on the TV and began his musical career by building mic stands out of stickle bricks ( poor mans lego) and strutting around like Freddie, As a guitarist he made me learn Brians bits🙂. The first one was Love of my life so it was a trip down memory lane for me to see Brian play it at the end. I like Brians humanity he seems to me to be a real person. This is the first time I have seen you (old and out of touch you see) but I loved your playing and your interview so Thanks👍
This is hands down the best interview with Brian I have ever seen, Rosie. It was so easy to watch, your questions were unique and smart and Bri was so, so kind and honest. Loved it!
Oh wow. Brian is one of my hero’s and I’ve loved his playing since I was a small child. You are so lucky to have the chance to interview him in his home, it’s very rare that we see anyone of his status in their home environment. What a wonderful human being Brian is, very softly spoken and genuine. Awesome video.
As many others have posted, I found this to be an incredible interview. Brian May has always struck me as a very down to earth individual. I can't even imagine trying to write a dissertation draft while touring the world in Queen. I just found your channel through this interview, and loved the way you conducted this interview. Love of My Life at the end was wonderful.
Thank you Rosie, without your interview with Brian I would never have found your music. The interview is just wonderful and just shows everything about this man that's made him an inspiration in my life since I was a teenager (now 52). His passion for music, his honesty about the loneliness of being an only child, his self-doubt in the face of being widely regarded with such esteem continues to give a template on how to deal with life and even after almost 40 years of his music being in my life I still learn something new..and one of those things this time is your music which I will be diving 'headlong' into (forgive the totally intended pun).
It's so refreshing to see someone as respected as Brian May being interviewed as a real person. 99% of musicians interviewed are asked about their guitars, amps, pedals, set up, etc., but you, Rosie, have shown Sir Brian / Dr. May as a person, & as such we have seen a very interesting insight into his character. And what an exceptionally nice chap he is. Well done, Rosie, & thank you!
PS - your playing is beautiful, by the way.
That was wonderful! Lovely human being. The man who doesn't know how many souls have been saved through his music :)
Dr.May is brilliant, talented, humble, kind and so interesting. Thank you both. Wonderful interview. Thank you so much.
I love that Brian is kind, amazed with his life story, stunned that we are looking at the guitar he hand made , together the engine / creator of the most iconic and epic rock music / Queen . Stunning
What a fascinating interview! I love that you gave Brian the space to express himself so freely. What an amazing person he is! A true national treasure 🙂
Brian is one of the most brilliant minds in music.
Awww … as he finishes Love of my Life Anita rings *love
Thank you for love ❤
What a lovely video. Love the uncut/low post editing nature. Brian is such an honest humble guy just travelling through life along with the rest of us totally unaware of his iconic status. I was hoping for a bit of Love of My Life and was not disappointed. I did a PhD myself 20 years ago and so was interesting to hear his perspectives there. Thanks Rosie.
Hi Brian, thank you for showing so much compassion and honesty. Thank you for this excellent interview Rosie.
To me one of the most interesting interviews with a "star" I have ever seen. Its almost like a conversation. Thanks Brian and Thanks Rosie!!!
Thank you for this wonderful, human, intimate interview. It was wonderful to see you both talking in a meaningful way. Keep up the good work.
5:57 I would argue that there’s a difference between sampling in music or using a photo as a reference for your hand drawing or being influenced by your heroes and favorite artists, compared to a graphic artist taking a photo to use in a project, refusing to cite sources (does not say “original photo by x”) and then telling people that their graphic design is drawn by hand.
I think there’s a lack of attribution and transparency there that isn’t honest.
Also, the imposter syndrome! I had to laugh at Sir Dr. Brian May saying, “maybe they don’t know who I am, and if they do, doesn’t mean they care.” With all due respect, Sir Dr., you’re 6 feet 3 inches of long legs and ethereal, perfectly defined curls. You couldn’t be inconspicuous if you tried. ❤️
Rosie, thank you so much for such an unfiltered, genuine hour of conversation and just… visiting Brian at Allerton Hill. All the little details and extra bits left in, like helping move the setup, answering a phone call from Anita, that slice of life stuff drives the point home that Brian made during the interview - “we’re all human.”
Definitely! Especially as the internet continues to make the world expand at a crazy rate I think there will be a lot of need for the clear distinctions between all of these things in the future and not only what constitutes a copy, but also what that means regards sharing and rights etc. the only things I'm sure of is that there will be big changes in how we approach intellectual property in the next few years!
Thanks so much for listening and for your comments, it was a toss up on whether or not to leave those bits in, I hope it made it all feel as intimate as the whole experience was for me!
@@RosieBennetGuitarIntimate! Yes, that’s the word I was looking for. It really made for an intimate experience for the viewer. I felt cozy watching you two! (And your camera setup is amazing. I felt like I was in the room with you two. The angles and distance of the camera really helped erase the fourth wall. I wish I could explain why, but it really was an audiovisual feast.)
Back in 1989, it was a Sunday afternoon, it was sunny outside, and i was hanging around in the local corner shop (a news-agents that sold magazines, sweats, food, and had a couple of Arcade games to play). The only people in the shop, were myself and the owner, Mick. In what has become the most surreal moment of my life, in walked Brian May. I kid you not, Brian May of Queen was in the shop. Brian purchased a couple of items and left. I noticed outside was a red Mercedes, possibly a 190E, which were quite popular at the time. Once Brian was out the shop, me and Mick were like 'that was Brain May!..'. I walked home, i mentioned to my sister 'guess who was in Mick's?'. I told her it was Brian May of Queen. My sister replied, in a somewhat downplayed type of tone 'they (Queen) are filming in the area'. The area was Lightwater, Surrey, UK. To this day, i have no idea what they were filming? ..i assumed a music video. Having watched every Queen music video, i cannot associated any of them with Lightwater or the surrounding areas?
I`ve been using A.I. to finally put my songs out with A.I. Singer. it sounds great and perfect. Sometimes I need to tell people It`s an A.I. Database, because they compliment the singer voice quality 😄😄😄😄😅
This was a wonderful interview with Sir Brian May. It did not have the feeling of an interview, more like a conversation between two people that were getting to know each other. Just an open and friendly chat. Loved it. Now I need to look at the previous episode and see who that was :) Adding another channel to my growing list of subscriptions. Thank you for this.
I love the fact that he's got the pot (empty and cleaned out, I presume/hope) Ben & Jerry's "Bohemian Raspberry" ice cream on the shelf above the aga, so it's at his head height and looking over the whole kitchen. Great interview though. I've met Brian a couple of times and he is really like you see in interviews, even when it was backstage before one of the his gigs with Adam. Thank you, @RosieBennetGuitar
Really loved the interview. You did a great job asking the questions, listening and contributing without interjecting your own experiences just because you could. Most interviewer are very annoying and you never get the full answer because they interrupt so much. Bravo!
What a wonderful video. Beautifully edited too. I love that you've given it such space to breathe. It felt like being in the room listening to two friends. Thank you.
Brian May is such a smart person, and without airs and graces despite his enormous success, but still a doubter - a real person!
Thanks for love and support )
Thanky you Rosie for this interview, youve got to love Brian, he is so humble, inteligent and it feels good to listen to him talking. I feel sorry for those who actualy met him and took a photo or video of him instead of talking to him. If i had a chance to talk to Brian for few minutes ill be forever happy. such a nice guy, im not a hugger but ill hug him if ill ever met him. He is doing so much, as he said he keeps himself busy and its good, he is good at saving animals, in astrophysics, stereophotography, music - so talented and what is imporant, he is not wasting his time and talent.
so, than you for this interview.
What a Truly Lovely and Humble Guy Brian is, Queen we’re never really my Cup of Tea but I’ve never ever Doubted their Greatness and Great they were🙏🌞⭐️ Brain is up there with anyone in the world of Guitar from past or present he is completely unique in every way as a guitarist and musician, a National Treasure he certainly is 🙏❤️🌞⭐️
Great interview ✨✨
I’m glad Sir Brian mentioned the smile. Fantastic interviewer who managed to get a lot of interesting stuff without lingering on the well-trodden material .
Excellent job! The only interview I’ve ever seen or heard with Sir Brian not having to answer all those notorious questions about building the Red Special and playing it with a sixpence, but rather sharing his opinion on very human matters. Thank you both!
Thank you, Rosie. This warmed my old bitter heart. ❤
😂 Merry Christmas!
@@RosieBennetGuitar : Merry Christmas to you too! 😊
10 minutes in and it’s already an absolutely fantastic interview! Great conversation
Art, if it's genuine, is expression, not just finished product. AI doesn't have a mind or heart. It can gather notes to produce sound, it can gather words to produce text. It cannot express.
29:17 my heart melted at this point
This was the best intervju I have ever seen of Brian. Thankyou 🙏❤️
Pleasure will always be mine ❤
I don't think I've ever seen a more remarkable and totally unaffected human being, such a lovely attitude to everything. They're both great!
Thanks for this Rosie.
What a lovely , gentle spoken man- and modest about his academic achievements. A very calming chat to watch and kisten to.
I did not know that Brian had had children. I am sure he was a good father. Also He is so honest about himself in all aspects of his life. Really lovely interview. X
You can be so proud ein happy to Met Brian May❤
his voice is soooooo soothing 😌
LOVE Brian! As for AI, one hugely crucial element that is missing in the whole debate RE creating music is that AI will never have a spirit, nor a soul, nor human connection, nor human memories, nor human feelings. Without those elements which form the pillars of music creation, AI will always remain a poor, artificial imitation that is akin to a winter garden filled with artificial plants. Top interview Rosie!
Also the big issue about AI is that it's trained on artworks (and music) that got stolen, taken without permission from artists and used by AI companies to make money. Brian seems confused on the matter, confusing AI's plagiarism with the human brain's process of being inspired by others and re-elaborating it to create something new. Artists, writers, and actors are currently fighting against AI because their art and works got stolen for profit, and hidden behind the "inspiration" excuse by the AI companies.
@@eileencrys Ya you're right. And it will be years before Legislation catches up. In the US there are only a handful of states that grant you permission to have commercial ownership over your person in case someone uses your image or your voice or you likeness. AI simply cannibalizes. The current state of AI it's ability 'to learn' is very limited.That kind of AI probably exists at some level but its not being given to the public & I doubt it ever will. The AI we have been given access to is like a computer child with some kind of learning dysfunction that limits how far it can go. ChatGPT is to get people used to the idea of interacting with AI instead of humans. We're a long way away from the kind of AI that learns the way humans do & we're not even sure how humans do learn. Consciousness is beyond our ability to confine or measure. It doesn't live in the brain. Its 'something' beyond. I think at some point the disappointment with AI's ability to 'think' will be the justification of human modification in order to add our Consciousness to it's unlimited ability to sift data. I think that's where the real trouble begins.
Good god, I’m so jealous! Beautiful young gal gets to talk to THE Brian May in his home with a private show.
That was wonderful. Thank you! You are a marvelous player.
Wonderful interview! Congrats Rosie👏
For me, the great thing about songwriters is being able to follow their journey from obscure young musicians to successful and often prolific writers of great songs. It matters, to me, that the song is written by a human being that I can connect with and seeing his or her style develop. The song means more knowing the songwriter and that the song came from within, rather than from a soulless computer.
In a way im pleased Brian is discussing AI in a contemporary sense because as intelligent beings ourselves we need to hold currency with the evolving scenario..and keep some forethought and wisdom building at that pace.
Just such a pleasant conversation.
Great interview Brian and Eric Clapton were a massive influence on my guitar playing, stands up for wildlife top fella
To feel conected to people ypu will never meet is a wonderful feeling, thank you Rosie and Brian, the Patrick Moore's of our time.
how surprisingly down-to-Earth this guy with a Ph.D. in astro-physics is.
Such a lovely human being. 😍
Two Dire Straits gems in the background. Good taste indeed!
Rosie, you are the best interviewer I have seen in a LONG time.
Beautiful exchange between caring people. Brian comes off as a outstanding human being
Both are amazing talents and both are so humble, brilliant, honest, and open. Great interview with so much personal insight. Thank you.
As much as I love and appreciate the song writing talents of all four original members of Queen, I feel that many people who only know their music from their greatest hits may not know some of the most beautiful songs-melody, chords, lyrics-that Queen recorded, especially on their first six albums were written by Brian. Even Brian’s Wiki page doesn’t mention all his compositions, including gems like “White Queen (As It Began)”, “Dear Friends”, “Long Away”, “Teo Torriate”, “Leaving Home Ain’t Easy”, and (with Fred) “Is This the World We Created “.
Along with his virtuosic arranging and orchestration skills, his tender and soulful vocals, and his kick-butt guitar playing, his songs bear the hallmarks of a mature musician who showed a sophistication from the very start.
Brilliant human being he is. And Rosie is a delightful sublime interviewer!
It would be great that Brian and Roger do a tour with none of their hits. For example songs like Leaving home aint easy, Fight from the inside, Sail away sweet sister, long away, Tenement Funster etcetera.
You are truly a beautiful human being Rosie. Getting parenting advise from the greatest of greatest, have my deepest respect.
Your smile, will be my guidance.
What a fantastic interview. Thank you. 🙏❤️
That was the most heart -warming and touching interview with Brian I've ever seen. I feel as though I've really got to know Brian a little and what makes him tick. Queen have always been the most massive influence on my life - Freddie taught me to sing (vicariously) and Brian, of course, was one of the inspirations for me taking up luthiery and starting to build guitars. I have some of my guitars here at home, just like the little home-build guitar that Brian had there in the interview that he and his Dad built. He obviously keeps it there just to mess about on and practice and jam etc, just like mine. But unlike my guitar that guitar has toured the world multiple times and been featured on dozens and dozens of trailblazing songs. That just blows my mind.
The renditions at the end were fabulous. "love of my Life" was beautiful. Of course I had to provide Freddie's voice myself here at home, while I wiped away a tear.
Fantastic work.
Great interview. Such an amazing man, so down to earth. ❤
Love this interview - esp. Brian's view that science & art are closer than intellectually challenged politicians can imagine.
I think he's spot on and I'm only 9 minutes in. Terry Gilliam of Monty Python was looking through a book of painting or something and came across, Bronzino's Mannerist; An Allegory with Venus and Cupid. The thing that stood out the most in the painting to him was the foot. Yes the foot, which became a Monty Python symbol. Ironically while playing around with text to image AI I started getting the foot myself. I'm totally fascinated by text to image AI(sans the censor)and find it inspiring. I'm like a lot of musicians/songwriters, we see or hear something and then turn it into a song. Buddy Holly went to see John Wayne in the "Searchers". Wayne kept on saying "that'll be the day" anytime someone challenged him. Well Holly wrote the rock n' roll classic of the same name. I actually have no desire to use someone else's voice out side of just for a joke. Previous to my experimentation with AI(limited as it were)I was wrestling with the whole fair use doctrine. In concluding music publishing has become way too restrictive, I was reminded of how music publishing actually begun. Tin Pan Alley, it was literally an organized crime racket. Their sole purpose was to monopolize music. I further concluded that really the only thing that is unique is the human voice. It's like a fingerprint or a snowflake. It's singularly unique. What is being lost in the mad rat race of competition is we actually compete against ourselves. That is to say what we create comes from within. We are sponges that leak creativity and creativity should not be en$laved, it should be encouraged.
So interesting and warm hearted interview. Life is short, art is long.
Brian May is so sweet for a beast of a rock star!
Thank you Rosie Bennet for a great interview! Love a fresh angle on things, and the RAW format of it. Love it!
I have really enjoyed watching this interview! You are lovely and Brian is such a great human being and human doing! I've always been a big fan of queen and I think this interview is amazing, not only because it is very interesting but also because it's different! You've spoken about many interesting things like AI, Brian's childhood and parenthood... and a beautiful ending with two pieces of my favourite composers: Confesión (Agustín Barrios) and Love of my life (Queen). Simply beautiful!
What a thoroughly wonderful interview Brian is a joy to listen to and seems such a lovely chap and your laid back relaxed approach was perfectly suited to Brian ‘s lovely nature, the beautiful guitar playing from both yourself and Brian at the end was icing on the cake, I’m definitely hitting subscribe 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊🎶🎸
Brian your voice is so calming ❤❤
Fantastic interview Rosie. Impressive guitarist you are and what a gentleman Brian is. Wonderful. Delightful.
Saw the guest, saw the albums in the background of the intro and instantly decided to subscribe. And what a wonderful interview it turned out to be.
Absolutely brilliant and fresh video and interview. Thank you Brian for being so open and honest. I have followed Queen and Brian since 1977. My first Queen gig at Lewisham odeon.
There‘s always a huuuuge difference between reporters doing interviews and musicians talking to each other. And then there is obviously another level when two people connect and share a lot of things. And - at least I believe - even non-musicians get a lot more out of such encounters. Even when they‘re not as beautifully „wrapped up“ as this one. 😊🎸
Really good interview - I watched it of course for Brian. But i want to say i think you interview really well, a person to person exchange. My niece is learning guitar so i'll send her the link.
Love of life love of my life!!!!!!!!
Lovely interview. Rosie. Kudos to you both.
I like Brian. He seems like a really great guy. He's the kind of guy you could hope all famous, successful people would be, it seems to me. Great interview!
Such a wonderful conversation! Where did the hour go, just stumbled onto this, thank you Rosie & Brian. You both are wonderful human beings (not doing) Thank you! 🙏🏼
Brian is correct, AI is all around us but we often don't know it's there. I know AI made sure I clicked on this video, RUclips love to spam you with AI suggested videos
The one man I've always wanted to meet
What a lovely soul.
Excellent interview, Rosie, thank you .Do you compose? if so, I could explain and fast track you and Brian through harmonic structures. Once you understand harmonic structures, i'ts like being in Paradise. I compose classical,, jazz, and pop music. They are all equally good once you use good harmonic structures.
Rosie, you have a very warm touch playing,very beautiful.
I forgot to mention that I studied music in collage and had a recording contract when I knew nothing about music.. You are so lucky to have such a musical sound on guitar.
Thanks for not getting in the way of Brian's replies and let time for him to build up remembrance. Not all interviewers do that. And thanks for posting!
Bri, is just a normal man with his feet firmly planted on the ground, but his mind was always in the stars. Bravo smart man ❤
Such an amazing video Brian is such a great accomplished man!! Above all in my opinion the best accomplishment is the guitarist for Queen, and he still going on!!!!! My question to you is before he and yourself agreed on this interview did you have to sign an agreement not to have questions about Freddie Mercury??
Super cool and interesting interview. Brian May is my favorite living guitar player - no one sounds like Brian May, and as a rock guitarist, that's extremely difficult. Super smart guy, too.
Rosie, I love this interview with Brian May, and the kindness on the air. You both are smart persons, talented, and have a lot in common to talk about. Thanks for sharing this content! I started to follow your channel after see this video. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year! Best regards from Brazil!
the word "art" was derived by a french word meaning "of thy self" from what i remember, AI is the antithesis of art
Absolutely loved this!
Thank you Rosie and Brian. That was an awesome interview.
I love Brian ❤️❤️❤️❤️