Queen’s Brian May recreates Beatles’ Abbey Road cowl at iconic zebra crossing
On August 8, 1969, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr stepped out of what was then known as EMI Studios to have their {photograph} taken for his or her new album cowl.
Photographer Iain MacMillan was given simply 10 minutes to take the enduring snap of The Beatles strolling throughout Abbey Road’s zebra crossing, as he stood on a step-ladder whereas a policeman held up visitors.
Macca then chosen what grew to become the Abbey Road album cowl out of six images taken that day.
Over half a century on and followers are nonetheless recreating the shot close to St John’s Wood Underground station all day, on daily basis.
And now Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, who turns 76 right now, has accomplished the identical on a latest go to to what’s now known as Abbey Road Studios.
Sir Brian held an album launch for his remastered Star Fleet Project on Monday, contained in the well-known Beatles Studio No 2, the place the Fab Four recorded their later data. The rock legend beforehand spoke with Express.co.uk concerning the affect The Beatles had on Queen.
He stated on the time: “The Beatles were our bible. Absolutely at every stage in their career and their music development, they were models. And they still are to me, I must say. I love all those albums. To me, they are the greatest. They are the pinnacle of writing, performance and ethos of rock music. They broke down so many barriers, they changed the world many times. I will always love The Beatles without any reservation.”
“I feel like they’ve been underrepresented in the world as it is today. The kids today don’t know The Beatles as much as they ought to. The Beatles should be woven into people’s lives in the way Queen music is these days.”
On his interactions with The Beatles through the years, Sir Brian stated: “I’ve met Paul a few times, done a few things. He’s a great guy and an animal campaigner as I am. Yeah, I wish I saw more of him really but life doesn’t always let you do this stuff. Met Ringo a couple of times just briefly. Kinda just socially because Freddie was quite close to Ringo at one time. But I never had an in-depth conversation with him.”
As for John Lennon, who was killed at simply 40-years-old in 1980, the Queen guitarist stated: “Never met [him], very sadly. I wish I had, I would have loved to have done. What a wonderful talent and a wonderful voice. Incredible.”
The 76-year-old additionally has fond reminiscences of working alongside George Harrison on the Water Rats Charity Ball on November 29, 1992. Sir Brian remembered: “He played one of my guitars which is nice! I love George, I love his playing. I think he’s still underrated. Wonderful!”