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Pink Floyd circa 1973
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

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David Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.
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

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LEFT: Pink Floyd 1974 David Gilmour performing with Roy Harper at Hyde Park, 1970. RIGHT: Jimi Hendrix performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969.
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

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David Gilmour performs during the David Gilmour concert as part of the Luck and Strange tour at Madison Square Garden on November 04, 2024 in New York, New York.
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

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Former Columbia Records exec Paul Rappaport performs onstage with David GIlmour and Pink Floyd
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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David Gilmour performing at a charity jam at the Town & Country Club, London, England in 1987.
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

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David Gilmour performs at Pula Arena on September 12, 2015 in Pula, Croatia.
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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Pete Townshend says he doesn’t like being onstage, and would rather work alone

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist is still as creative as ever but is retreating further away from live shows and collaborative projects

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A comped pic of David Gilmour and Phil Manzanera at rehearsals for "The Miller Strat Pack" concert on September 23, 2004 at Black Island Studios in London.
Phil Manzanera on the tone, tuning and technique of his teenage friend David Gilmour

By Joe Matera Published

David Gilmour's friend, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, shares his insights on the Floyd legend's tone

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Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band performs at PNC Music Pavilion on July 07, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Guitar Player presents 50 badass blues guitar solos you must hear

By GP Editors Last updated

From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues

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