{"id":2337186,"date":"2024-09-05T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/queen-guitarist-brian-may-suffers-stroke-out-of-the-blue\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:12:52","slug":"queen-guitarist-brian-may-suffers-stroke-out-of-the-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/queen-guitarist-brian-may-suffers-stroke-out-of-the-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Guitarist Brian May Suffers Stroke &#8216;Out of the Blue&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fqueen-guitarist-brian-may-suffers-stroke-out-of-the-blue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337186&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brian May, the 77-year-old guitarist of the legendary band Queen, has publicly shared that he recently experienced \u200da minor stroke. \u200cIn a video posted on his website, May reassured fans that he is managing to play guitar despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-slammed-for-banning-travel-from-india-after-what-he-said-when-trump-banned-travel-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden Slammed For Banning Travel From India After What He Said When Trump Banned Travel From China\">health scare<\/a>, which left him temporarily unable to \u2062control his arm. Describing \u200dthe incident as a &#8220;little health hiccup,&#8221; he expressed gratitude for the exceptional care he received at Frimley Hospital during\u200c the emergency. May emphasized that he didn&#8217;t want sympathy or excessive attention surrounding the situation, wanting to \u2063keep communication clear. While he is currently under doctor\u2019s orders\u200d to take it easy\u200b and avoid activities like driving and flying, he remains optimistic and is focusing on recovery after facing previous health challenges, including a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-friday-panic-cnn-airs-possible-path-for-trump-2020-win\/\" title=\"BLACK FRIDAY PANIC: CNN Airs Possible Path for Trump 2020 Win\">heart attack<\/a> in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brian May, the guitarist for the band Queen, has announced that he recently suffered a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>May is 77, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp9rl7d575xo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to bring you, first of all, some good news, I think,&rdquo; May said in a video posted to his <a href=\"https:\/\/brianmay.com\/brians-soapbox\/2024\/09\/health-hiccup-plenty-of-bombshells-in-the-documeentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-harry-styles-brian-may-monae-to-present-at-rock-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May<\/a> said, the &ldquo;good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days, and I say this because it was in some doubt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Queen guitarist Brian May reveals he suffered stroke, lost control of his arm: &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t want sympathy&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BR5US8vuqo\">https:\/\/t.co\/BR5US8vuqo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fni6Z97PPz\">pic.twitter.com\/fni6Z97PPz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1831235187214102821?\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He continued, a &ldquo;little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What they called it was a minor stroke and all of a sudden&nbsp; &ndash;out of the blue &mdash; I didn&rsquo;t have any control over this arm, so was a little scary,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>May said he had &ldquo;the most fantastic care and attention from Frimley Hospital where I went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beaten-black-and-blue-being-a-black-cop-in-an-america-under-siege\/\" title=\"Beaten Black And Blue: Being A Black Cop In An America Under Siege\">blue lights flashing<\/a>, the lot. Very exciting! I might post you a video if you like.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>May said he held off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deadly-daylight-saving-time-literally-deadly-increases-heart-attacks-strokes-studies-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">releasing the news<\/a> to control the reaction he would get.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t want to say anything at the time because I didn&rsquo;t want anything surrounding, you know. I really don&rsquo;t want sympathy. Please don&rsquo;t do that cause it&rsquo;ll clutter up my inbox, and I hate that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, good news is I&rsquo;m OK.&nbsp; Just doing what I&rsquo;m told, which is basically nothing,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m grounded. I&rsquo;m not allowed to go out,&rdquo; he said, looking about him as he spoke outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;m not allowed to drive, not allowed to get on a plane, not allowed to raise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officers-in-daniel-prude-case\/\" title=\"BREAKING: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers In Daniel Prude Case\">heart rate<\/a> too high,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-desantis-face-primary-voters-at-iowa-iowa-state-football-game\/\" title=\"Trump and DeSantis meet primary voters at Iowa\u2013Iowa State football game.\">plane flew overhead<\/a>, he joked that he was, &ldquo;not allowed to have planes flying over, which will stress me. But I&rsquo;m good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/04\/entertainment\/brian-may-queen-guitarist-stroke-intl-scli-gbr\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, May was a founding member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-bass-guitarist-andy-rourke-smiths-one-britains-influential-bands-dies-59\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen<\/a>, who wrote hits such as &ldquo;We Will Rock You&rdquo; and &ldquo;Who Wants to Live Forever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Queen &ndash; Who Wants to Live Forever?<br \/> The perfect song, and so fitting for Freddie.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Queen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Queen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreddieMercury?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreddieMercury<\/a> &#127881; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVPLu0PZHs\">pic.twitter.com\/nVPLu0PZHs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (&#9825; &tau;&#5039;&#2736;&epsilon;&kappa; &hearts;)&#8978;&#12290;+&#9836;&#12443; (@axlrose995) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axlrose995\/status\/1831684524989644977?\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, May suffered a heart attack&nbsp;and later said that he nearly died afterward due to complications.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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At 77 years old, he shared this news in a video on his website. &#8220;I\u2019m here to share some good news, I believe,&#8221; May stated. He expressed relief that he can still play guitar after the recent events, which had caused some uncertainty about his ability to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, May described the incident as a &#8220;minor stroke&#8221; that unexpectedly left him without control over one arm for a brief period, which was quite frightening for him. He praised the excellent care he received at Frimley Hospital during this time and mentioned that it was an exciting experience.<\/p>\n<p>May chose to delay sharing this information to manage public reaction and emphasized that he does not want sympathy or messages cluttering his inbox. He reassured fans by saying he&#8217;s doing well and is following medical advice to rest and avoid strenuous activities.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking outdoors during the video, he humorously noted restrictions on his activities\u2014he&#8217;s not allowed to drive or fly and must keep his heart rate low. 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