BBC NEWS:Brain May Has Been Banned From The United States, For The Murder Of..... Although he assured his fans that he is recovering, Queen guitarist Brian May disclosed that he recently had a minor stroke that caused damage to his left arm. The 77-year-old rock legend talked about a "health hiccup" last week that left him momentarily unable to control the hand he uses to pick out chords on his guitar. Paraphrase As evidence of his recovery, May posted a video on his website showing him wriggling his left hand. "I think good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days and I say this because it was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned happened about a week ago and what they called it was a minor stroke and all of a sudden — out of the blue — I did not have any control over this arm so was a little scary," he said. "I must admit that Frimley Hospital gave me the best care and attention when I went there—blue lights flashing, everything. "Very fantastic!" he continued. May claimed that at first he was reluctant to speak because "I genuinely do not want compassion." ...