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How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John - S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’ - S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’ - BBC Sounds

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How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John - S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’ - S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’ - BBC Sounds

How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John

S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’S3 Brian May: ‘My name’s Brian and I’m a depressive’

Released On: 10 May 2022

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Queen guitarist Brian May talks about living with depression.

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