David Gilmour
English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946) · United Kingdom · Musicians
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Something wrong?The guitarist who inherited Pink Floyd mid-flight in 1967 and steered it through Syd Barrett's exit into decades of stadium grandeur - then kept the name alive after Roger Waters walked out, releasing three more albums under his own command.
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Luck and StrangeAlbum2015
Rattle That LockAlbum2010
Metallic SpheresAlbum2006
On an IslandAlbum2005“It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations.”In their wordsJune 2005Comment regarding the Pink Floyd reunion concert to protest G8 policies, as quoted in The Scotsman (June 2005)2003“I've been in The Who, I've been in The Beatles and I've been in Pink Floyd! Top that!”In their wordsMay 2003Record Collector (May 2003)1992“He had developed his own limited, or very simple style.”In their wordsSeptember 1992On Roger Waters, as quoted in Rock Compact Disc (September 1992)1984
About FaceAlbum1983“My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around … I don't have to have too much technique for it.”In their wordsMay 1983As quoted in Sounds : Guitar Heroes (May 1983)1982“Syd's story is a sad story romanticised by people who don't know anything about it. They've made it fashionable but it's just not that way.”In their wordsDecember 1982As quoted in Musician (December 1982)1978
David GilmourAlbum1972“You find your eyes are growing moist. All the fears never voiced say you have to make your final choice.”In their words"Childhood's End", on Obscured by Clouds (1972)1946Born6 March 1946Also in Deutsch
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, It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations.
I've been in The Who, I've been in The Beatles and I've been in Pink Floyd! Top that!
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David Jon Gilmour was born 6 March 1946 and joined Pink Floyd in 1967, shortly before founding member Syd Barrett departed. By the early 1980s the band had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. When Roger Waters left in 1985, Gilmour took the helm and released A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994), and The Endless River (2014). He's put out five solo studio albums across five decades - David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984), On an Island (2006), Rattle That Lock (2015), Luck and Strange (2024) - and notched three solo number-ones on the UK chart, six with the band. He produced two Dream Academy albums, paid for Kate Bush's early recordings and helped her land a deal. Rolling Stone ranked him the 28th-greatest guitarist in 2023.
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Roger WatersAlso in Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
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David MalletAlso in Pink Floyd: Pulse (1995)
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