Brian May hospitalised after ‘ripping his buttocks to shreds’ in gardening accident

Queen guitarist said he sustained his injuries after being ‘over-enthusiastic’ in his garden, though didn’t share specifics

Brian May was hospitalised after “ripping his Gluteus Maximus to shreds” in a mystery gardening accident, he has revealed.

The Queen guitarist shared to Instagram an image of himself wearing a face mask, before clarifying to fans that he hadn’t experienced anything coronavirus-related.

“The Virus didn’t get me yet – thank God,” the 72-year-old wrote in his caption. “I managed to rip my Gluteus Maximus to shreds in a moment of over-enthusiastic gardening. So suddenly I find myself in a hospital getting scanned to find out exactly how much I’ve actually damaged myself.

He continued: “Turns out I did a thorough job – this is a couple of days ago – and I won’t be able to walk for a while ... or sleep, without a lot of assistance, because the pain is relentless.”

May did not specify what had occurred in his garden that had led to his injuries.

May said that he was sent home after being looked at by doctors, and that he was asked to “go dark for a while” and “get some complete rest”.

He added that he didn’t need sympathy, but rather some “healing silence for a while”.

May, who is also an astrophysicist, said in April that he believed coronavirus was caused by too many people eating meat.

“I think it’s time to re-examine our world in a way that doesn’t abuse other species,” he said.