Queen guitarist Brian May says he "could have died" after experiencing "a small heart attack" earlier this month.
Key points:
- Brian May underwent a heart procedure after experiencing chest pain
- The 72-year-old lead guitarist was a founding member of Queen in 1970
- Due to coronavirus, Queen has rescheduled the remainder of its Rhapsody tour until 2021
May said in an Instagram video on Monday that his doctor drove him from his home in the UK to a local hospital after he started feeling the symptoms of a heart attack.
He had three stents fitted in "an incredible operation" and now feels "as if nothing happened".
The 72-year-old, who lives in Surrey near London, said he found the experience shocking, because "I thought I was a very healthy guy".
May, who had initially considered undergoing open-heart surgery to fix the problem, said the less invasive procedure was deemed a success.
"I walked out with a heart that's very strong now," he said.
"Anyway, I didn't die, I came out."
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May thanked his doctors and medical staff, and asked fans to send him congratulations for surviving, not sympathy messages.
"I'm incredibly grateful that I now have a life to lead again," he said.
His video post detailed a lengthy health "saga" this month, with the UK in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, that included dealing with a compressed nerve that was causing him extreme pain in his back and buttocks.
"In the middle of the whole saga of the painful backside I had a small heart attack," he said, adding that he experienced around 40 minutes of chest tightness.
May seemed in perfect health and was at his feisty best when Queen played seven concerts in six Australian cities in February as part of its Rhapsody world tour.
Earlier this month, May and Roger Taylor — the band's remaining original members — teamed up with singer Adam Lambert to release a new version of the band's We Are the Champions song to raise money for frontline healthcare workers battling coronavirus.
Proceeds from the song benefit the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Lambert, who was runner-up in the 2009 edition of American Idol, has collaborated with Queen as lead singer since 2011.
In addition to its Australian tour dates, Queen reprised its 1985 Live Aid set for the Fire Fight Australia concert in Sydney on February 16.
The group contributed to 10 hours of musical performances to raise funds for communities devastated by last summer's catastrophic bushfires.
Freddie Mercury, the band's original lead singer, died in 1991 at the age of 45 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
His life is portrayed in the 2018 biographical film, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Queen has rescheduled the remainder of its Rhapsody world tour from May 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-05-26 06:22:37Z
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