<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Pink-floyd ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/pink-floyd Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:53:10 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Syd Barrett was doing psychedelic drugs and completely off his tree.” Friend and guitarist to David Gilmour and Roger Waters, Tim Renwick recalls Pink Floyd‘s wild rise from high school rockers to prog-rock gurus ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tim-renwick-on-pink-floyd-s-syd-barrett-david-gilmour-and-roger-waters 9unqF76a82mC8mm4KYCweU Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:53:10 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:10:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Instead of using a bass drum, I had an ax and a large log of wood.” Nick Mason on Pink Floyd’s “lost album” following their smash hit ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/pink-floyd-s-nick-mason-on-wish-you-were-here-sessions 3ban8CtrqfJvvKSswMZVu6 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:20:02 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:26:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I stumbled upon that one by accident.” David Gilmour on the genesis of a Pink Floyd classic now receiving a historic reissue ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-2025-reissue cxf7NcjCrUrwgok2JVy6ZT Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:00:35 +0000 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:01:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are 100 different ways.” David Gilmour reveals his methods for writing iconic guitar solos — and explains why one approach doesn’t work ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-on-appraoaching-eaching-guitar-solo-differently ZUDUZwR4rHrxYmp4MUMMxf Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:06:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy megalomaniac.” David Gilmour and his wife have some choice words for Roger Waters and say a Pink Floyd reunion is out of the question ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-on-reuniting-pink-floyd-with-roger-waters KeD6tJVCanmq3KyG33MKXc Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:45:32 +0000 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:49:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were in a very strange place.” David Gilmour on Pink Floyd’s difficult years trying to follow up The Dark Side of the Moon — and how Wish You Were Here was a statement from Roger Waters to his absent band members ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-on-the-difficulty-of-following-up-the-dark-side-of-the-moon HsrMLruwwXMzih8rzrWcQm Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:36:37 +0000 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:47:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'd never thought of us in those terms at all." David Gilmour says Pink Floyd wasn’t prog rock and names the prog guitarist who can “really do their stuff” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-never-thought-of-pink-floyd-as-prog t5Do8qTCiWY7pUaVALcLjg Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are a lot of guys who can play that. But I don't.” David Gilmour says he never learned to play one of his most iconic Pink Floyd guitar solos. Here’s why ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-cant-play-his-comfortably-numb-pink-floyd-guitar-solo aCmWZDqNV8jqoh7oVzMmpj Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:29:07 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:11:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He wanted something as a full stop to the whole Pink Floyd thing.” Polly Samson on helping David Gilmour put Pink Floyd to rest — and the awkward silences that gave their last album its most powerful moment ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-polly-samson-helped-end-pink-floyd-and-restart-david-gilmours-solo-career CNVRMv2wW7xJGSoYq8iaLk Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:17:33 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:23:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Floyd came into town, ran out of money, and ended up staying in our house.” Alice Cooper on living with Pink Floyd, mind-reading with Syd Barrett —and the pot-laced brownies that scored them a coveted gig ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/alice-cooper-on-living-with-pink-floyd-in-1967 7FzWYjM8e9fKvWiGnpAqAn Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:47:31 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:55:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Completely erased, gone forever. Done.” David Gilmour reveals how his guitar solo for a Pink Floyd classic was wiped out of existence ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-on-the-guitar-solo-erased-from-animals irjArB2Ekexd6BxMQRtasS Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:01:43 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What he's playing is often very simple. That's the beautiful thing about David.” Steven Wilson on David Gilmour and remixing the newly released ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii — MCMLXXII’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-reissue S2Z2tDN88ZwBDZ3iNj6mrn Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:35:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I thought, 'Jeez, how the hell did he do that?'" Phil Manzanera on the tone, tuning and technique of his teenage friend David Gilmour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/manzanera-on-gilmour tm8Jby7UFsHevQhTiTk4Em Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “How the hell did I actually do that?” David Gilmour revealed his favorite solo and the guitar behind Pink Floyd’s biggest songs (it’s not the Black Strat) ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-the-hell-did-i-actually-do-that-david-gilmour-revealed-his-favorite-solo-and-the-guitar-behind-pink-floyds-biggest-songs-its-not-the-black-strat MbNputPn3Dn4ZTvPWBR3mm Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:52:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought maybe England didn't want me anymore. I really thought I was completely through.” Jimi Hendrix predicted the rock guitar act that would lead "mind-blowing" music into the future. He wasn't wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimi-hendrix-pink-floyd-mad-scientists CMPGiiqXiF62Bvoh69sBHB Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:08:02 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:08:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They said, 'Come over and play a couple of tracks.' That's what I did. And when I went to go, they said, 'Where are you going?!'" Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jeff-beck-alice-cooper-almost-joined-pink-floyd-rolling-stones uZyWyh5PAfqgMpZA8Zc6xC Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:17:05 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There are these strange coincidences. It’s kind of amazing.” David Gilmour weighs in on the longtime conspiracy theory that links Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' to 'The Wizard of Oz' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-on-dark-side-wizard-of-oz-connection vHyDHVUWHhjmsy9WX6LvNd Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:11:58 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:16:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If you gave that guy a ukulele and a Pignose amp, he'd make it sound like the solo in 'Comfortably Numb.'" Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important — and least known —guitar technique ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/bob-ezrin-on-david-gilmour-comfortably-numb-solo VQkLHn7rADakfkCNKP46HS Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:54:56 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:11:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A roadie plugged the wah in the wrong way, and I stomped into it and got this incredible screaming noise”: Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-echoes-tone mgPGHhKKbLvUYepvwTEqCD Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:45:34 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-has-no-regrets-selling-his-black-start wj6Nf84Ubyegv5LtuMWvpH Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:14:33 +0000 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:15:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s impossible to go back there without Rick Wright, and I wouldn’t want to – it’s all done”: David Gilmour dismisses talk of future Pink Floyd shows ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-on-pink-floyd-future ViyWXvdeiyxoR3sNE5X4b3 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:53:10 +0000 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:07:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Oh my gosh, you're here. And you've brought your guitar”: David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-and-romany-gilmour-wish-you-were-here-pub-duet srjBX4toV2RCErdBrRQBYn Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:00:13 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:03:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s over 50 years now since The Dark Side Of The Moon – my feeling is that this is the best album I’ve made in all those years”: David Gilmour is set to release his first solo album in 9 years, and he reckons it's some of his best work ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-luck-and-strange-dark-side-of-the-moon ugS6uFWgvpoVDorB52N9W5 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All these pieces of wood gradually become in harmony with each other over years of playing”: David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-18 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-vintage-guitars-sound-better-than-new-ones JXnaak5DNG5N2scxAteGU9 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:53:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We made suggestions and Roger made suggestions – I didn’t care for Roger’s suggestions. In the end, I thought, ‘We’re Pink Floyd and he’s our guest’”: David Gilmour reflects on Syd Barrett, and Pink Floyd's Live 8 reunion ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/david-gilmour-retrospective KmJ8nEcLnFXgBbqCLdSDCg Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pink Floyd didn't mean anything to him, he told Thin Lizzy he wouldn't jump around onstage and he once had an accidental top 10 hit: The career of Snowy White, rock's easiest-going guitar hero, in five songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/pink-floyd-didnt-mean-anything-to-him-he-told-thin-lizzy-he-wouldnt-jump-around-onstage-and-he-once-had-an-accidental-top-10-hit-the-career-of-snowy-white-rocks-easiest-going-guitar-hero-in-five-songs 9EfuVMxoYvAZhJwoQyDc6k Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:29:42 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Favorite of Eddie Van Halen, the MXR Phase 90 Smeared Its Luscious Tones Over Countless Classic Recordings ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/mxr-phase-90-phaser-pedal WbduQwoTkZamDbBv2Dxd4F Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:02:30 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Documentary ‘Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd’ Hits Theaters This Month – Watch the Trailer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/have-you-got-it-yet-the-story-of-syd-barrett-and-pink-floyd adt9JsqwE6ZAEnWDZevGqA Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:43:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/1973-albums nnhgLe7PfkoTKcQx2JjeYG Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:59:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being an Engineer for Pink Floyd Was Arguably the Biggest Challenge I Ever Gave Myself”: Alan Parsons Takes Us Behind the Recording Sessions and Guitar Gear for ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/alan-parsons-pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon GPsWPEoA5NCKkm4MeLvV9b Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:34:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rediscover Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ With Our Insightful Listening Guide ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-guide mHcGDUESVqvyfFjfo9YzpA Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:40:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Before It Was an Album, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Was a Tour. Here, We Trace the Origin of Pink Floyd’s Masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-david-gilmour Yf7VkkWD4ssZQUffMVXPqi Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:26:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Discover How David Gilmour’s Melodic Mastery Helped Illuminate Pink Floyd’s 1973 Masterpiece, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/David-Gilmour-The-Dark-Side-of-the-Moon 4AyKMc9q6wNboV7JaFz7NS Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:08:03 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take a Deep Dive Into David Gilmour’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Gear, Tone and Technique With the July 2023 Issue of 'Guitar Player' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guitar-player-july-2023-735 N49F7RaryqrRQ2SkBEUZoC Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:06:16 +0000 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:09:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/fender-vibratone Wzdzh3GAwE5trLngkkzxrb Tue, 23 May 2023 09:47:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck’s 10 Greatest Collaborations ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-becks-10-greatest-collaborations VdYxVHg8hA5awdHykZxLF4 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:22:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Pink Floyd’s Impassioned Rock & Roll Hall of Fame “Wish You Were Here” Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-pink-floyds-impassioned-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-wish-you-were-here-performance cKP8ywjV9BkDXvRCYtuYKG Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:23:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Was a Huge Loss. And I Did Love Him”: Roger Waters Tells the Tragic Tale of Syd Barrett ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/it-was-a-huge-loss-and-i-did-love-him-roger-waters-tells-the-tragic-tale-of-syd-barrett YntdbH63RhdGkok8RNxJkL Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:24:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch GP Reader Bill Hall’s Stunning Solo Acoustic Performance of Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-gp-reader-bill-halls-stunning-solo-acoustic-performance-of-pink-floyds-the-great-gig-in-the-sky UzYwrgXZJMhmF8viNNmDf7 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:37:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Surprise New Song From Pink Floyd 'Hey Hey Rise Up' is Effectively One Long Righteous Guitar Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-surprise-new-song-from-pink-floyd-hey-hey-rise-up-is-effectively-one-long-righteous-guitar-solo jxHhWNkTYY8fVVxkauz4mC Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:32:26 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Bonamassa’s Surreal "Mind's Eye" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-joe-bonamassas-surreal-minds-eye-music-video XTiPdYVEXsiPAXnVRjfJVS Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:29:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Univox Uni-Vibe was the Final Stompbox to Land in Jimi Hendrix’s Effects Chain ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-univox-uni-vibe-was-the-final-stompbox-to-land-in-jimi-hendrixs-effects-chain WRFZhM4dTEVoEq6ehuEdmW Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:37:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-albums-and-artists-that-made-1971-guitars-greatest-year Eu894haVmXSdNqqVrHigSW Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:27:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pink Floyd Surprise-Release a Dozen Live Albums, Recorded from 1970-1972 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/pink-floyd-surprise-release-a-dozen-live-albums-recorded-from-1970-1972 QKmhPdti8VGj7H8PrZrytk Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:56:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch David Gilmour Perform the 'Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time’ Live ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-david-gilmour-perform-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-live PpqFpmZ2kdodbAecSuScn5 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:37:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Gilmour’s Five Acts of a Legend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/david-gilmours-five-acts-of-a-legend sVJ9y24eFkNdLGdig6VV8j Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:31:05 +0000 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:47:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Pink Floyd’s Epic Rendition of “Echoes” in Pompeii ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-pink-floyds-epic-rendition-of-echoes-in-pompeii JC4WrH9FUvypgjGU7KwGLU Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:23:14 +0000 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:32:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett and Roger Waters Take on Snobby TV Host ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-pink-floyds-syd-barrett-and-roger-waters-take-on-snobby-tv-host xmo6AE3BJrPNXVBvQG9eeC Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Gilmour Confirms Pink Floyd Are Broken Up for Good: "I’m Done with it" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-gilmour-confirms-pink-floyd-are-broken-up-for-good-im-done-with-it cwbAfsFLLuDdLEAngbBeJd Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:21:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Play a Great David Gilmour Solo (By Learning a Terrible Version of One) ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/how-to-play-a-great-david-gilmour-solo-by-learning-a-terrible-version-of-one inbpdJd6Me5Kd3TEh9G8J8 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:14:03 +0000