The accident gave the Queen guitarist nerve damage that "paralysed his brain" Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he suffered a “small heart attack” that left him “very near death” after a recent gardening accident.
Earlier this month, May was hospitalised after reportedly “ripping his Gluteus Maximus to shreds” while gardening. Discussing the incident in a new Instagram post, May said he was in “agony” from the injury, which caused nerve damage that felt like “putting a screwdriver in my back.” He then revealed that he was left “very near death” after doctors found he had three congested arteries. “In the middle of the whole saga of the painful backside, I had a small heart attack.