The Pink Floyd guitarist explored themes such as finitude, the passage of time and the relationship between human beings and these concepts
The work of Pink Floyd brings a series of reflections on many aspects of human life. David Gilmourin his solo career, he follows the same path.
His most recent album, Luck and strange (2024), explores these issues further. So, an interview with the newspaper The Guardian leads the guitarist, at the age of 78, to address issues such as death and religion.
Answering fans’ questions, Gilmour discussed his view of mortality. A declared atheist, the guitarist quoted one of the songs of Luck and strange: “A Single Spark”whose texts, as usual, were drawn by his wife, the writer Polly Samson.
David states:
It’s sad not to believe in a higher power. There’s a song on the album called “A 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 it says it all. I don’t remember exactly how he expressed it, but he said that life is a single spark between two eternities.”
In the letter of “A Single Spark”, Polly AND David They turn to unbelief, “empty heaven,” and the “temple call,” but their prayers are of no avail. The pair compare the glow of incense sticks and religious icons to a sense of wonder or despair.
Gilmour he admits that his atheism trembles when asked about the origins of his songs. Is it an exclusive product of the mind or does it come from some spiritual inspiration? The guitarist replied:
I’m an atheist, so I hate to say this out loud, but there are times when I feel like the music is channeling itself as I write. It doesn’t always feel like something I’ve done, it just kind of comes through.”
David Gilmour and Luck and the Strange
Luck and strange is the fifth solo album by David Gilmour and the first after the covid-19 pandemic. Previous work, Shake that lockwas released in 2015.
Since then, a lot has changed in the musician’s life. Lockdown has brought him closer to his family, which is evident in the album. Furthermore Polly Sansoneresponsible for the lyrics, the album features the participation of two of his sons: Romans AND Gabriele Gilmour. The first takes on the main vocal parts “Between Two Points”in addition to the harp, while the latter collaborates with the choirs.
The material symbolizes a personal journey of David Gilmourpunctuated by reflections on mortality, the passage of time and human relationships. To top it off, the title track also features piano and organ recorded by Richard Wrightkeyboardist of Pink Floyd he died in 2008.
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Collaborator: André Luiz Fernandes.
Source: Terra
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