Queen guitarist Brian May had a heart attack, says he was ‘very near death’

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020 file photo, Brian May, of Queen, attends a press conference ahead of the Rhapsody Tour at a hotel in Seoul. May said he recently had three stents put in after experiencing “a small heart attack.” The guitarist said Monday, May 25 in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his doctor drove him to a hospital after he starting experiencing symptoms. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

Brian May, the shaggy-haired guitarist from Queen, revealed Monday he suffered a heart attack earlier this month that could have killed him.

Now, though, May says he’s “good...here...and ready to rock.”