David Gilmore Quotes

The band? It's over. Reunited because of the good cause - Live 8, to get over the bad relationship, and not to have regrets.

David Gilmore

La Repubblica, Feb 2006 - Ruling out the possibility of a reunion of the band.

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It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations.

David Gilmore

Pink Floyd Reunion Concert - Protest G8 policies - June 2005.

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Usually, in the studio, on this sort of thing ... you just go out and have a play over it, and see what comes, and it's usually - mostly - the first take that's the best one, and you find yourself...

David Gilmore

Time - quoted in Classic Albums: Pink Floyd — The Dark Side of the Moon; on the guitar solo.

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I've been in The Who, I've been in The Beatles and I've been in Pink Floyd! Top that!

David Gilmore

Record Collector Magazine - May 2003.

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He had developed his own limited, or very simple style. He was never very keen on improving himself as a bass player and half the time I would play bass on the records because I would tend to do it...

David Gilmore

Rock Compact Disc magazine - September 1992; regarding Roger Waters.

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Roger doesn't have the right at present to tell me what to do with my life, although he believes that he does. And he'll not ruin my career, although lately he's been trying to.

David Gilmore

Penthouse, - September 1988; regarding Roger Waters.

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My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around [...] I don't have to have too much technique for it. I've developed the parts of my technique...

David Gilmore

Sounds "Guitar Heroes" Magazine - May 1983.

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Syd's story is a sad story romanticised by people who don't know anything about it. They've made it fashionable but it's just not that way.

David Gilmore

Musician - December 1982.

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Obviously, they're all a gang of idiots. But, you know... live and let live.

David Gilmore

Live at Pompeii - video - Dark Side of the Moon Sessions, 1972, about the band.

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Jimi Hendrix isn't as good as me!

David Gilmore

Live at Pompeii - video - Dark Side of the Moon Sessions, 1972.

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