Brian May extends his gratitude for the "overwhelming love and support" that fans have given him after he suffered from a heart attack earlier this week.
In an Instagram video on Tuesday, May 26, the Queen guitarist and astrophysicist started by saying that he's "overwhelmed and really more than touched by the torrent of love and support" he received.
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"I will never ever be able to thank you all individually, so let me please at least thank you here," the legendary British musician said.
"Now this is sound really strange," May noted before detailing his experience. He said that he felt like he died, yet he was able to come to his funeral and see the tributes to him, adding that usually at funerals, the deceased can't hear the things other people say.
"I'm lucky, I got to hear it - so my life is complete. Yeah, I'm sorry if that sounds weird, but I can't compare it with anything," he added.
As of this writing, Brian May's "Thank You" video has already earned 212,000 views and a continuous outpour of support from his fans and well-wishers. It follows the Queen guitarist's encounter with a small heart attack after an unfortunate yet unrelated gardening accident.
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The "Bohemian Rhapsody" biopic consultant was taken to the hospital after he reportedly tore muscles in his buttocks while he was gardening. Updating his fans on IG, May said that he "managed to rip his gluteus maximus to shreds in a moment of overenthusiastic gardening." He elaborated that he had to undergo scans to determine better the extent of the damage that the guitarist had sustained.
In an Instagram video earlier this week, May said that he then experienced 40 minutes of chest pain that was apparently a "small heart attack." He was again admitted to the hospital for an angiogram that revealed three blocked arteries. While others recommended that the guitarist undergo an open-heart procedure, May eventually went with the alternative solution and had three stents implanted.
May was surprised by the turn of events as he considered himself generally healthy, citing that he had "great blood pressure, great heart rate" and saying that he keeps himself fit with his bike, and his diet has not much fat in it. The experience prompted him to advise "everyone over the age of 60" to have an angiogram, noting that what seemed to be a healthy heart might not actually be.
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Before the modern rock and physics icon's unfortunate accident, he performed with fellow Queen bandmate Roger Taylor and collaborator Adam Lambert in an updated rendition of "We Are The Champions," changed to "You Are The Champions." This performance is in recognition of the efforts done by essential workers in the middle of the highly contagious coronavirus pandemic. The three musicians played their parts from the safety of their respective homes, uploaded on them on Instagram, and combined them for a glorious version of the 1977 anthem.
The proceeds for the latest Queen + Adam Lambert collaboration went to the WHO's Solidarity Response Fund. YouTube's parent company, Google, matched every donation made up until $5 million.
