That's like saying the bat boy helped the team win the World Series.
Brian May was one of many consultants assisting an already large and experienced team. He contributed to the success, but they would've also gotten there without him.
His speciality is so niche that when he went to complete his PhD, thesis title *A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud*, there had been a minimal amount of other research done in the intervening 33 years, which was the only reason he was able to submit his thesis. He had to write up his own research from the 1970s and review all the other work done since that time.
It is more like saying the guy who guards the parking garage at the hospital contributed to someone's successful cancer treatments.
May never misses an opportunity to pump up his own legacy and achievements.
There are literally tens of thousands of PhDs in astrophysics around the world. The only thing that allowed May an opportunity to participate in this project was his celebrity.
Already had the BSc (Hons) and had spent four years working towards a PhD when Queen really took off. 37 years from commencement to award of doctorate.
Dr Sir Brian May CBE. Pretty good for a guitarist 😉
I really like that his privacy is generally respected. He is a long-time neighbour of my sister's mother-in-law in London, and she says he's a lovely chap but very quiet, and an absolute financial whizz (he gave her some advice about thirty years ago and it turned out extremely well for her).
his whole rig: Single coils into rangemaster into ac30 he learned form Rory.
He was also a huge influence in playing and how to not be an asshole with Alex Lifeson and Johnny Marr - (Seriously one of the must genuinely nice people i have ever met. Polar opposite of Morrissey)
Yeah, Brian always speaks highly of Rory. Both of them top guitarists. Brian has been underrated for years though...which is ridiculous.
I've heard from others that Morrissey is a cock. Miserable twat.
> Morrissey is a cock. Miserable twat.
thats being kind. I think he is a touch less of a cunt than Clapton. unless Morrissey said said shit on par with Keep the Browns to of England! which he very well might have.
Morrissey is an open far-right racist nationalist. And an epic miserable twat as well.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/30/bigmouth-strikes-again-morrissey-songs-loneliness-shyness-misfits-far-right-party-tonight-show-jimmy-fallon
I don't know about that. And the Guardian thinks anyone is Far Right who is English, to be fair. That paper is evil.
I am aware he made some comments but nothing racist that I have read anyway.
Hol' up! TIL that NASA co-wrote Bohemian Rhapsody. May says so himself!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
That's like saying the bat boy helped the team win the World Series. Brian May was one of many consultants assisting an already large and experienced team. He contributed to the success, but they would've also gotten there without him.
This. His specialty is quite niche so he is a worthy consultant.
His speciality is so niche that when he went to complete his PhD, thesis title *A survey of radial velocities in the zodiacal dust cloud*, there had been a minimal amount of other research done in the intervening 33 years, which was the only reason he was able to submit his thesis. He had to write up his own research from the 1970s and review all the other work done since that time.
That’s true for the majority of people working on it. It’s still great that a rock star worked on a NASA project.
We would also have accepted 'Rock Star helps find Asteroid"
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It's just a fun fact, man, calm down
His contribution is raising the level of coolness in the room.
Right. Like the title states, he helped.
Yup. Take him out, they’d still be successful
Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics. I'd say he added a bit more than the bat boy.
Dont leave him and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter in the same room.
Even more so, it's like saying he helped the Giants win the world series because the Us has had 7 landers and 1 Helicopter on Mars
It is more like saying the guy who guards the parking garage at the hospital contributed to someone's successful cancer treatments. May never misses an opportunity to pump up his own legacy and achievements.
That would only work if the parking lot guy had a PhD in oncology.
There are literally tens of thousands of PhDs in astrophysics around the world. The only thing that allowed May an opportunity to participate in this project was his celebrity.
Thats *Sir* Brian May to you.
That's *Doctor* Sir Brian May to you.
I think you mean Sir Brian May, *PHD*.
He has a PhD I think
Pretty huge discography
Yes he does. Went back to school after he dropped out when queen got big
Already had the BSc (Hons) and had spent four years working towards a PhD when Queen really took off. 37 years from commencement to award of doctorate. Dr Sir Brian May CBE. Pretty good for a guitarist 😉
> Dr Sir Brian May CBE. Pretty good for a guitarist 😉 i dont think the drummer or bassist were slouches either
Roger "only" has an OBE and a regular BSc (biology I think). John has a First Class honours degree in Electronic Engineering. 😉🤭
built the Deacy amp as well as a few treble boosters for Brian
I really like that his privacy is generally respected. He is a long-time neighbour of my sister's mother-in-law in London, and she says he's a lovely chap but very quiet, and an absolute financial whizz (he gave her some advice about thirty years ago and it turned out extremely well for her).
To be honest, I’m not sure I’d recognise John if I was queueing next to him for a coffee.
Yeah, a PhD in astrophysics. It’s no surprise he’s worked for NASA.
Which you can access here : https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/1333
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from this gravity
Studied blue dwarfs, for his PhD He stayed calm, he gave viviaaas Yes they let him glow
"Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer." Brian May
When a rover lands “Another one bites the dust “
His further research has also disproven the previously believed planetary-rotation theory that “fat-bottomed girls make the rockin’ world go round.”
Doctor May: a true polymath. And a lovely gent to boot.
learned from the best: Rory Gallagher
Rory was one of Brian's influences for sure. And a man he learnt from when it came to how to treat fans, etc.
his whole rig: Single coils into rangemaster into ac30 he learned form Rory. He was also a huge influence in playing and how to not be an asshole with Alex Lifeson and Johnny Marr - (Seriously one of the must genuinely nice people i have ever met. Polar opposite of Morrissey)
Yeah, Brian always speaks highly of Rory. Both of them top guitarists. Brian has been underrated for years though...which is ridiculous. I've heard from others that Morrissey is a cock. Miserable twat.
> Morrissey is a cock. Miserable twat. thats being kind. I think he is a touch less of a cunt than Clapton. unless Morrissey said said shit on par with Keep the Browns to of England! which he very well might have.
Morrissey is an open far-right racist nationalist. And an epic miserable twat as well. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/30/bigmouth-strikes-again-morrissey-songs-loneliness-shyness-misfits-far-right-party-tonight-show-jimmy-fallon
I don't know about that. And the Guardian thinks anyone is Far Right who is English, to be fair. That paper is evil. I am aware he made some comments but nothing racist that I have read anyway.
Some guys are just overly talented and have lots of energy to do stuff, same with Iron Maiden singer and possibly some of the celeb chefs.
The phrase is, "as well"
Isn't Aswell Aslan's brother?
“I want to ride my Mars rover. I want to land on Mars.”
“Just use Mercury to slingshot into a higher orbit,” he allegedly advised.
Hol' up! TIL that NASA co-wrote Bohemian Rhapsody. May says so himself! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)