Queen's Brian May pays tribute to The Who's Pete Townshend on social media, crediting him with inventing rock guitar.

Queen's Brian May paid tribute to The Who's Pete Townshend on social media, crediting him with "basically inventing" rock guitar. The guitarist shared a fan's post that featured a comment he made about Townshend, expressing his admiration for the guitarist's influence on his own work. May added new thoughts to his previous statement, praising Townshend's mastery of mood change and the suspended chord.