Legendary Queen guitarist Brian Might declared that the US has turn out to be an excessive amount of of a “harmful place” for his band to tour within the close to future.
Might, 78, stated that Queen, who final toured with American Idol alum Adam Lambert in 2023, didn’t come to the choice evenly after they dominated out taking part in gigs in America.
“America is a harmful place in the intervening time, so you must take that under consideration,” Might instructed the Every day Mail on Thursday.
“It’s very unhappy as a result of I really feel like Queen grew up in America and we like it, however it’s not what it was. Everyone seems to be considering twice about going there in the intervening time.”
Might didn’t specify what he considers unsafe concerning the US that may stop Queen from touring there once more.
The guitarist’s feedback come amid the rise in anti-ICE protests throughout America and the deadly shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal brokers in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Nonetheless, the rocker did open up about one other place he refuses to carry out.
Might stated political variations would stop him from ever performing on the world-renowned Glastonbury Competition, which is held yearly within the UK.
“I wouldn’t do Glastonbury subsequent 12 months due to the politics of the individuals who run it. Until that modifications, I gained’t do it,” he stated.
“They like killing badgers, and so they assume it’s for sport and that’s one thing I can not assist as a result of we’ve been attempting to avoid wasting these badgers for years, and they’re nonetheless being killed, in order that’s the explanation we’re lacking out on it.”
A longtime animal rights activist, the guitarist based the Save Me Belief to marketing campaign for the rights of foxes and badgers and later stop his position as vice chairman of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) over what he described as “appalling” animal welfare requirements on farms permitted beneath its “assured” scheme, in accordance with the Every day Mail.
Requested whether or not the band had ever turned down the gig, Might stated it had by no means been mentioned.
“I don’t assume the dialog of us doing it has ever taken place as a result of they know the way I really feel,” he shared.
Though Might has solely brazenly dominated out the US and Glastonbury Competition for Queen performances, his spouse of 26 years, Anita Dobson, could welcome the transfer, having not too long ago stated she pleaded with the 78-year-old to cease touring two years after he suffered a stroke.
“I need him residence,” Dobson stated.
Might and Queen drummer Roger Taylor has been touring with Lambert as “Queen + Adam Lambert” since 2012, with the American Idol alum taking on vocals for rock icon Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991.
The band wrapped up its most up-to-date tour in February 2024, closing with a ultimate present on the Tokyo Dome in Japan through the “Rhapsody Tour.”
When requested when the band may return, Might stated he was uncertain however believes it isn’t over.
“It was time to take a break and spend time with household, take inventory,” he instructed the Every day Mail. “I don’t know when Queen will likely be again on stage – it’s an unknown. We’ll take it daily.”
As for any new music Queen is perhaps engaged on within the meantime, Might alluded that one thing is perhaps within the works.
“However by no means say by no means about not coming again, the rebuild of Queen Two is coming again, and there are a few stuff you haven’t heard,” the rocker shared.
