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Sir Brian May has said he could go on tour again this year as he was awarded a knighthood by the King at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
The Queen guitarist, 75, is responsible for some of the biggest and best-known riffs and solos in popular music, on songs such as We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody and One Vision.<\/p>\n
Sir Brian may continue rocking in 2023 after the King presented him with his gong on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
He told the PA news agency: \u201cWe\u2019re thinking about touring, I can say that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping I stay in good health \u2013 at the moment I seem to be in pretty good health, which is always great.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not been an easy road and there\u2019s been times I thought I would never do it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we all seem to be OK so we\u2019re looking at doing some touring, and of course we tour at the top level and it\u2019s very high energy and high demand on your fitness.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t go out until October or whatever I\u2019ll be working on my fitness from now on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sir Brian, alongside late frontman Freddie Mercury, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor, scored numerous number ones during Queen\u2019s heyday, as the band became one of the best live touring acts in the world.<\/p>\n
The musician, astrophysicist and animal welfare advocate was recognised for his services to music and charity.<\/p>\n
Sir Brian went on: \u201cI am very happy, smiling from ear-to-ear, particularly because it was the King, which means a lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a certain amount of contact over the years and we\u2019re of an age, so I have a strong feeling for him and it was a lovely moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discussed the fact that we are of an age and he was wondering if my knees were holding out for the kneeling part of the ceremony. I said: \u2018Yes, just about.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cTo receive this award I suppose feels like getting approval, like when you get a gold star at school \u2013 perhaps you\u2019ve done something and you know what you\u2019ve achieved and if you get that seal of approbation from above, then it\u2019s a very good feeling, it\u2019s very special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sir Brian is no stranger to Buckingham Palace, having performed during the Golden Jubilee in 2002, playing a solo guitar version of God Save The Queen from the roof of the famous royal residence.<\/p>\n
In June last year he performed with Queen at the Platinum Jubilee, where the late monarch tapped the beat of We Will Rock You onto a teacup at the end of a famous sketch featuring Paddington Bear \u2013 leading into a live performance of the song.<\/p>\n
Speaking about this, he added: \u201cDuring the rehearsal period I was coming through quite often, lingering among the paintings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just great, the pictures are incredible, we had lots of adventures trying to figure out how we were going to achieve that performance on the roof, which was actually pretty difficult, technically.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd on the day pretty much none of it worked that morning, so there\u2019s a lot of scrambling around and scratching of heads and I only actually got to hear myself and the orchestra about 10 minutes before the actual performance, it was pretty hair-raising but very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also recognised was former Treasury permanent secretary Sir Tom Scholar, who becomes a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and the UK\u2019s ambassador in Kyiv, Dame Melinda Simmons, who received a damehood for her services to British foreign policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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