Brian May reveals he suffered stroke which left him with ‘no control’ over his arm

Queen member says he had ‘little health hiccup’ but is still able to play guitar

Sir Brian May has revealed he suffered a stroke last week which left him with “no control” over his arm.
The Queen guitarist, 77, made the announcement in a video on his website on Wednesday.
“I’m here to bring you some good news – the good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days,” he said.
“I say this because it was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago and what they called it was a minor stroke.”
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Sir Brian said he had been left temporarily unable to use his left arm and was taken to Frimley Hospital in Surrey in a “very exciting” ambulance.
He praised doctors for giving him the “most excellent care”.
“I didn’t want to say anything at the time because I didn’t want anything surrounding, you know,” he said.
“I really don’t want sympathy. Please don’t do that because it’ll clutter up my inbox and I hate that.”
He added: “The good news is I’m okay. Just doing what I’m told, which is basically nothing. I’m grounded.
“I’m not allowed to go out – well, I’m not allowed to drive, not allowed to get on a plane, not allowed to raise the heart rate too high … but I’m good.”
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