“I never say never”: David Gilmour on the possibility of making new Pink Floyd music
David Gilmour may be done with Pink Floyd drama, but he remains open to the possibility of creating new music with the band – at least, if a cause worthy enough arises in the future, says the musician.
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With his new album, Luck and Strange, out tomorrow (6 September) and an upcoming solo tour in the works, Gilmour makes it clear that he has no desire to revisit past drama, not the least his relationship with former bandmate Roger Waters.
And while it’ll be a “dream” to rid himself of Pink Floyd’s catalogue and the “arguments that are involved with keeping it going”, Gilmour reveals that he’s actually open to one-off projects with the group.
Back in 2022, Gilmour and Floyd drummer Nick Mason briefly revived the Pink Floyd name to release Hey, Hey, Rise Up! for Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia.
Prompted on the possibility of more collabs like these, Gilmour tells Rolling Stone: “It’s a strange old world we live in, and on there are things that crop up in life that you feel you have to do something about, and have to do something about now. And you might as well use what you’ve earned through your life to benefit causes that you believe in.”
“So I never say never,” he adds.
Also in the interview, the guitarist speaks about the balancing act of giving Pink Floyd fans what they want while allowing the band and himself to take creative liberty with songs during concerts.
“It’s a very tricky thing to do, because the people coming to see the shows pretty much want all the songs to be identical to the way they are on the record,” Gilmour explains.
“And the musicians obviously want to stray from that. I want to stray from that. It’s a little juggling act, where you have to try and stick with keeping all the important stuff and having a bit more freedom to go sideways.”
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