The legendary band Queen has confirmed that it will no longer undertake large-scale global tours following the recent health scare involving guitarist Brian May .
The information was given by May's wife, Anita Dobson , in an interview with the British newspaper The Mirror . "They will do small, sporadic jobs, but they won't do big tours. We're all getting older," she said.
Anita Dobson stated that this factor, coupled with May's recent health challenges, motivated the decision to avoid the physical strain of long tours. Brian May, 78, suffered a mild stroke last year , an episode that temporarily left him without control of part of his left arm, something he is now recovering from.
This incident occurred a few years after he survived a heart attack and other complicated health problems , such as eye surgery and to unblock arteries, which he described at the time as a moment when he realized how fragile his health was.
Even ruling out major world tours , drummer Roger Taylor and May himself have stated in interviews that Queen is not completely breaking up, nor are they planning a "definitive farewell tour." Taylor noted that the band may never have a formal goodbye, because in his view, "a band never really ends." [via Female First ]
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