Queens Brian May gives health update after 2024…
The show must go on.
Queen guitarist Brian May has shared a welcome health update following the stroke he suffered last yr.
“I’ve been lucky, I get these things, but I seem to be able to get out of them. They give you a wake-up call,” May, 77, said during a new interview with Alan Titchmarsh on ITV’s “Love Your Weekend.”
Brian May introduces the preview screening of “Queen Rock Montreal” in London, England, on Jan. 15, 2024. Getty Images
The Queen guitarist suffered a minor stroke in August 2024. dpa/image alliance via Getty Images
“I keep moving, I do my biking a lot of times a week,” the “Bohemian Rhapsody” guitarist continued. “I do a hundred lengths in the pool once a week. To me, that’s what’s keeping me going. That’s what’s keeping me alive.”
The rockstar added that his medical doctors told him he’s “doing all the right things” when it comes to taking care of his health.
“So, for now, I’m still here,” he concluded.
May performs during a Queen live performance in 1977. Michael Ochs Archives
Queen’s Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon and May in Kensington, London, in 1974. Redferns
May suffered the startling health scare in August 2024. He revealed the stunning news on Instagram one month later.
“They called it a minor stroke, and all of a sudden, out of the blue, I didn’t have any control of this arm,” he shared in a video at the time. “It was a little scary, I have to say.”
“I didn’t wanna say anything at the time because I didn’t want anything surrounding it, I really don’t want sympathy,” May continued. “Please don’t do that, because it’ll clutter up my inbox, and I hate that. The good news is I’m okay.”
Brian May during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on March 29, 2019. Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
However, the “We Are the Champions” musician returned to the stage less than one yr after struggling his minor stroke and quickly shedding control of his left arm.
He carried out “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Benson Boone at Coachella in April 2025.
“I’m still reeling from last night at Coachella,” May wrote on Instagram hours after his shock competition look. “Thanks to all of you folks who made it feel so special — you know who you are!”
The Queen guitarist out and about in New York City on Sept. 27, 2019. GC Images
“And for Benson and his entire team, I have no words,” he added. “I’m awestruck.”
May reunited with the “Beautiful Things” singer once again for another efficiency in London earlier this month.
“Just catching my breath … but I have to pay tribute to Benson Boone and all his beautiful team. I had a BLAST,” he added in another video following Boone’s show at the O2 Arena on Nov. 4. “Love you guys.”
May in London, England, on June 16, 2006. Getty Images
Vivian Campbell, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, Joe Elliot, Rick Savage and May during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on March 29, 2019. WireImage
But the Queen member’s stroke wouldn’t be the first health scare he endured in current years.
May suffered a coronary heart assault and “could have died” back in 2020, although he rapidly recovered from that incident as nicely.
“Anyway, I didn’t die, I came out,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said on social media in May 2020. “I’m incredibly grateful that I now have a life to lead again. … I’m good, I’m here, and I’m ready to rock.”
Queen’s Deacon, Taylor, Mercury and May in 1975. WireImage
May, meanwhile, is joined by former bandmates Roger Taylor, 76, and John Deacon, 74, as the only surviving unique members of Queen.
Frontman Freddie Mercury died from AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia in November 1991. He was 45.
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