Brian May

'It was one of the first songs we ever played together . . . [and] we just went for it!'

There were some REALLY diverse line-ups back then!

The first time out ain't always the best.

'So sensitive, so beautiful, so incredibly creative and unlike anything you've ever heard anywhere else,' says May of the song.

He had a lot of musician friends.

The iconic guitarist received the title via the U.K.’s latest New Year’s Honours List.