Brian May of Queen performs on stage during 2019 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park. CREDIT: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
Brian May has written openly about depression over the Christmas period.
In an Instagram post the Queen guitarist, 72, said the festive period “paralyses” him. “I haven’t wanted to show my face because my face was grim. There’s something about this time of the year that paralyses me. Depression, hopelessness, fear…I get engulfed. Is it logical?” he wrote.
“No. Should I be grateful for my life and therefore NOT depressed? Yes. But none of that makes any difference when you look up and the colours have gone out of the world.”
Elsewhere in the post May made notes about his second day of Veganuary, appearing to joke that it is “a doddle”.
May is known for his animal rights work, particularly with his commitment to helping farmers solve the problem of bovine TB without resorting to badger culling.
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