May’s father Harold worked as a draughtsman at the Ministry of Aviation and was a long-time heavy cigarette smoker.As a result, May dislikes smoking,even to the point where he has prohibited smoking indoors at his more recent concerts. His father was disappointed that he abandoned his scientific education to become a rock musician, but after May flew both his parents to New York to attend Queen’s first concert in Madison Square Garden, his father said that he “got it”.According to The Sunday Times Rich List he is worth £85 million or around $135 million as of 2011.Brian May is a vegetarian.