Rock legend Brian May says cycling saved his life after a heart attack.
The Queen guitarist “could have died” last May and needed surgery.
Brian, 73 – who also ripped his glutes during a gardening accident last year – felt low after the operation but was able to get back to health by cycling which he revealed has given him a new lease of life.
He said: “It really saved me. When I’m in pain, which I was a lot, getting on the bike makes you feel human again.”
Speaking to Kerry Ellis on her Keep Calm and Kerry On podcast, he added: “I’m finding life hard right now, this whole lockdown thing – I find the physical stuff is what gets me through.”
In February May told how gardening was helping him with depression.
He said: “I’m so lucky to have greenery around me – without it I think my brain would explode. It helps me balance.
“I’m naturally a depressive, gardening is such a help, it’s one of life’s great therapies.”
Brian – married to EastEnders legend Anita Dobson – has recently been in hospital again, for an eye operation.
He said: “They replaced the lens. Now, I can see pretty much perfectly.”
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