10-11-2014, 10:41
Floyd's Endless River is released today and David Gilmour was interviewed on the BBC Today radio programme this morning. James Naughtie, not the most competent interviewer at the best of times, came across as being in a hurry, ill-prepared and knowing nothing about the band. For example, he kept harping on about the band's age and Gilmour had to remind him that in 1993 they were a lot younger than they are now. At one point Naughtie called the album Endless Road and soon after referred to a 'road', but even worse, he seemed unaware that Richard Wright had died. When again corrected by Gilmour, he snapped, 'I know'!
The gist of the interview was that, when Pink Floyd reconvened for the Division Bell album, they spent two weeks improvising, and it is from this material that Endless River was constructed. Gilmour commented on what he called 'musical conversations' between himself and Richard Wright, while alluding to the chemistry that he clearly now misses.
David Gilmour did well to remain his usual calm and polite self, probably in the knowledge that all publicity is good.
The gist of the interview was that, when Pink Floyd reconvened for the Division Bell album, they spent two weeks improvising, and it is from this material that Endless River was constructed. Gilmour commented on what he called 'musical conversations' between himself and Richard Wright, while alluding to the chemistry that he clearly now misses.
David Gilmour did well to remain his usual calm and polite self, probably in the knowledge that all publicity is good.
âThe fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.â William Shakespeare, As You Like It