Is brian may gay

Anyone who portrays Fred as purely a gay story is missing a lot of the point. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen, which he co-founded with singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor.

I think there was a slight suspicion, but it never occured to me that he was gay. It was a neat way of sidestepping the issue because actually, Freddie was no fool. I knew a lot of his girlfriends and he certainly didn't have boyfriends, that's for sure.

May adds, "I remember Freddie being asked if he was gay in one of his early interviews and he said: 'Yes, darling, of course. Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July ) is an English musician, animal welfare activist and astrophysicist.

I don't think even he was fully cognisant in the beginning. World Entertainment News Network reports that QUEEN guitarist Brian May did not realize his bandmate Freddie Mercury was gay for years — because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends.

And even when the frontman, who died inhad come to terms with his sexual orientation, he became well versed at avoiding the issue when asked directly. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor have opened up about Freddie Mercury's sexuality in a new interview.

The pair were close during the early days of the band, but the legendary guitarist insists he had no inclination of Mercury's homosexuality. Toggle navigation. He loved music, he love his work, and he didn't want anything to get in the way.

I'm as gay as a daffodil'. The flamboyant frontman had a string of girlfriends during his early years, so unsurprisingly, May had no reason to question the singers sexuality.