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David Gilmour on Pink Floyd’s difficult years trying to follow up The Dark Side of the Moon
By Phil Weller published
Gilmour blames fame and lethargy for the two years it took for Pink Floyd to record their followup

Donovan says David Gilmour bought his former home to channel his songwriting magic
By Phil Weller last updated
Asked to name his greatest achievement, the British folksinger name-dropped two of the greatest British songwriters of all time

David Gilmour says Pink Floyd wasn’t prog rock and names the prog guitarist who can “really do their stuff”
By Elizabeth Swann published
The former Floyd guitarist also dismisses the notion they were a band. "it's just three or four people who get in a room together and strum guitars"

David Gilmour says he never learned to play one of his most iconic Pink Floyd guitar solos. Here’s why
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist says that when it comes to performing live, he has a different approach that makes rote repetition unnecessary

Polly Samson on helping David Gilmour put Pink Floyd to rest — and the awkward silences that gave their last album its most powerful moment
By Phil Weller published
‘The Endless River’ was meant to be an instrumental record, but Gimour looked to his wife, Polly Samson, for one definitive lyric

David Gilmour reveals how his guitar solo for a Pink Floyd classic was wiped away forever
By Phil Weller published
His bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason were the guilty parties

David Gilmour on his early adventures seeing — and mixing sound for — his idol, Jimi Hendrix
By Christopher Scapelliti published
A Hendrix devotee, Gilmour helped operate the PA system for Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival

Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour reveals he’s at work on a new album and offers a timeline for its release
By Phil Weller published
Last year’s ‘Luck and Strange’ had a nine-year gestation. His next album will arrive much quicker

From jamming with David Gilmour to getting guitar lessons from Keith Richards — one guitarist lived out every player’s fantasies
By Gary Graff published
Former record exec Paul Rappaport recounts his adventures with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and other rock legends in his new memoir, ‘Gliders Over Hollywood’
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