{"id":5021,"date":"2026-07-22T21:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:08:57","slug":"brian-may-letter-matt-groening-1990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=5021","title":{"rendered":"Brian May Writes to Matt Groening (1990)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"margin:1.5em 0;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SAM_3661-scaled-1380x920.jpg\" alt=\"Brian May&#39;s 1990 letter to Matt Groening, displayed with a signed promotional photo from The Miracle period\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>A private letter from 1990, addressed to Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons &#8212; which had premiered as a full series only months earlier. 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