Brian May on AI, Mental Health, Fame, Plagiarism and the Internet - FRET NOT EP.2

Welcome back to Fret Not! What a special episode I have for you today, the Brian May interview(!) which took place at the end of this summer (2023). We talked about AI and its potentially dangerous applications, Brian’s childhood and how he found his way to the guitar, being famous as a shy person and how that fame has changed with the internet and social media, we talk about Brian’s role in the scientific community, his experiences with imposter syndrome, parenting and a load more! I couldn’t not leave in playing a small part of Barrios’ confesion for Bri, and his playing Love of my Life for me, I’m sure there will be at least some copyright issues, but it was such an incredible moment, just sat there on his carpet listening to the man himself playing a song I grew up listening to on the radio! My instagram - Bri’s instagram - Email: fretnotpod@ 00:00 Intro 00:56 Brian bio 03:42 Did you always find playing easy? 06:55 Do you try and feed your brain with influences? 08:15 (Bri) Is there anything AI can’t do? 09:28 Do you think AI will be used for good? 15:20 How has fame changed with the internet? 21:36 What happened when Vanilla Ice brought out Ice Ice Baby? 24:12 How did you decide to stop doing the PhD? 29:29 Have you struggled with imposter syndrome? 34:20 Did you have to defend your PhD in 2007? 36:53 Have there been times where fame has been a disadvantage? 39:47 Are you good at forgiving yourself? 41:24 Do you go to therapy? 42:52 Did you have an easy childhood? 45:40 Did you get all the girls by playing guitar? 49:30 (Bri) Is it ok being a girl in what you do? 54:18 Pre-internet did you deal with negativity in the same way as now? 55:27 Who in Queen was the best at dealing with negativity? 57:58 I play for Bri! 59:30 Bri plays for me! 1:03:48 Thank You! Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video, I’m new here Rosie xxx