Few rock guitarists possess a playing
style as instantly recognizable as Queen's Brian
May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked
guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and
instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads,
May is in a class all by himself. Born in Hampton,
Middlesex, in July 1947, May showed an interest in
music at a very early age -- learning to play the
ukulele and piano before receiving his first guitar
as a present on his seventh birthday. Shortly
thereafter, May and his father began to build a
custom guitar from scratch.
