QueenZone discussion #972718
Meeting Brian May
| cexycy 18.03.2007 12:08 |
I would really like to meet Brian May and get his autograph, but how can I do it? I know I could probably write to his agents or whatever, but it'snot the same as meeting him. I would also like to get a tape recorder and ask hima few questions in an interview and maybe share it here. I have a good few questions, I'd like to ask. The same goes for Roger Taylor too. Also for John Deacon, but I guess that's boardering on the impossible as he is quite shy and doesn't seem to want anyhting like that. However I wouldn't say no to him. Can anyone help me here? |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 18.03.2007 12:30 |
Read his soapbox and you may get some tips. One I can tell you is that he doesn't fancy giving authographs. He'd rather shake hands and have a nice conversation. Cheers, Ogre- |
| thomasquinn 32989 18.03.2007 12:30 |
Try acid and imagine it. |
| john bodega 18.03.2007 12:42 |
Just tell him you like WWRY. He'll probably get you red carpet and a limo. |
| Saif 18.03.2007 13:23 |
Zebonka12 wrote: Just tell him you like WWRY. He'll probably get you red carpet and a limo.That's like the best suggestion ever given on QueenZone. =P |
| Owlbee 18.03.2007 14:04 |
"I would really like to meet Brian May and get his autograph, but how can I do it?" ------------------------------------------- Well, Brian and Roger are both coming over to my place for dinner Tomorrow. You are welcome to come over and visit with us....John is too shy though. Just bring some chicken and maccaroni salad....And a telescope for Brian! See You Then. |
| Lord Fickle 18.03.2007 17:16 |
Get well up on astronomy. Brian is into that, and loves talking about it. You might even get to see this planet from where you are. :) |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 18.03.2007 20:04 |
<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: Try acid and imagine it.LMAO :D |
| Mr. Scully 19.03.2007 07:28 |
Yes, Brian doesn't like signing autographs and prefers a conversation instead but what are the chances of talking to him for more than 5 seconds? Zero. I've met him about 4-5 times in the past few years and my "record" is 2 sentences. |
| its_a_hard_life 26994 19.03.2007 12:54 |
Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira wrote:<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote: Try acid and imagine it.LMAO :D |
| hoopymrprosser 19.03.2007 14:10 |
Do what everyone else does, be in the right place at the right time. He goes to WWRY in London regularly, and often signs autographs at the stage door. Read his forum he gives clues if he is going to be somewhere. Like the astronomy convention last month. He is usually at the premiere of any new WWRY shows, like the new one in Canada. Other than that... you're on your own. |
| you_rock_my_socks06 20.03.2007 13:10 |
Well I met him at WWRY for Freddies 60th accidently, cos I was standing by this door and he walked right out of it. WWRY is supposed to be finishing this year so if you go on the last day then he will be performing then. |
| Adam Baboolal 20.03.2007 21:50 |
I remember seeing Brian at the WWRY London in 2003. He ran past us as he went through a backstage door. We got a programme booklet and went round the back, waiting to see him. Nice guy. Didn't get to say much to him and he didn't say much at all. So, yah, not a great chance in getting much out of him! Adam. |
| gnomo 21.03.2007 13:51 |
If you want an interview you should ask through his PR I suppose... |
| The Real Wizard 21.03.2007 16:15 |
you_rock_my_socks06 wrote: WWRY is supposed to be finishing this year so if you go on the last day then he will be performing then.As far as I know, WWRY is showing no signs of slowing down in London. It's still selling out every show, after 5 years. If it was closing, it would have made the news, and marketing for the final shows would be insane. |
| gnomo 21.03.2007 16:41 |
... well, if I'm not mistaken, the current run is still scheduled for an Oct. 6 final date, but of course it is too early for a further extension to be discussed (IIRC, last year it happened late April); as a matter of fact, tickets for both Oct. 6 shows have been "not on sale" for months now... ... which reminds me I've got to check with Ticketmaster tomorrow ... :) Last year, Oct. 5 was to be the final date IIRC, and after the extension was granted Brian promised he'd make the date "special" all the same, as a reward to the fans - and he actually played on the occasion. So there's hope he'll do the same this year even in the event of a further extension... |
| The Real Wizard 22.03.2007 01:23 |
Interesting... thanks for the info. But it'd be sad to see it go while it's still at its peak. A show should never close until public interest wanes. |
| Queenland 26.03.2007 16:08 |
I think he was in really good mood when me + my wife met him backstage in Rio'92. He invited us to sat down and say/ask wathever we wanted! The first couple of minutes I 'froze' completely, then my wife began the conversation. In the end we've spent a good 15 minutes or more there, together with Jim Beach. It came to a point when I said 'I think we're taking too much of your time, thank you very much for receiving us here' and we said goodbye & left. He was very relaxed eating a banana & drinking cofee, very funny to watch :-D And yes, he signed everything we wanted him to sign for us :) I think we benefited from the fact that it was one of his first solo shows, after a long time not being on tour/meeting a lot of fans, etc. |
| cexycy 18.12.2007 22:02 |
Well thanks a lot for all your answers (even though some of them suggest that you shouldn't be allowed to post messages without supervision, hee hee) Well you know the old fan type thing, people get famous, they get fans, the fans want to meet them, etc, etc, as the story goes, so what is so bad about signing autographs or just chatting a bit? Why does he have to make it so hard? I can't be the only fan in this situation. It's fans like us that put people like Brian where he is. Surely the least he can do is see me for a few seconds and maybe sign one of my records. If he signs just one, I'll never bother him again, how's that for a deal? Brian, are you reading this? |
| leto 19.12.2007 05:23 |
I met 3 times Brian and each times, he proved he was a very nice guy and very patient. Last time I saw him (except on 30 march 2005 for Queen + PR); it was at Festival de Jazz in Montreux in 2001. It was at the end of the afternoon, I was standing in the Hall. And Brian came from everywhere. He was alone. Me and just after 2 or 3 people recognized him. We took some pictures and I realized that it was very patient at this time because my camera had some troubles, so Brian wanted that the picture was a good enough. Then we did another one. It's a great man ! |
| bigV 19.12.2007 10:08 |
Mr. Scully wrote: Yes, Brian doesn't like signing autographs and prefers a conversation instead but what are the chances of talking to him for more than 5 seconds? Zero. I've met him about 4-5 times in the past few years and my "record" is 2 sentences.At least you've met him. I didn't even get a chance to do that in Budapest. And I waited all day in front of the Four Seasons... V. |
| Erin 19.12.2007 10:44 |
He was really nice when I met him, but he knew that I travelled across the ocean just to see the AW tour. ;-) I was nervous and probably acted like an idiot. I also met him at an autograph signing. Needless to say, that was a more rushed encounter. If I ever meet him again, I don't think I'd fool up with getting an autograph. |
| Champipple 19.12.2007 16:07 |
I met him twice. Once on the Innuendo NA Promo tour. I waited outside MuchMusic in Toronto and he came out and signed autographs on the way to the waiting limo. I also met him on His BTTL tour. I managed to get backstage and he was very patient and signed autographs for fans and worked the room. My funniest experience in meeting celebs was Bob Geldof. I waited for him outside a gig with a copy of his autobiography to sign and we chatted a bit about the show then someone started shouting about how they love him and he's a saint. He stopped, turned then shouted "F-off you wanker!" then continued chatting with people. |
| Barbie Jupiter 20.12.2007 06:52 |
oh yeah... learn astronomy.... become vegetarian.. and love animals(especially whales and hedgehoges) Oh, honestly, i would love SOOOoooo much to get a chance to interchange few sentences with him!!!! |
| Mr Faron Hyte 20.12.2007 19:41 |
Queenland wrote: He was very relaxed eating a banana & drinking cofee, very funny to watch :-DThat heartless, uncaring bastard! Daring to actually EAT a precious banana, which had once be thriving with life, cruelly stripped away and consumed by the greed of another privileged European capitalist! FOR SHAME, Brian May! FOR SHAME! WHEN will SOMEONE care about the BANANAS??? |
| goinback 23.12.2007 07:01 |
cexycy wrote: I would really like to meet Brian May and get his autograph, but how can I do it? I know I could probably write to his agents or whatever, but it'snot the same as meeting him. I would also like to get a tape recorder and ask hima few questions in an interview and maybe share it here. I have a good few questions, I'd like to ask. The same goes for Roger Taylor too. Also for John Deacon, but I guess that's boardering on the impossible as he is quite shy and doesn't seem to want anyhting like that. However I wouldn't say no to him. Can anyone help me here?No offense, but you really don't think millions of other people haven't had the same idea? If he did this for everyone who wants to then he'd be tied up for a few decades. Though it is well-known he is one of the most patient and polite rock stars when it comes to these things. |
| Tero 23.12.2007 11:00 |
goinback wrote: Though it is well-known he is one of the most patient and polite rock stars when it comes to these things.Sure... He will only bitch about it afterwards on his soapbox. |
| kagezan1313 23.12.2007 17:54 |
I met Brian and Roger at the Vancouver auditions for the Canadian WWRY show. I sang my bit, told him he needed more fiber in his diet, and then he stood up and threw his multigrain bagel at me, shouting "I'll give you fiber, you dirty bastard!" There was a small scuffle, Roger lost an eye, and I got the boot. Needless to say, I'm not on the cast, but I didn't want to go live in Toronto for 2 years anyway. |
| goinback 23.12.2007 18:56 |
Hah! Well yeah just don't sell his pic on E-bay :) |
| Roger Meadows Tailor 24.12.2007 08:39 |
Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:You might like to check out Brian's "jolly Christmas card".you_rock_my_socks06 wrote: WWRY is supposed to be finishing this year so if you go on the last day then he will be performing then.As far as I know, WWRY is showing no signs of slowing down in London. It's still selling out every show, after 5 years. If it was closing, it would have made the news, and marketing for the final shows would be insane. link |
| cexycy 07.01.2008 19:54 |
goinback wrote:Good point. Well I'd LIKE to talk to him and stuff, who wouldn't? But if he just gave me one autograph and a handshake, I'd be happy with that.cexycy wrote: I would really like to meet Brian May and get his autograph, but how can I do it? I know I could probably write to his agents or whatever, but it'snot the same as meeting him. I would also like to get a tape recorder and ask hima few questions in an interview and maybe share it here. I have a good few questions, I'd like to ask. The same goes for Roger Taylor too. Also for John Deacon, but I guess that's boardering on the impossible as he is quite shy and doesn't seem to want anyhting like that. However I wouldn't say no to him. Can anyone help me here?No offense, but you really don't think millions of other people haven't had the same idea? If he did this for everyone who wants to then he'd be tied up for a few decades. Though it is well-known he is one of the most patient and polite rock stars when it comes to these things. |
| Micrówave 08.01.2008 13:41 |
When administering the handshake, do the palm rub thingy with your middle finger. Or better yet, give him The Shocker. |