Career of the band was marked by fights and irreconcilable differences between the guitarist and Roger Waters, but relationship was not always bad
The trajectory of Pink Floyd It was marked by genius songs and intense bullshit. Until the band’s most successful phase was notable for the disagreements between the members, especially Roger Watersbassist and main composer, and David Gilmourguitarist.
But it was not always like that. Distinct reports point out that, so far, there was relative peace in the complete group for Nick Mason (battery) and Richard Wright (keyboards). Gilmour shared more details in an interview of 2002 to La Repubblica (via Far Out).
According to the guitarist, even the album Animals (1977) the group “Remained firm”. Waters And he even disagreed with some issues, but the relationship only soured after that, with the album The Wall (1979) and their respective tour.
“[O Pink Floyd se manteve firme] until Animals. So perhaps because of that corruption poison I was talking about, we broke. In fact, each one ruined in his own way. The period it covered and included The Wall It was the worst in our history. We lose the meaning of our work. ”
The corruption cited by David came in response to a question about The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), first album of Pink Floyd to really be successful. He explains:
“We were strong and arrogant. […] We had the feeling that we had managed to do a masterpiece, something that would change our story first, and then that of the world around us as well. We were somewhat corrupt, as if for a moment we really thought we could do anything. Money erodes you inside. ”
In a more recent interview, to the Rick Blessedthe sound engineer Alan Parsons – who worked with the Pink Floyd in Atom Heart Mother (1970) and THe Dark Side of the Moon – confirms that Roger Waters and David Gilmour They were friends in this period. There was an internal critical assessment of their work, but nothing out of the normal. Parsons states (via Igor Miranda website):
“They were critical of each other’s performances and were not afraid to say. David Gilmour had created an incredible guitar solo, Roger I would just say one ‘I think it’s good, Davidthanks’ [Risos]. It was a very discreet ‘congratulations’. But they got along very well. To do Dark Side It was a joy. Everyone was interested in what they were doing. Everyone was friendly. It is terribly sad that there is a feud between them now. ”
The worst period of Pink Floyd, according to David Gilmour
In an interview of 1987 to Rolling Stone USA (via Igor Miranda website), David Gilmour defined the period that generated the album The Final Cut (1983) as the lowest point of the trajectory of the Pink Floyd.
The successor of the multiplatin The Wall (1979) failed to repeat the hit standard achieved by the band in previous years. With lyrics inspired by the Falkland War and a series of references to the personal history of Waters, the album sold less than all those released after Meddle (1971).
Gilmour comments:
“[Foi um período] Very miserable. Even Roger says it was a miserable period – and it was he who made him that way, at least in my opinion. ”
The disagreements between them were basically based on the creative direction of the Pink Floyd. David believed that several songs from The Final Cut They were not good enough to get on the album. The bassist, in turn, criticized the guitarist for failing to help with the compositions, leaving everything on his back.
In another interview, in the 2000s, Gilmour reinforces your point. Although the letters do not agree with their positions, the problem was different.
“There was all kinds of discussion about political matters, and I didn’t share his views. The Final Cut. I just didn’t think some of the songs were up to. ”
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Source: Rollingstone
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