Queen guitarist Brian May reveals he had minor stroke, temporarily lost control of his arm
The 77-year-old called it "a little health hiccup."
Queen rocker Brian May says he's happy to be able to still play the guitar following a health emergency.
"I'm here to bring you some good news, I think," May, 77, said in the below social media posted Tuesday. "The 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, because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago, and what they called it was a minor stroke. And all of a sudden, out of the blue, I didn't have any control over [my left] arm. So it's a little scary."
"I had the most fantastic care and attention from Frimley hospital" in England, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee continued. "Blue lights flashing a lot. Very exciting."
"I didn't want to say anything at the time, because I didn't want anything surrounding — you know, I really don't want sympathy," he said, asking with would-be well wishers not to "clutter up my inbox."
For now, he said he's following doctor's orders to do nothing, stay grounded, not riding in a plane or driving, and avoiding raising his heart rate. May also offered insight into his documentary about the spread of bovine tuberculosis, Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers and Me, in the video and its caption.
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Fans will recall that, in May 2020, May had another health issue when he "managed to rip my gluteus maximus to shreds in a moment of over-enthusiastic gardening." He had to be hospitalized. "I won't be able to walk for a while ... or sleep, without a lot of assistance, because the pain is relentless," May said then.
In the past few years, May and his bandmates have toured and performed with American Idol alum Adam Lambert as their lead singer. According to May's website, they don't have any tour dates booked for the rest of the year.
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