The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins mirrored on a second onstage with Brian Might that might have led to critical repercussions.
The pair had been performing collectively in London in 2011, quickly after Hawkins and brother Justin had rebooted their band. Might joined the present for a rendition of Queen traditional “Tie Your Mom Down.”
Partway via the efficiency, although, Might determined to lean again onto Hawkins’ again – leaving Hawkins anxious about altering place.
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“I assumed, ‘What’s Brian doing?’” Hawkins advised Guitar World in a brand new interview. “Then I noticed he was doing the rock triangle. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve by no means finished this earlier than. If I transfer, he’ll fall over!’”
The efficiency, which will be seen under in an viewers video, went off with no hitch – and Hawkins stated he was glad it had occurred earlier than Might obtained his knighthood from King Charles III of the UK in 2023.
Watch Brian Might and The Darkness Carry out ‘Tie Your Mom Down’ in 2011
“It was earlier than he was a Sir,” he stated. “It will have in all probability been greatest if I killed him earlier than he was a Sir.
“If he survived, he would have had me beheaded within the Tower of London. I feel these are the type of privileges you get.”
The Darkness supplied the title observe for the latest Masters of the Universe film, delivering a quantity that boasts heavy Queen influences. Coincidentally, Might can be heard on the movie’s soundtrack, contributing a solo to 2 variations of the piece Eternia.
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