No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend.
In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten.
He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound.
I have never played with anyone quite like him. The blend of his and my voices and our musical telepathy reached their first major flowering in 1971 on 'Echoes'. In my view all the greatest PF moments are the ones where he is in full flow. After all, without 'Us and Them' and 'The Great Gig In The Sky', both of which he wrote, what would 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' have been? Without his quiet touch the Album 'Wish You Were Here' would not quite have worked.
In our middle years, for many reasons he lost his way for a while, but in the early Nineties, with 'The Division Bell', his vitality, spark and humour returned to him and then the audience reaction to his appearances on my tour in 2006 was hugely uplifting and it's a mark of his modesty that those standing ovations came as a huge surprise to him, (though not to the rest of us).
Like Rick, I don't find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously.
David Gilmour
Monday 15th September 2008
CONCERTI 2007.
10 marzo - Klaxons - Estragon Bologna
19 marzo - Arctic Monkeys - Rolling Stone Milano
26 marzo - Long Blondes - Covo Bologna
14 aprile - Afterhours - Estragon Bologn
28 aprile - Pipettes - Viper Firenze (ehm...)
11 maggio - Brakes - Koko London
12 maggio - Roger Waters - Earl's Court London
4 giugno - Modest Mouse - Estragon Bologna
1 luglio - Kings of Leon - Columbiahalle Berlin
8 luglio - Lou Reed - Piazza Grande Arezzo
14 luglio - Arctic Monkeys - Piazza Castello Ferrara
20 luglio - The Good The Bad The Queen - Italia Love Festival Firenze
24 agosto - Reading Festival - Kings Of Leon - Maximo Park - Interpol - 1990's - Ash - Reading
26 agosto - Get Loaded in The Park - Dirty Pretty Things - Art Brut - Rumble Strips - London
22 settembre - Art Brut - Parco Sempione Milano
26 ottobre - Canadians - Covo Bologna
12 novembre - Interpol - Saschall Firenze
18 novembre - Bloc Party - Vox Nonantola
23 novembre - Wombats - Covo Bologna
30 novembre - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rolling Stone Milano
5 dicembre - Blonde Redhead - Vox Nonantola12 dicembre - Kings Of Leon - Wembley Arena London (era giusto chiudere in bellezza.)
ed è giusto ringraziare....
la pancia di Eddie Argos, gli urli di Jared durante Trani, il crowd surfing di Kele, lo show messo su da Rogerio, l'eleganza e la bellezza di Kate, gli sputi in testa di Manuel, la cordialità e il Rock'n'Roll dei BRMC, l'immenso fascino degli Interpol, i pantaloni e le camicie di Caleb, i gridolini a CUGIO, gli spintoni e le lattine di birra degli inglesi, la non-calma dei tedeschi, ma soprattutto.... I PROSCIUTTI DELLE PIPETTE!!!!