Brian Might Admits He Owes A Lot To Jimmy Web page

Queen was impressed by the British rock acts of the Sixties and ’70s, together with Led Zeppelin. It’s recognized that Robert Plant influenced Freddie Mercury, and now Brian Might pays homage to the band’s guitarist, Jimmy Web page. Talking to Complete Guitar, Might mentioned he owes Web page loads.

Though they appeared rivals as they had been subjected to comparisons, Queen by no means denied Led Zeppelin’s affect on their sound. In keeping with Might, Freddie Mercury was not solely influenced by Robert Plant but additionally tried to imitate the rock icon to cover his shy character. Plant, alternatively, believed Freddie was a greater singer and performer.

Apparently, Brian May additionally has issues to say in regards to the band’s iconic guitarist, Jimmy Web page. In a latest interview, Might described Web page as the grasp of riffs whereas admitting he owes the guitarist loads. He then mentioned that their 1974 tune ‘Now I’m Right here’ was impressed by Led Zeppelin and their use of time signatures.

Brian May additionally confirmed that he and his bandmates thought Led Zeppelin’s music and success had been what they had been making an attempt to realize after they first listened to them. Nevertheless, he argued that Queen had a barely completely different imaginative and prescient than Zeppelin — extra harmonic and melodic. Might then admitted Zeppelin influenced them with their picture and stage exhibits as nicely.

Here’s what Brian Might mentioned in regards to the tune ‘Now I’m Right here’:

“I owe loads to Jimmy Web page, in fact – the grasp of the riff and the grasp of getting misplaced intentionally in time signatures. I believe that tune was impressed, undoubtedly, by the spirit of Zeppelin. All these great issues occurring when Bonzo is throwing in issues that sound like they’re in a unique time signature – that stuff has all the time fascinated me.

These guys weren’t far forward of us in age, however the first time we heard Zeppelin, we thought, ‘Oh, my God, that is the place we’re making an attempt to get to, they usually’re already there!’ So in a way, there have been occasions once we felt like we’d missed the boat – like we wouldn’t have the ability to get our stuff on the market. However our imaginative and prescient was barely completely different from Zeppelin, musically. It’s extra harmonic and melodic, I suppose.”

He continued:

“I might by no means be ashamed to say that Zeppelin had been an enormous affect on us, not simply musically, but additionally in the best way they dealt with themselves within the enterprise, with out compromising. The best way they dealt with their picture, the integrity, the best way they constructed their stage present – so many issues. I suppose between Zeppelin and the Beatles and the Who, you’ll see the place we got here from. That was the sort of platform that we bounced off.”

So, Brian Might isn’t ashamed to confess that Led Zeppelin considerably influenced Queen’s music and stage picture. In keeping with Might, he personally owes Jimmy Web page loads and considers the guitarist the grasp of riffs and grasp of shedding himself in time signatures.