Queen axeman Brian May has admitted that he experiences depression over the Christmas holidays.
The music legend shared his story on Instagram as well as an image of himself and a Jimi Hendrix poster.
According to Antimusic, the Queen icon uses the inspiration of Hendrix as motivation to take on each day as it comes. May explained in the post,
“Inspiration for the next 10 years?. Thanks to my dear friend Joe Elliott @defleppard I have this great image of my hero Jimi Hendrix on my wall to remind me to keep reaching for the stars. Ach! A bit too glib for you?
“Well, that’s my brave face. Most of this Christmas period 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? 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.”
“Tomorrow, I am wrenching myself back into ‘normality’ – starting with some biking and stretching and hot and cold showering”, before outlining his progress on a Vegan meal plan for the month of January.”
