Science Rules

Guitar solo in the middle of the song? Brian is immediately halfway across the stage, in his own world, remembers he needs to sing usually about three seconds too late to make it back to his mic in time.

Choruses that his backing vocalists are also singing? Brian is hovering vaguely near his mic or fellow guitarist Jamie Moses, but is not actually singing.

Vocal improv sections in a song? It is now optional. If Brian is not already standing in front of his mic, he doesn’t even bother hurrying back.

Song doesn’t have enough guitar solos or long enough guitar solos? Brian simply adds more and fucks off halfway across the stage (see #1).

In summary:

Why was Brian May a habitual cheater?

Now this is not to judge but merely a psychological analysis based on interviews and other behaviors that he was exhibited over the years. (lowkey hope rushingheadlong gives their opinion bc i just KNOW they’d eat this topic UP!)

I think not at first, but once a certain type of fame hit, when people started to please him and serve to him because they saw him as someone better because he was/is famous, I think that's when the switch flipped.

He lost his connection to the real world, something that happens a lot to famous people, in a way of "I am famous and I can do whatever the fuck I want".

Which, honestly, is the only explanation I can think of why he cheated on his wife while she was pregnant with his child.

Basically, fuck you, I am famous and you are not, do as I said and not as I did.

That's why I also think Chrissy went on tour with them - to keep him in check/grounded.

It is also the reason why everything fell apart after Queen stopped touring - imagine you spend months playing sold out shows, people kissing your feet and worship you.

And then you come home and gotta do the dishes and change diapers and nobody cheers on you.

I think that's a type of mental fuck up that should be studied, cause this insane kind of fame MUST fuck with people's brains.

Anyway-

Now we do not exactly know how many women he had on the side (Peaches and Anita, anyone else?), so compared to other rock stars at the time, he was tame - I am looking at you, John Lennon.

BRIAN! Getting ready for “I Want to Break Free”

“Actually, I’ve been playing some blues lately. I’ve done a couple of tracks and I usually end up singing and not screaming; it’s in the range where I can put some passion into it. The funny thing is, I actually can scream. I just did this track for Scotty Moore on a Sun Records tribute. It starts off very quiet and then the guy screams because he’s totally pissed off … I did a version of that and I screamed it. The problem is that I can’t do it all night.”

H A Z E L

...So, yeah. It's been pretty clear the whole time that the band was not consulted about this at all or offered any of Freddie's lyrics, instruments, or costumes that they may have wanted, and this confirms it. Brian can't even look. It's too painful.

And I'm sure the usual band of assholes who defend everything Mary does because they're so deeply invested in pretending she's an angel who was the luv of his life uwu--because they can't cope with Freddie having been a gay man--will vomit out more excuses for her hurting Freddie's close loved ones yet again.