Ehwmatt wrote:Brian seems like a total class act. Anyone ever met him/heard stories?
I had the pleasure of meeting him 5 years ago in a bar of all places!
It was just after the We Will Rock You musical opened in the West End, London. I'm email buddies with Neil Murray (Whitesnake/MSG/Brian May Band/Deep Purple...etc) who plays bass in the house band and arranged to meet for a chat and drink after the show i was attending at the pub round the corner from the theatre.
Anyway we got chatting about music, how its changed, how we now have Rock Musicals and the like, and I then said that i'm pleased for Brian as he seemed somewhat at a loose end after Freddie had passed and needed a musical project to get his teeth stuck into. This was before the whole Queen & Paul Rodgers thing took off. I then looked to my right and there was Brian!!
I really didnt know what to say at first as this guy is a hero of mine, and you know what they say about the risks of meeting your heroes! I then thought, well we're in a pub, we're stood at the bar, and i said..."Excuse me, but could I have the pleasure in buying you a well earned pint?!?!?!"
Brian replied, "Thank you so much for the offer, but Jim (Queen manager) has just got them in!" We ended up having a chat about the show for a couple of mins before he went and sat down! I was thrilled. A great man as well as a great musician.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:40 pm
