Queen’s Brian May said he had minor stroke

Brian May
Brian May FILE PHOTO: Sir Brian May attends the "Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration", Andrea Bocelli celebrates his 30th anniversary in music with three star-studded concerts at Teatro Del Silenzio on July 19, 2024 in Lajatico, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Mercury Studios) (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Mercury Studios)

Queen’s Brian May is one of the best guitarists of all time but what he called a “health hiccup” left him unable to control his arm recently.

The “health hiccup” as he called it was actually a minor stroke, but he assured fans that while he was not able to use his arm last week, he can once again play the instrument, CNN reported.

May shared the health scare on his Instagram feed earlier this week, calling it “a little scary” but thanks to the hospital staff he is OK, but he is “grounded” for the time being, not allowed to drive, fly on a plane or get his heart rate too high.

May not only is a rocker, he is also an animal rights activist and an astrophysicist, CNN reported.

This is not the first health scare for the musician. In 2020 he had a heart attack and had three stents inserted. He also had a stomach hemorrhage due to the medications he was given for his heart.

May was named the best guitarist of all time by Guitar World in 2023. He also was knighted last year by King Charles III.

Queen sold more than 87.6 million albums in the U.S. including hits such as “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The final song inspired the title of the 2018 biopic which saw the Oscar going to Rami Malek for his portrayal of band frontman Freddie Mercury, Deadline reported.

The band, now fronted by Adam Lambert, finished up its Rhapsody Tour in February after it was delayed by COVID.

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