United Kingdom, Feb. 4 -- Sir Brian May feared he'd never play guitar again after suffering a stroke.

The Queen rocker was taken to hospital last September after suffering a "minor" stroke that left him without any control over one of his arms and he admitted it a "scary" time when he first fell ill because he didn't know if he'd pick up his instrument again.

Discussing his anxieties about potentially not being able to play, he told Guitarist magazine: "It went through my mind. When I suddenly couldn't control this left arm, it was quite scary. I had no idea what was going on.

"I phoned my doctor and she said, 'Okay, I think you're having a minor stroke. Dial 999, get in the ambulance and I'll see you there.' But even at the worst time...