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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’

David Gilmour reveals the impact of Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix on his signature guitar style
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Gilmour says that as a young guitarist he worked out blues solos by Clapton, Hendrix and Howlin' Wolf that later informed his playing with Pink Floyd

David Gilmour on his magical duet playing John Lennon with Paul McCartney
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist recalled a pair of live appearances from the latter half of the 1990s that took place during a lull his career with Pink Floyd and his solo activities

David Gilmour tells how he turned his biggest weakness into his greatest asset – with a little help from Hank Marvin
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist is a fine example of why players should lean into themselves and not be blinded by what their peers are doing
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