Makes sense. Brian May always did everything ELSE first and better, too. People have been ripping him off for years musically. Stands to reason there'd be scores of guitarists trying to get their Ph.D's, now just because he did.

Difference being, Brian May's isn't honorary. He earned it legitimately.

Honorary Doctorates make me stabby.

I was expecting to see him accepting his degree in the bell bottom wizard and dragon pants....

doctor? why would he want that "honorary" thing when he already had the full-blown "guitar god" thing going on :)

/air guitars
//air guitars some more

xooxox:the bell bottom wizard and dragon pants....

I'd like to see him play on stage in what he's wearing in that picture.

Honorary Degree = Sucking Up To Some Celebrity

/can't believe Page fell for that shiit

He didn't get a doctorate of his own.

He just put his name on Richard Dawkins' Ph. D.

;-)

Asperger Jones [TotalFark]

downright scary
/he looks like an old man there

It's actually Link Wray's degree from 1957.

I always wanted to convince the university where I work to give an honorary doctorate to Dr. Dre.

xooxox:I was expecting to see him accepting his degree in the bell bottom wizard and dragon pants....

Aw man I so want a pair of those.

MaxxLarge:Makes sense. Brian May always did everything ELSE first and better, too. People have been ripping him off for years musically. Stands to reason there'd be scores of guitarists trying to get their Ph.D's, now just because he did.

Difference being, Brian May's isn't honorary. He earned it legitimately.

If you go to his website there is a photo of the book. This isn't no easy pansy PhD, this is a manly physics PhD.

Asperger Jones:

HAHAHA!!! Excellent.

Jimmy sure looks healthier than he did a few years ago, though. Several years back, he was treading close to Keith Richards territory.

MaxxLarge:Makes sense. Brian May always did everything ELSE first and better, too. People have been ripping him off for years musically. Stands to reason there'd be scores of guitarists trying to get their Ph.D's, now just because he did.

Difference being, Brian May's isn't honorary. He earned it legitimately.

Oh so very much of THIS.

/I came here to say the same thing.
//Though not as well.

MaxxLarge:Makes sense. Brian May always did everything ELSE first and better, too. People have been ripping him off for years musically. Stands to reason there'd be scores of guitarists trying to get their Ph.D's, now just because he did.

Difference being, Brian May's isn't honorary. He earned it legitimately.

THIS.

Canadian Canuck:If you go to his website there is a photo of the book. This isn't no easy pansy PhD, this is a manly physics PhD.

AND THIS. I would think that any other guitarist, godlike or not, would be embarrassed to accept an honorary degree after the legitimate Dr. May biatch-slapped all of their asses with the hard earned real deal.

You know Brian May has to be pretty geeky. Sum biatch says he never knew Freddy Mercury was gay. Knock knock. Hello?

/Sure can play that guitar though.

doxonrox99:AND THIS. I would think that any other guitarist, godlike or not, would be embarrassed to accept an honorary degree after the legitimate Dr. May biatch-slapped all of their asses with the hard earned real deal.

Oh yah. If you look at Queen all those guys were pretty intelligent. Brian May was a physics major, John Deacon is a trained electrical engineer and would rig stuff up for the band, Roger Taylor wanted to be a dentist but has a BSc. in Biology I believe, and Freddie was a graphic design artist.

Actually it's kind of amusing to look at a lot of famous bands and look at who is in them. Most of those guys are really smart when you think they wouldn't.

Should be KING Jimmy Page.

The lead singer from Bad Religion (Greg Graffin) has a doctorate in evolutionary biology.

The Offspring is interesting. Dexter Holland was a PhD candidate in molecular biology and the drummer who quit right before they made it big (James Lilja) is now a gynecologist.

As far as titles go, honorary doctorates do not entitle the holders to be referred to as Dr. Whatshisnuts, but only as Whatshisnuts, Ph.D.

bv2112:As far as titles go, honorary doctorates do not entitle the holders to be referred to as Dr. Whatshisnuts, but only as Whatshisnuts, Ph.D.

Tell that to Dr. Hunter S Thompson

Well, I gotta ask--an honorary degree in what?
I mean, if they're counting 30-odd years of rocking the fark out as credit toward a Mu.D., then yeah, that probably balances out.