Guitarist Brian May is to spend two days studying the night sky in the Canary Islands as he completes the PhD he abandoned in 1971 to join Queen.

May is going to La Palma to observe the formation of "zodiacal dust clouds".

The subject forms the basis of a thesis for London's Imperial College, where he had been studying before deciding to pursue a career with the rock group.

The 60-year-old recently published a book on astronomy with The Sky at Night presenter Sir Patrick Moore.

Read more here.

Guitarist Brian May is to spend two days studying the night sky in the Canary Islands as he completes the PhD he abandoned in 1971 to join Queen.

May is going to La Palma to observe the formation of "zodiacal dust clouds".

The subject forms the basis of a thesis for London's Imperial College, where he had been studying before deciding to pursue a career with the rock group.

The 60-year-old recently published a book on astronomy with The Sky at Night presenter Sir Patrick Moore.

Read more here.


A major problem I have with many musician/actor/celebrity types is that they, or their publicists, love pushing the bad boy, slept in subways, made it big fantasy.  In fact many of the celebrities have solid educations, and to understand some of what they did needs a bit of that education.  How many people got it when Monty Python had "John Paul Sartre distributing leaflets to the masses".  Mick Jagger learned alot about protecting his money at London School of Economics, and Ice-T was a Marine, and Puff Daddy a private school(you call it public), then on to college, boy.  Sting was a teacher. 

Queen guitarist Brian May has handed in his astronomy PhD thesis - 36 years after abandoning it to join the band.

A major problem I have with many musician/actor/celebrity types is that they, or their publicists, love pushing the bad boy, slept in subways, made it big fantasy.  In fact many of the celebrities have solid educations, and to understand some of what they did needs a bit of that education.  How many people got it when Monty Python had "John Paul Sartre distributing leaflets to the masses".  Mick Jagger learned alot about protecting his money at London School of Economics, and Ice-T was a Marine, and Puff Daddy a private school(you call it public), then on to college, boy.  Sting was a teacher. 


Micky Dolenz has a Masters in Philosophy.

It's good that he is going back to finish off his college, even though he doesn't really need it now lol

Brian May (and Roger Taylor) are coming to Canada for "The Music of Queen" week on Canadian Idol

It's good that he is going back to finish off his college, even though he doesn't really need it now lol




He didn't need it for the money, but there is more to it than that.

He didn't need it for the money, but there is more to it than that.
Perhaps he had stars in his eyes?

Perhaps he had stars in his eyes?


Or, maybe there is more behind the eyes of a star?