{"id":1470,"date":"2021-02-27T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theguitar.rocks\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2021-02-27T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:14:29","slug":"brian-may-gardening-helps-me-beat-depression-its-one-of-lifes-great-therapies-music-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theguitar.rocks\/?p=1470","title":{"rendered":"Brian May: Gardening helps me beat depression ‘it\u2019s one of life\u2019s great therapies’ – Music News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 73-year-old star has been busily gardening amid his recovery from the heart attack and stomach haemorrhage he suffered last year, and Brian believes it has helped to keep him in a positive frame of mind over recent months.<\/p>\n

Discussing his health problems, he shared: “I thought I’d got sciatica after some tree pruning and heavy lifting, but I think I actually got COVID-19 on tour in the Far East, just ahead of the pandemic reaching the UK.<\/p>\n

“I then had a heart attack and the medication for that gave me a stomach haemorrhage, which was the closest I’ve come to death.”<\/p>\n

The Queen guitarist considers himself to be a “naturally depressive person”.<\/p>\n

However, getting outside and in his garden has helped him over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

Brian told Gardeners\u2019 World Magazine: “It\u2019s central to life.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m conscious that I\u2019m so lucky to have greenery around me – without it I think my brain would explode. It helps me balance.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m naturally a depressive, I\u2019m not a cup-half-full person. I\u2019m someone who tends to feel problems very close-up and gardening is such a help, it\u2019s one of life\u2019s great therapies.”<\/p>\n

Despite this, Brian admitted that his love of gardening only started to develop during his adult life.<\/p>\n

The music star – who is married to actress Anita Dobson – shared: “As a kid I\u2019d only mowed lawns as a chore, but when I got my own house, 40 years ago, I enjoyed finding out what could be done.<\/p>\n

“I love this feeling of being in touch with life. There is something about gardening that grounds you and I don\u2019t mind getting my hands dirty.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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