"Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear"
"I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone."
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Source: Their Britannic Majesties Request. Mojo Magazine Interview, www.brianmay.com. August 1999.
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