I found it interesting, what the guys from Metallica thought about Brian after a QAL-show they visited during the last tour, especially since I sometimes have the feeling, that some Queen-Fans on this side seem to mock Brian a lot. Among his peers he seems to be valued a lot. Here is an excerpt:
METALLICA’s JAMES HETFIELD: If I’m Alive At 70, I Hope I’ll Be As Cool As Brian May
In an interview with So What, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield talked about his musical idols, especially praising QUEEN guitarist Brian May, saying (watch entire interview below):
“QUEEN has been a huge inspiration in the early days for me, especially Brian May. Just watching Brian May… There was a moment in the show [James is referring to a QUEEN concert he recently went to], ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ it was like this rock ‘n’ roll dream I was looking at.
“I was right at the sound desk, looking out at him, long ramp. He popped out of the middle just before his solo. There’s smoke, there’s light behind him, and his white hair, this big white aura around him and he rises up out of the stage and he’s doing the solo. And he’s in this giant silver cape with like the ’70s look.
„Kirk [Hammett] and I just looked at each other like, ‘Holy shit! This is awesome!’ Total fanboys at that point. And then after the show… [Laughs] Brian May says, ‘I’m wondering if Kirk likes what I’m playing.’ And Kirk and I look at each other again like, ‘Huh? Yeah, Brian May just said that.’
Here is the link to the complete article:
http://metaladdicts.com/site/metallicas ... brian-may/