Queen’s reigning axeman – Brian Might – has achieved quite a bit, and yesterday (Dec. 30), he was given the title of Sir within the U.Okay’s yearly New Yr’s Honors Listing. In keeping with him, the designation comes with “a little bit bit extra clout.”
As famous on the band’s official website, Might’s “quotation recognises [him] as Dr Brian Harold Might CBE” and acknowledges his many contributions to music, astrophysics, animal welfare and charity over the previous couple of a long time. Particularly, the listing notes that Might was “named Best Guitarist of All Time by Complete Guitar Journal,” in addition to that “Queen’s efficiency at Stay Help in 1985 is acknowledged as the best stay set in historical past.”
Expectedly, Might responded to the accolade with humility and goal: “I am glad and grateful to obtain this honour. I’ll regard the knighthood not a lot as a reward, however extra as a cost – a fee – for me to proceed to combat for justice – to be a voice for individuals who haven’t any voice. I’ll endeavour to be worthy – to be that Knight in Shining Armour.”
On the identical time, he acknowledged one other inherent benefit to accepting it. “Perhaps just a few extra folks will take heed to me than would in any other case, you realize, if it’s Sir Brian on the cellphone,” he advised the Related Press from his house.
After all, Might’s spouse – famend actress Anita Dobson – can now be known as Woman Might, too. “She’s thrilled to bits. Sure, sure, she’s very glad about that. Sure, Woman Anita can be having fun with it,” Might continued, “and it’s a thrill to me to have the ability to type of confer that on her. It makes me really feel proud that she will get an honor beside me as a result of God is aware of I wouldn’t be right here with out her.”
It’s price mentioning that Might obtained a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) designation in 2005. Likewise, Queen drummer Roger Taylor was chosen as an OBE, or Officer of the Order of the British Empire, within the 2020 New Yr’s Honors Listing. Naturally, Might subsequently congratulated his bandmate in a late December 2019 Instagram put up.
Congratulations to Sir Brian Might and Woman Might!
Prime 66 Laborious Rock + Steel Guitarists of All Time
Counting down rock and steel’s biggest guitar gamers.
