It's no wonder, then, that "Flash" is such an inspired work of musical genius

Queen guitarist Brian May has co-written a book about the origins of the universe. Apparently Mr. May abandoned his doctoral studies in astronomy in the 1970s to sing about bicycles with Freddie Mercury, and is now picking up where he left off.

I find both endeavors to be noble pursuits: rocking out in one of the finest bands in history is at least as important as discovering the truths of our universe, if not more so. Brian agrees:

“I think there’s a sort of purity about both of them,” he said recently, according to The Guardian newspaper. “Because you can immerse yourself in thoughts of the universe, or in music, and you’re really abstracted. You’re a million miles away from all your worries and personal problems and the dust and smoke of where you are.”

All that, plus dude can still rock his 'fro: