“The last thing you want is people just deferring to you”: He may have been around for nearly 60 years, but David Gilmour’s return to form was inevitable. Here’s why

ROME, ITALY - JULY 02: English singer David Gilmour performs in concert at Circo Massimo on july 02, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Panucci/Corbis via Getty Images).

Over the past two years former Pink Floyd leader David Gilmour surprised us all with his first solo album in nearly a decade and a return to touring. Here are 10 reasons why, as he approaches his 80th birthday and nearly six decades in the limelight, he remains top of the progs.

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