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Pink Floyd were inactive until 1986, following legal battles between members. [30] Gilmour began recruiting musicians in 1986, for what would later become Pink Floyd. [ 31 ] He rehired Wright, but could only add him as a contract musician.
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia, [1] English-accented singing, and stream-of-consciousness writing style. [4]
The founding members of Pink Floyd were Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, who enrolled at the London Polytechnic at Regent Street in September 1962 to study architecture, [2] and Syd Barrett, two years younger than the rest of the band, who had moved to London in 1964 to study at the Camberwell College of Arts. [3]
Wright was the only member of Pink Floyd to profit from the Wall tour, since the net loss had to be borne by the band members. [39] He did not attend the 1982 premiere of the film of Pink Floyd—The Wall. [40] In 1983, Pink Floyd released The Final Cut, the only Pink Floyd album on which Wright does not appear. His absence from the album ...
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1985.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. English musician (born 1946) This article is about the English rock musician. For his 1978 album, see David Gilmour (album). For the American jazz guitarist, see David Gilmore. For other people named David Gilmour, see David Gilmour (disambiguation). David Gilmour CBE Gilmour at the Royal ...
After Waters quit the group in 1985, he unsuccessfully vied to get the band to cease operating under the Pink Floyd name – beginning a cycle of animosity that would last for four decades, and ...
Steve O'Rourke (() 1 October 1940 – () 30 October 2003) was an English music manager and racing driver. He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death.