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Richard Wright features in David Gilmour's new video for the title track of Luck And Strange

David Gilmour will play two rehearsal shows at Brighton Centre on September 20 and 21

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“The four-note phrase is arguably the most recognisable motif of the entire Pink Floyd catalogue”: Seven powerful moments that help make Wish You Were Here so unique

…and two of them occur before a single note is heard of the band’s 1975 classic

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“It's not going to happen. There's only three people left and we're not talking.” David Gilmour says that anyone holding out hope for a Pink Floyd reunion should “dream on”

In a new interview, David Gilmour also shares his thoughts on why record companies aren't seeking out the next Pink Floyd

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“I think we changed him as much as he changed us – he was loving the guitar solo thing by the end”: David Gilmour on how he won over Luck and Strange’s solo-sceptic producer

Gilmour has also addressed whether he feels pressured to deliver solos on the fly – and how he writes them

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David Gilmour announces two special rehearsal performances in Brighton

David Gilmour will play two rehearsal shows at Brighton Centre on September 20 and 21

Louder

“You're going to come and upstage me? OK, great”: David Gilmour surprises pub-goers with acoustic rendition of Pink Floyd classic accompanied by daughter Romany

Gilmour wielded his Martin D-35 signature acoustic for a special Wish You Were Here duet at a tiny pub in the UK

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Wish You Were There? David Gilmour makes surprise appearance at Hove open mic night

David Gilmour appears to Hove open mic night

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Wish you were here? David Gilmour stuns tiny Brighton pub with live rendition of Pink Floyd classic

David Gilmour performs the title of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here with daughter Romany at music pub The Neptune Inn

Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Jerry Cantrell, David Gilmour, Thundermother and five other custodians of the eternal rock'n'roll flame

Louder

“We don’t want to use guitar solos as a crutch. You know – ‘after the bridge, solo!’ When I do play a solo, I want it to stand out”: Following mega-tours with Muse and Royal Blood, sister act The Warning are riff rock’s next big success story

From Metallica covers to U.S. network television and a searing third album powered by the creative heat of fuzz and distortion, Daniela and Alejandra Villarreal Vélez are going places fast, and hungry for more

Guitar World

A Pink Floyd reunion with Roger Waters? An unequivocal ‘no’, says David Gilmour

Guitarist says he’s ‘never had so much fun’ working on an album as with his new solo record, ‘Luck and Strange’

The Independent UK

“One can spot a steely glint in his eye – despite the subject matter, he’s hardly feeling sorry for himself here”: David Gilmour’s Luck And Strange

Fifth solo album carries all the Pink Floyd mastermind’s trademarks, but there are notable differences too

Louder

David Gilmour review, Luck and Strange: Graceful ruminations on love and mortality

Pink Floyd used to sing that ‘hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way’, but Gilmour sounds happier than that

The Independent UK

"Imbued with tropical, fado or flamenco vibes, as if recorded in a hammock on a private beach somewhere": Luck And Strange finds David Gilmour in relaxed, reflective form

David Gilmour’s fifth solo album muses on heavy concernsbut dreams of cool evenings on the Mediterranean

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David Gilmour says it would be a "dream" to sell Pink Floyd's catalogue, not because of the financial gain, but to get out of the "arguments"

The guitarist notes how when it comes to making decisions within the band, it's often “three people saying yes, but one person saying no"

The Independent UK

David Gilmour and Polly Samson on death, drugs and married life after Pink Floyd

The guitarist and his wife, the novelist Polly Samson, talk to Geordie Greig about collaborating on his new album, the secret of their lasting love, their fears about mortality, and why there will never be a Floyd reunion with Roger Waters

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“We could be as rude and insulting to each other about our personalities and our music as we wanted”: David Gilmour on the ‘earlier stages’ of Pink Floyd

David Gilmour thinks people give him too much deference these days

Guitar World

“If we’re able to reach millions of people with this stupid solo, then obviously we’re doing something right”: Corey Feldman discusses his limits as a guitar player, copping David Gilmour’s tone and why his viral guitar solo really is a joke

After years of being hounded online like tour mate Fred Durst, the actor and musician is turning the tables on the trolls – with a guitar solo so fast some commentators (incorrectly) thought it was fake

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“We were at an EMI dinner, and David Gilmour was there. I said, ‘By far, you’re my favorite guitar player. How do you come up with those melodies?’” W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless on the invaluable advice he received from the Pink Floyd icon

Lawless has also revealed why he had to switch to bass for the band's first two albums

The Independent UK

Autumn culture guide 2024: From Sally Rooney’s new novel to Jilly Cooper’s Rivals on screen

From the novels everyone will be talking about to the starriest West End productions, here’s your guide to the coming season’s cultural highlights, as picked by our writers

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“It’s boring. It’s over. He left our pop group when I was in my 30s.” David Gilmour says he'll talk about his fall-out with Roger Waters “one day”, admits he doesn't know his old friend's post-Pink Floyd work

David Gilmour on Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Pink Floyd

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for David Gilmour

As he prepares to release a new solo album and go on tour, the Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist will answer your questions

Louder

"The whole 'I Hate Pink Floyd' thing was hilarious. Anyone who took that seriously needs a new head." The story of the unlikely friendship between The Sex Pistols' John Lydon and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour

Despite what you may have heard, there is no animosity between England's most famous punk and prog rock bands

Guitar World

“This is very different to what I'm used to. I don't know why I didn't discover one of these a long time ago”: Strat fanatic David Gilmour has fallen in love with the Gibson ES-335 after all this time – and he’s used one for the solo on his latest single

Gilmour says his forthcoming solo album is his best piece of work since The Dark Side of the Moon, and its latest single cements the Pink Floyd legend's new-found love for the semi-hollow classic

Louder

David Gilmour shares video for up-tempo new single Dark And Velvet Nights

David Gilmour to release Luck And Strange in September, his first new album in nine years

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