“In terms of the guitar solo, he just keeps going! You think, ‘OK, surely it’s time to wrap it up?’ But no, he keeps going and it’s great”: The genius of David Gilmour in Pink Floyd’s greatest songs – by Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Stu Mackenzie and more

Pink Floyd.

As one of the greatest guitarists of all time, David Gilmour has inspired and influenced countless musicians – and in 2022, a number of famous players paid tribute to the Pink Floyd legend in the pages of Total Guitar magazine.

To coincide with the release of Pink Floyd’s final single Hey, Hey, Rise Up! – an anti-war protest song created with Ukrainian musician Andriy Khlyvnyuk – Total Guitar profiled Gilmour’s long career and invited various guitarists to nominate and analyse their favourite Floyd songs.