We are pretty much used to seeing Brian May record with Queen or solo. But wait! Some unlikely teaming up is about to happen, as the legendary guitarist invites two of music’s most thrilling talents to join him in the studio – Paul McCartney and Avril Lavigne. This scenario may seem a little unlikely to some of you. Yet, May recently said at the premiere of Cirque du Soleil: Kurios that he would be very eager to do collabs with the two.
“I have never really collaborated,” the Queen icon said before revealing the names he wanted to hit the studio with. “But I’d love to work with Paul McCartney and Avril Lavigne. Every time I see her, I think she is very rock and roll, and there are a lot of female artists, but she is the best. With Paul, it would be really interesting to sit down and see all that pan out.”
We hear Avril’s name for the first time from Brian May and are slightly surprised and excited by such an idea. Still, Paul McCartney wasn’t a big revelation for us because, a few years back, May expressed his admiration for the Beatle and declared McCartney ‘the Pope.’ So, he really wants this collaboration, and even his bandmates are aware of it. They make fun of him, and it even turned into an inside joke.
The Queen guitarist said to NME in 2021, “When people ask me who I’d like to work with, Paul McCartney is at the top of my list because the Beatles are still ‘The Bible’ to us. As struggling musicians, we had a joke whenever the phone went; somebody would say: ‘Oh, it’s Paul McCartney for you,’ and we’d say, ‘Tell him to f*ck off!. Not any disrespect to Paul – just a bravado thing because he’s like the Pope.”
So, what would happen if Brian May got together with Paul McCartney and Avril Lavigne to make music? Well, that would be pretty awesome if you asked us! Imagine Brian’s remarkable guitar skills combined with Paul’s songwriting genius and Avril’s rock and roll voice. It’s not gonna be easy, given their different backgrounds and styles, but the result could be seriously epic. We don’t know if the collaborations will happen, but even the thoughts of them get us excited.
