LONDON (AP) 鈥� Brian May, the lead guitarist of British rock band Queen, revealed Wednesday that he had a 鈥渕inor stroke鈥� last week, which caused him to temporarily lose control over his arm.

May, 77, said in a that he was doing 鈥淥K鈥� but that he was 鈥済rounded鈥� and advised not to drive, fly or do any activity which raises his heart rate too high.

鈥淚鈥檓 here to bring you first of all some good news, I think, good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days," he said. 鈥淎nd I say this because it was in some doubt because that little health hiccup that I mentioned, happened about a week ago, and what they called it was a minor stroke and all of a sudden, out of the blue, I didn鈥檛 have any control over this arm.鈥�

May said the experience was 鈥渁 little scary鈥� but praised the 鈥渇antastic care鈥� he received from his local hospital in Surrey, southwest of London.

鈥淚 really don鈥檛 want sympathy," he said. "Please don鈥檛 do that because it will clutter up my inbox and I hate that!鈥�

May and Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen, have continued to perform since the band's frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991.