Queen guitarist May reveals heart attack

May 25, 2020 at 10:06PM
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, of Queen, seen here last January, said he is recovering after having three stents put in after experiencing “a small heart attack.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing "a small heart attack."

May said Monday in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his doctor drove him to a hospital after he starting feeling the symptoms of a heart attack. He said he found the experience shocking, because "I thought I was a very healthy guy."

The 72-year-old said he feels fine now and the procedure was a success. "I walked out with a heart that's very strong now," May said.

He thanked his doctors and caregivers. May asked fans to send him congratulations, not sympathy messages.

"I'm incredibly grateful that I now have a life to lead again," he said.

His video post details a lengthy health saga this month that included dealing with a compressed nerve that was causing him extreme pain.

The month started with May and Roger Taylor — the remaining members of Queen — teaming up with singer Adam Lambert to release a new version of the band's "We Are the Champions" to raise money for front-line health care workers battling COVID-19.

Proceeds from the song benefit the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Hitler's purported alligator dies

An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old when he died on Friday. According to the zoo, Saturn was born in the United States and later sent to the Berlin Zoo, from which he escaped when the zoo was bombed in 1943. His whereabouts were unknown until 1946, when British soldiers found him and gave him to the Soviet Union, the zoo said.

"Almost immediately, the myth was born that he was allegedly in the collection of Hitler and not in the Berlin Zoo," the zoo said in a statement. But, it noted, "animals are not involved in war and politics and it is absurd to blame them for human sins."

arrested: Country music singer Morgan Wallen apologized following his weekend arrest on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. Wallen, 27, was arrested Saturday night after he was kicked out of Kid Rock's bar in downtown Nashville, news outlets reported.

Wallen said on Twitter that he and some friends were "horse-playing" after a few bar stops.

"We didn't mean any harm, and we want to say sorry to any bar staff or anyone that was affected," Wallen tweeted. "Thank you to the local authorities for being so professional and doing their job with class. Love y'all." Wallen's hits include "Whiskey Glasses" and "Chasin' You." He competed on "The Voice" in 2014 and co-wrote songs for Jason Aldean and Kane Brown.

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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)
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) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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