Pink Floyd guitarist has plunged into themes such as finitude, passage of time and the relationship of the human being with these concepts
The work of Pink Floyd It brings a series of reflections on many aspects of human life. David Gilmourin solo career, follows the same path.
Your latest album, Luck and Strange (2024), goes even deeper into these questions. Therefore, an interview with the newspaper The Guardian It brings the guitarist, at the top of his 78 years, addressing topics such as death and religion.
While answering fan questions, Gilmour discussed his vision of mortality. Atheist declared, the guitarist quoted one of the songs of Luck and Strange: “The Single Spark”whose letter, as usual, was conceived by his wife, the writer Polly Samson.
David states:
It is sad that I do not believe in greater power. Has a song on the album called ‘The Single Spark’ – With words of Polly And my feelings – which comes from a line on the first page of the book ‘Speak, Memory’from Vladimir Nabokovand she says it all. I don’t remember exactly how he put it, but he said life is a single spark between two eternities. ”
In the letter of “The Single Spark”, Polly and David They address disbelief, a “empty heaven” and a “temple call,” but one is not useful for their prayers. The couple compares the splendor of incense and religious icons to a feeling of wonder or despair.
Gilmour It admits that your atheism swings when asked about the origin of your songs. Is it an exclusive product of the mind or comes from some spiritual inspiration? The guitarist answered:
I’m an atheist, so I hate to say that loudly, but there are times when I feel the music is channeling when I’m composing. It doesn’t always seem like something I did – somehow it only comes through me. ”
David Gilmour and Luck and Strange
Luck and Strange It is the fifth solo album of David Gilmour and the first after the covid-19 pandemic. The previous work, Rattle that lockwas released in 2015.
Since then, a lot has changed in the musician’s life. Lockdown approached the family, which is evident on the album. In addition to Polly Samsonresponsible for the lyrics, the album has the participation of two of their children: Romany and Gabriel Gilmour. The first, assumes the main vocals in “Between Two Points”besides the harp, while the second collaborates with backing vocals.
The material symbolizes a personal journey of David Gilmourmarked by reflections on mortality, time and human relations. To crown, the title track still features piano and organ recorded by Richard Wrightkeyboardist Pink Floyd deceased in 2008.
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Source: Rollingstone
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