Brian May, Queen guitarist and Astrophysicist
Posted by Betelbuddy 20 hours ago
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Comment by hexapus 11 hours ago
The titled scared the shit out of me. Having just lost Patrick Stewart, I thought "Noooooo....not him too!!"
Comment by onraglanroad 19 hours ago
One of the things I really liked about The Sky at Night (UK TV programme) was they occasionally had Brian May on as a guest.
And Patrick Moore would just refer to him as "Doctor May" and would just talk astronomy, never even referring to the fact he was the guitarist in one of the most famous rock bands in the world.
Comment by saimiam 17 hours ago
Did you know of Doctor May's other career when you were watching him on the show?
Makes you wonder how many seemingly nondescript people on shows and podcasts are actually superstars in some unrelated field.
Comment by helsinkiandrew 16 hours ago
Not exactly non descript but Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden sidelined as a commercial pilot for a charter airline.
Comment by saghm 15 hours ago
Also an accomplished fencer; the article mentions he's done fairly well in European tournaments!
Comment by EdwardDiego 13 hours ago
IIRC he often took part in flying the band's 747, called Ed Force One.
Comment by onlypassingthru 14 hours ago
If you ever flew KLM, your pilot might've been the king.
Comment by itchingsphynx 7 hours ago
Read his Dr May's thesis: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-77706-1
Comment by burnt-resistor 4 hours ago
I watched Mad Max 2 recently and didn't realize it was scored by a different BM until after checking IMDb.