
It was an internal decision, part of our growing up process, I think.


What pushed the band toward that decision? Going into “The Miracle,” the four of you decided that, going forward, you would share song credits equally. May also speaks warmly of Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie and Foo Fighters’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins - whose recent memorial concerts the Queen guitarist played - as well as his continued amazement at the talents of his friend, Freddie Mercury. “That was the intention: to invite people into our studio environment at that point in time.”īut “The Miracle” isn’t the only thing on May’s mind - below, he teases a possible 2023 Queen and Adam Lambert tour and the expanded release of his 1983 “Star Fleet Project” EP with Eddie Van Halen. “Listening to our dialogues on ‘The Miracle,’ it feels as if I am in the middle of our sessions – finding joy, finding frustration,” Queen guitarist Brian May tells Variety when he phones from London.
