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Brian May on the Freddie Mercury idea that left Queen speechless: “There was silence in the room”

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As rock duos go, few have forged a partnership like Queen’s Brian May and Freddie Mercury. Between May’s mastery of his iconic Red Special guitar and Mercury’s ear for a hit, the pair took Queen to…

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