I've heard him say that about Roger on another occasion about something else. I remember the documentary but can't remember the point in question. Seems like Dave is always first to admit when he is wrong about something.
Dave Gilmour is the antithesis of the modern 'too many notes' guitarist. He's not quick, he doesn't blaze fire up the fretboard but with a limited selection of notes, subtlety in the fretting, his signature 1.5 tone bends he creates the most wonderful, expressive playing.
_Roger was right and I was wrong, not the first time_ , Only a man of high integrity and love for perfection would admit to that. Yes Roger is a genius, and you are the soul of Pink Floyd.
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Such a legend in the music world. I pray his eventual passing will not come for a long time, the music world will never be the same without Dave Gilmour.
SparkDalmatian the only musician I worry about this with every time I think about him. He's been my absolute favorite since I was a child. I finally got to see him play live early this year and it was the best musical experience of my life.
Dip khadka I sure hope so, 2016 has totally sucked for the music world: We already lost David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Frank Sinatra Jr, Glenn Frey and George Michael
It's so sweet how he recalls memories he had with Rog, and how he admits that he was wrong quite a lot and Rog was right, that shows how mature Dave is, I adore him for that...and I can't believe that he doesn't think Wish You Were Here was perfectly played 😭 oh for God's sake it is a piece of art
I agree, on the last interviews for the Edginton series he's quite complimentary of Roger, while in Rogers interview he blatantly blurts out he doesn't care about the music. I mean the guys a brilliant songwriter but come on, a LITTLE decorum in an interview would be nice. The only time he ever seems to compliment the others is when some journalists mistakenly misquotes him of outrightly slagging them. And even mediocre poets will admit that when writing words, the words often just 'pop' into your mind, and its a hell of a lot harder with music, a song really is fifty fifty.
Pink Floyd never made songs, Pink Floyd made albums. In other words, you cannot listen to a Pink Floyd song, you have to listen to the whole album. Its all one piece of art...
I completely agree with you, even you can't play a Pink Floyd album in shuffle too, that's kind of sacrilege. The Dark Side Of The Moon showed me how to listen an album, without skipping songs or playing a few songs, just let it grow in my head.
Dave Mustaine once selected 'Time' as his favorite guitar solo. 'Dave Gilmour can do more with one note than any other guitarist can do with the entire fret board.' - Dave Mustaine.
Those "four notes" give me the chills. Hauntingly beautiful. Yes, otherworldly. Evoking melancholy and longing. A long heavy sigh followed by a sense of letting go.
"Those four notes" was what I was saying to friends two evenings back. I was referring to "those four (particular) notes" yet also mentioned many memorable pieces of music have "those four notes". To quote from DSOTM "I was a little bit drunk at the time" so at the time only mentioned Beethoven's fifth but no doubt you can come back with others......
Fascinating how he is clearly not happy with his guitar work from the opening of wish you were here. But it's one of the most iconic openings to a rock song in history.
jessed hepler Not to defend Gilmour in the least, since I think he is a limited-talent putz... but... He who smelt it, dealt it usually applies in cases like these, I find. Come out of the closet, Jessed. Seriously. We won't mock you.
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I think a big part on why today's music lacks what the older stuff we enjoyed, has to do with what Gilmore said in this video. Back in the 70's&80's a band made their albums with a theme vs just a bunch of random singles. I remember my ritual every time I bought a new album back when I was a kid I would go & just sit in my room & listen to the entire album..carefully inspecting the album cover & sleeve & reading all the names & the thank you's. I loved every minute of it. It just isn't the same today..
Hagfan789 How well said, I remember doing the exact same thing. I'm a 60's 70's guy but it was a ritual. You were absorbed in the total artistry of the album. Thanks for reminding me!
Hagfan789 I think that's not completely true. I mean, if you're talking about the majority of popular music, you might have some ground. But if you're just talking about music today in general, I'd say you're mistaken. One of the best and most prevalent examples right now would be Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly. It's an album that has overarching themes and concepts of social injustices and dealing with sudden fame. It's definitely got concepts to it. One of the coolest things about it is that it has a poem read between tracks that is slowly read to points until the end of the album, where it's read in full. Each time a song ends, the part of the poem you do hear has a hint about the track that proceeds it. It's meant to be listened to in full, in one sitting. There's only been a couple singles for it, and they're different than the takes on the album for the most part. A lot of artists now are starting to realize that there are people looking for albums, not singles. So they're not just churning out filler. Frankly, there have always been artists that have gone for singles instead of a whole Long-Play listening experience. Hell, The Beatles didn't really get to making albums you're meant to listen to in full until almost 7 years in to their career as a band (4 years after the release of Please Please Me). And even then, after Sgt. Peppers they released a whole lot of singles; some of their best songs in fact. Songs like Strawberry Fields and I Am The Walrus were freakin' B-Sides and didn't even get a release on a full album except on the Magical Mystery Tour album in the US (the release was different for the UK and it was only an EP instead of a full length LP), which was more of a compilation album than anything else. Sorry that this might be a little lengthy, but I sometimes just ramble on for miles ahead of my self.
I don't know what it is but Mr Gilmour fits perfectly with the definition of "gentleman"....Thanks for many and many hours of pleasure for our ears David.
***** Yeah but in terms of what they did with music the Beatles beat them by a landslide (even though I pref pink floyd) The Beatles spurred an entire generation of the country and music (and artists like pink floyd and led zep would not have existed today)
James Heitmann... I don't think for one minute that barret mason and waters listened to the Beatles and said lets make a band? No chance. The Beatles did have a major influence no doubt about that, but not with pink floyd.
***** It heavily inspired what Pink Floyd was, I remember reading about it at the rock n roll hall of fame in Cleveland, waters felt hugely inspired by the beatles work
And being in a position to say "Yeah... let's just park these two songs". Which would later become amazing songs on their own... I don't think there has ever been a group of people that creative besides them :)
Pink Floyd is, in my opinion, the greatest band of all time. They were DECADES ahead of their time. Granted, they are my favorite band. They made soundscapes not even dreamed of in those days, and they didn't have the gadgets we have in studios today. They had to use all of their imagination and genius to create those sounds. The Floyd were from a different planet, sonically as well as metaphorically. No one else came close to their live shows, to album sales of that time, to the fairytale story of the band and Syd Barrett. Come on!!!!! Pure fucking excellence.
sydIRISH idk if hey were “decades” ahead of their time. I think their music fits the time period in which it was made. That time period being full of other great musicians and artists who put a lot of feel and emotion into their songs. One of the greatest??????? Ummmm yeah. Definitely
@sidIRISH I have to disagree with part of your response. They weren’t decades ahead of there time. They were so perfectly existing in that time and place. With absolute focus on there awareness of what was happening in that time and space. With those elements echoing into the future in different forms. So in my opinion their music works for in planes of time. Because there lyrics are about real-time problems in society.
Yeah, I think they were the greatest band ever. I'm not a fan of their early music. But from Dark Side and beyond they're beyond compare. True geniuses.
How is David just the most chill person in interviews all of the time? He has complete control over every interview I've ever seen him do and he just seems like the nicest guy.
I like how something so magical and intense comes from just nowhere, "I was playing and this came out"....and millions of people keep listening to that and having goosebumps every time the song is played. Just four notes that keeps playing in your head and makes you feel like floating. These guys were from another dimension and came to Earth to please us.
Wish You Were Here was the very first song I learned on the guitar. My dad and I were sitting around the fire one night and he suddenly handed me his guitar and taught me first few notes. Now about one year later he's just bought me my very first guitar for my birthday. Love the song and the album! And love you dad!
I think it does not gets much better than being in one room with David Gilmour and he plays guitar for you. I would immediately start crying, really. That is one of my biggest dream in my life. Thank you for everything, David. All the best from Germany.
Those 4 notes together in that particular order are truly MAGIC! From the day of David’s composing them, they became a LIVING TIMELESS thing that will, like gold, never tarnish or rust but will forever SHINE ON (like a diamond)! I’ve been hearing those notes and that song for 45 years now (since I was 16) and the truth is, the older I get (I’m 61 now in 2020) the more deeply my emotions are stirred by the hearing of it. As a composer using the instrument of the guitar to share what comes through him, David Jon Gilmour is uniquely and unquestionably GIFTED to a degree unequaled among guitarists. His work is extraordinary and peerless, and moves my soul to its core.
I could listen to David for hours and never get tired of hearing him talk. He brings back memories of when I was a teen, often giving me a pinch in my stomach. I saw Pink Floyd in concert many years ago and now I have that emptiness in my heart knowing that for sure there will be no more. It's like being sad of not being able to go back in time and being afraid to have missed something. Said in a few words..."It can't be!"
Sounded pretty danged slick to me David! Pink Floyd sent me to places in my mind that no drugs or alcohol could... Gawd I love music! And these guys were geniuses.....
That's like if you needed drugs to understand Led Zeppelin or The Beatles, or even Black Sabbath. A huge stoner would only listen to all the trippy sounds and not the lyrics.
My Pink Floyd LP's (Wish You Were Here, Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, Meddle and all the others) were my most valued treasures in the 70's and 80's. Much later, when my daughter was 16, I bought the same albums on CD, and gave them to her as Christmas presents. Thus, when she was preparing for her exams, I managed to re-listen to all of my favourite tracks coming from her room at full volume. Now she is 24, expecting her second baby. The first one, a little girl, is very musical, she loves listening to children's songs and dancing. She's only 1, but already knows how to turn on granny's old CD/cassette player.😃 Hopefully, one day she'll be happy to inherit my, and my daughter's collected Pink Floyd albums.
Not only is Wish You Were Here my favorite Floyd album, it's my favorite album of all time. You can catch me at work listening to it as I wash dishes and air guitar along to Shine On
I love listening to David Gilmore talk almost as much as listening to him play. His musical philosophy and artistic approach are amazing let alone his abilities with the guitar. Legend.
David Gilmour was always my favorite guitarist. He wasn't the fastest guitar player, the flashiest, or the kind of guy who could pick the strings with his teeth. But he could milk individual guitar notes for all they were worth and make them last forever if he wanted to better than anyone I've ever heard. That's his style, and my favorite style.
Wish you were here is one of my favorite PF songs it haunting, it's painful, it's melodic, it tears into your soul with unrelenting sorrow, my son went to prison at the age of 18 for protecting himself ( with his hands) on his own property from a man with a gun. I couldnt listen to the song for 6 years because it tore me to pieces, very powerful song!
David is such an encouragement to anyone who wants to just get away,and listen to what it is he is feeling,So nice of him to share it with us....HIS MUSIC THAT IS ....ON FINE GENTLEMAN THT LAD IS
David. What a gentleman and legend. Wish you were here, I would have liked to shake your hand and thank you for the memories, and emotions experienced through your and the rest of the Bands music over the years.
The way he plays even the simplest accords is so expressive... those tiny little pieces of detail, the very mild vibrato in it - pure pleasure to listen. I hardly can think of any other guitarist who can do that: conveying emotions as soon as he touches the guitar.
Absolute genius, so brutally honest, no fluff or glamourising the development of the band, no ego, even though he is one of the greatest guitarists of our time.
I'm not sure he was ever cynical in terms of character. There are periods of time where he said cynical things, and from what I can tell it was mostly when Roger tried to prevent Gilmour et al from going on under the name Pink Floyd. That mostly came from Roger because starting with Animals he turned into a really cynical person. Gilmour seems quite balanced most of the time.
In 1971, I was 20 feet away from David Gilmore and 15 feet away from Rick Wright at Randwick Racecourse (Sydney, Australia). David was wearing a pink wide brim floppy hat and lounging on a bar stool, unlike any other guitarist I had ever seen. Complete lack of pretense and so damn COOL.
Wish You Were Here is the first song I ever learned to play on guitar. I stumbled across the opening notes by accident and then bought a copy of the record and taught myself to play along to it on my stereo. This interview makes me very happy.
As I grew up and the first time I ever heard Pink Floyd and sitting there just listening I became relaxed. So all of there music kept me steady, level headed. No matter how they became who they are I'm grateful, because when I had a problem and needed some down time it was PINK FLODY!!!!!! Thank you for all the years of putting down words and sounds together.🎼
You don't just listen to the Floyd music but you experience it and, believe it or not, almost 50 years later that experience is still there and it is identical to the original.
He can just hold a guitar and I get chill bumps with just the anticipation of what's to come. David Gilmour is just my fav. His talent amazes me. I would love to sit down with him and just listen to all his cool stories and listen to him play.
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My God, when David started playing Shine on....what a brilliant genius he is!!! When something never gets old, for me, that's when i know it has transcended time......amazing band...amazing musicians...grateful.
Beyound beautiful is all I can say about Pink Floyd. And as for Sir David Gilmour I adore the way he his. A very English Gentleman. He seems to be the essence of what it means to be from Great Britain. A total gentleman. He is so chill every time I see him in interviews. I really can not see him displaying any sort of anger towards any one at all. Even with his riffs with Roger Waters he said in one interview that the so called feuded with Roger should be put to rest. He said he sort of missed him. Just like David to be so blunt about it. He is just such a humble kind man. I truly would have loved to have met him one day in person . He truly is a gentle soul. Much love to you dear David.
I was sitting in someone's college dorm room the first time I heard it, and when the needle was dropped on "Wish You Were Here", the tears suddenly streamed from my eyes. Just the depth of feeling through his fingers was enough to move me. It was like a soundtrack to all I was feeling at that point in my life ..
Fantastic bloke, amazing guitarist, proud to be from the same country, one of Englands true greats. Their albums have given me and the World such pleasure, thanks for that.
Pink floyd albums gotta be the best albums for long road trips. they are meant to be played in full, and when you listen to the album in full, it’s turns into even more of an absolute work of art.
David explains that the opening to "Wish you were here" was to simulate a kid playing along to the radio with him. I"m just sitting here with my mind blown, yet remembering strumming along as I tried to learn the chord structure and nuances that made this timeless. Brilliant in other words!👏
the last statement David made regarding the kid the room joining in concept was awesome. I wonder if they new at the time this would help young musicians learn such a popular song therefore inspiring them to create their own songs.
One of my great regrets was missing Floyd when they came to town in the 80's on their Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. So many people like to claim Floyd was shallow after Sid left but I think Gilmour brought brilliance.
Milo X I was lucky enough to see them in Lexington Ky during that tour on Nov 8 1987. I will never forget that feeling..... I don’t know if I appreciated at the time like I do now. Again, I feel so very lucky.
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I'm captivated by this interview, so frank and honest, when he comments on the quality of his playing on Wish you were here , and says he thinks he 'really could have done that a little bit better", so modest and humble , those notes are perfection, like a point in time, from the very first time we heard them, Thank you David, they will always sound right, play on..
Wish I messed up my guitar playing as much as David says he messed up some parts of WYWH. But such is the nature of an artist. Someone can look at a painting and think it's beautiful. But the artist that painted it just looks in the tiny corner, where they think they messed up. One of the greatest albums ever. David is my guitar hero.
"The idea was for someone to be sitting there listening and then joining in....." And so I did join in, David. This legend is part of my inspiration to get a 12-string, and it'll be the first thing I play on the one i get.
Dave is so properly English and humble that it seems so incredible to think that such wonderful and iconic music was and is still being created by such a down - to - earth human being.
popcorns house you can’t compare Van Halen to Gilmour, they have totally different styles. You can say Van Halen is more technically skilled but in terms of the actual music, many people would say that Gilmour is superior. My preference is the melodic and emotional playing of Gilmour rather than IMO the rambling, nonsensical at times Van Halen. Yes, it is easier to play the stuff Gilmour plays, but it’s one thing to play compared to actually composing the music.
6:30 "it's not remotely accurate, but accuracy wouldn't work!" that quote just brought tears to my eyes. What a brilliant man. I don't cry often but every time I do either someone died or Pink Floyd did a thing
A giant...and a humble musician. (Roger was right and I was wrong, not the first time) not many rock stars would admit stuff like that
+Bsharporbflat If they were still enemies, one could imagine Roger using that "Roger was right and I was wrong, not the first time" as his ringtone.
The best do, anyway
Bsharporbflat do u think he was being sarcastic?
Well....maybe after all...but I like to think not
I've heard him say that about Roger on another occasion about something else. I remember the documentary but can't remember the point in question. Seems like Dave is always first to admit when he is wrong about something.
Dave Gilmour is the antithesis of the modern 'too many notes' guitarist. He's not quick, he doesn't blaze fire up the fretboard but with a limited selection of notes, subtlety in the fretting, his signature 1.5 tone bends he creates the most wonderful, expressive playing.
or you can call antithesis of "too many notes" guitarist of 70s like Robert Fripps.
AGREEEE!!!
Ofc, because he is a TRUE musician...
Which is the mark of a great musician: knowing how to play the silent spaces between the notes.
tim a I'd say his signature is more of a 2 step bend
_Roger was right and I was wrong, not the first time_ , Only a man of high integrity and love for perfection would admit to that.
Yes Roger is a genius, and you are the soul of Pink Floyd.
About time Gilmore admits he was wrong and Roger was right!
@@PRHILL9696 yo that division is what tore floyd apart
@Kim Wallace Waters did not have to
@@fathaar I know.. Gilmore fucked it all up
@@PRHILL9696 Gilmour*
David is one of the very few guitarist on the Earth, who can play only 4 notes and you will remember them forever.
Those four notes tho #chills
shine on you crazy diamond :)
For Notes who make History!
Inbal Ida
Yes! Like something Alfred Hitchcock would have loved to have been able to use to create chills & eerie atmosphere
Good ears!
Eugene Ward,Jr. exactly! 😊
I saw a guy with that as his ringtone.
3:29 those “four magical notes” never stop giving me goosebumps ❤️❤️❤️
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Such a legend in the music world.
I pray his eventual passing will not come for a long time, the music world will never be the same without Dave Gilmour.
SparkDalmatian the only musician I worry about this with every time I think about him. He's been my absolute favorite since I was a child. I finally got to see him play live early this year and it was the best musical experience of my life.
SparkDalmatian he is a happy man and will live much longer
Dip khadka I sure hope so, 2016 has totally sucked for the music world: We already lost David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Frank Sinatra Jr, Glenn Frey and George Michael
SparkDalmatian what did Frank Sinatra jr ever do?
It's so sweet how he recalls memories he had with Rog, and how he admits that he was wrong quite a lot and Rog was right, that shows how mature Dave is, I adore him for that...and I can't believe that he doesn't think Wish You Were Here was perfectly played 😭 oh for God's sake it is a piece of art
I agree, on the last interviews for the Edginton series he's quite complimentary of Roger, while in Rogers interview he blatantly blurts out he doesn't care about the music. I mean the guys a brilliant songwriter but come on, a LITTLE decorum in an interview would be nice. The only time he ever seems to compliment the others is when some journalists mistakenly misquotes him of outrightly slagging them. And even mediocre poets will admit that when writing words, the words often just 'pop' into your mind, and its a hell of a lot harder with music, a song really is fifty fifty.
Pink Floyd never made songs, Pink Floyd made albums. In other words, you cannot listen to a Pink Floyd song, you have to listen to the whole album. Its all one piece of art...
+Ivan Nunes They are meant to be appreciated in albums. They're still songs bro XD
I completely agree with you, even you can't play a Pink Floyd album in shuffle too, that's kind of sacrilege. The Dark Side Of The Moon showed me how to listen an album, without skipping songs or playing a few songs, just let it grow in my head.
if what you say is real, why would the creators of this songs would play setlist on their concerts?
+Aronath Cordova They used to play the entire album live…
Sasha Withers not all the time depended on the tour
Gilmour always has the best tone on his guitar. The sound is what you'd imagine hearing while drifting through the universe.
Dave Mustaine once selected 'Time' as his favorite guitar solo. 'Dave Gilmour can do more with one note than any other guitarist can do with the entire fret board.' - Dave Mustaine.
Those "four notes" give me the chills.
Hauntingly beautiful.
Yes, otherworldly.
Evoking melancholy and longing.
A long heavy sigh followed by a sense of letting go.
"Those four notes" was what I was saying to friends two evenings back. I was referring to "those four (particular) notes" yet also mentioned many memorable pieces of music have "those four notes". To quote from DSOTM "I was a little bit drunk at the time" so at the time only mentioned Beethoven's fifth but no doubt you can come back with others......
Fascinating how he is clearly not happy with his guitar work from the opening of wish you were here. But it's one of the most iconic openings to a rock song in history.
I don't know which I love more...
David Gilmour talking or David Gilmour singing..
They're both so soothing.
I bow in the presence of guitar royalty.
jessed hepler Not to defend Gilmour in the least, since I think he is a limited-talent putz... but... He who smelt it, dealt it usually applies in cases like these, I find. Come out of the closet, Jessed. Seriously. We won't mock you.
jessed hepler We = all others who might read this thread and be HUMAN. That would not include you or other inbreds that might have roots in your family stump.
Two best feelings ever: Smelling bacon when you wake up and those four notes from Shine On
Guitar deity.
I think a big part on why today's music lacks what the older stuff we enjoyed, has to do with what Gilmore said in this video. Back in the 70's&80's a band made their albums with a theme vs just a bunch of random singles. I remember my ritual every time I bought a new album back when I was a kid I would go & just sit in my room & listen to the entire album..carefully inspecting the album cover & sleeve & reading all the names & the thank you's. I loved every minute of it. It just isn't the same today..
Hagfan789 How well said, I remember doing the exact same thing. I'm a 60's 70's guy but it was a ritual. You were absorbed in the total artistry of the album. Thanks for reminding me!
Hagfan789 i do the same even today. but it isnt like what you mightve experienced back then..
Hagfan789 I think that's not completely true. I mean, if you're talking about the majority of popular music, you might have some ground. But if you're just talking about music today in general, I'd say you're mistaken. One of the best and most prevalent examples right now would be Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly. It's an album that has overarching themes and concepts of social injustices and dealing with sudden fame. It's definitely got concepts to it. One of the coolest things about it is that it has a poem read between tracks that is slowly read to points until the end of the album, where it's read in full. Each time a song ends, the part of the poem you do hear has a hint about the track that proceeds it. It's meant to be listened to in full, in one sitting. There's only been a couple singles for it, and they're different than the takes on the album for the most part. A lot of artists now are starting to realize that there are people looking for albums, not singles. So they're not just churning out filler.
Frankly, there have always been artists that have gone for singles instead of a whole Long-Play listening experience. Hell, The Beatles didn't really get to making albums you're meant to listen to in full until almost 7 years in to their career as a band (4 years after the release of Please Please Me). And even then, after Sgt. Peppers they released a whole lot of singles; some of their best songs in fact. Songs like Strawberry Fields and I Am The Walrus were freakin' B-Sides and didn't even get a release on a full album except on the Magical Mystery Tour album in the US (the release was different for the UK and it was only an EP instead of a full length LP), which was more of a compilation album than anything else. Sorry that this might be a little lengthy, but I sometimes just ramble on for miles ahead of my self.
Amen I agree
adorable deep The music may have changed, but it sounds like your love of music is just as deep.
I don't know what it is but Mr Gilmour fits perfectly with the definition of "gentleman"....Thanks for many and many hours of pleasure for our ears David.
Good music is timeless, these riffs still give me goosebumps after 40 years of hearing to them !
Untouchable...... Not one band can even come close to what pink floyd did with the music and never will.
the Beatles were much more influential for music
James Heitmann .. Love the Beatles but still, the floyd are untouchable
***** Yeah but in terms of what they did with music the Beatles beat them by a landslide (even though I pref pink floyd) The Beatles spurred an entire generation of the country and music (and artists like pink floyd and led zep would not have existed today)
James Heitmann... I don't think for one minute that barret mason and waters listened to the Beatles and said lets make a band? No chance. The Beatles did have a major influence no doubt about that, but not with pink floyd.
***** It heavily inspired what Pink Floyd was, I remember reading about it at the rock n roll hall of fame in Cleveland, waters felt hugely inspired by the beatles work
Still get chills down my spine when he plays.."those 4 notes."
shine on, dogs and sheep on a single session??!!! fckng hell!!!
And being in a position to say "Yeah... let's just park these two songs". Which would later become amazing songs on their own... I don't think there has ever been a group of people that creative besides them :)
Not single session, single rehearsal booking.
Probably a couple of weeks.
They are geniuses after all
@@forformgamer Cough , Cough The Beatles 😂
@@smashrunner8954 I don't think they reached those heights. They were definitely creative though
Those four notes hold a richness of sound, even the silence between them is loaded with acoustic treasures.
What an incredible honor to not only interview David Gilmour but to have him play such a classic song in your presence!!
Their music helped me out during a difficult time in my life. 😊
Pink Floyd is, in my opinion, the greatest band of all time. They were DECADES ahead of their time. Granted, they are my favorite band. They made soundscapes not even dreamed of in those days, and they didn't have the gadgets we have in studios today. They had to use all of their imagination and genius to create those sounds. The Floyd were from a different planet, sonically as well as metaphorically. No one else came close to their live shows, to album sales of that time, to the fairytale story of the band and Syd Barrett. Come on!!!!! Pure fucking excellence.
couldnt agree more
Yes sir they are and will always be the greatest of all time.
sydIRISH idk if hey were “decades” ahead of their time. I think their music fits the time period in which it was made. That time period being full of other great musicians and artists who put a lot of feel and emotion into their songs. One of the greatest??????? Ummmm yeah. Definitely
@sidIRISH I have to disagree with part of your response. They weren’t decades ahead of there time. They were so perfectly existing in that time and place. With absolute focus on there awareness of what was happening in that time and space. With those elements echoing into the future in different forms. So in my opinion their music works for in planes of time. Because there lyrics are about real-time problems in society.
Yeah, I think they were the greatest band ever. I'm not a fan of their early music. But from Dark Side and beyond they're beyond compare. True geniuses.
How is David just the most chill person in interviews all of the time? He has complete control over every interview I've ever seen him do and he just seems like the nicest guy.
I like how something so magical and intense comes from just nowhere, "I was playing and this came out"....and millions of people keep listening to that and having goosebumps every time the song is played. Just four notes that keeps playing in your head and makes you feel like floating. These guys were from another dimension and came to Earth to please us.
AMEN!
Yes. They have the traits of geniuses, clearly..
His music is timeless. 200 years from now kids will be playing pink Floyd tunes. Brilliant.
I am so grateful to have been in my teens in the '70s and have witnessed Mr. Gilmour and Pink Floyd make history. It became part of me.
Me too.
wow when he played shine on you crazy diamond, i couldnt tell the difference.. flawless gilmour is a god, those first four notes still give me chills!
I'm a drummer, so I've got it timed into the half-second for the big build...lol.
We drummers love nothing more than bein' noisy. :)
His greatest playing
Wish You Were Here was the very first song I learned on the guitar. My dad and I were sitting around the fire one night and he suddenly handed me his guitar and taught me first few notes. Now about one year later he's just bought me my very first guitar for my birthday. Love the song and the album! And love you dad!
His humility is astonishing, considering who he is, such a gentle, genuine man.
I think it does not gets much better than being in one room with David Gilmour and he plays guitar for you. I would immediately start crying, really. That is one of my biggest dream in my life. Thank you for everything, David. All the best from Germany.
Its lovely to see a smile creep up on Dave's face when he mentions Roger.
Those 4 notes together in that particular order are truly MAGIC! From the day of David’s composing them, they became a LIVING TIMELESS thing that will, like gold, never tarnish or rust but will forever SHINE ON (like a diamond)!
I’ve been hearing those notes and that song for 45 years now (since I was 16) and the truth is, the older I get (I’m 61 now in 2020) the more deeply my emotions are stirred by the hearing of it.
As a composer using the instrument of the guitar to share what comes through him, David Jon Gilmour is uniquely and unquestionably GIFTED to a degree unequaled among guitarists. His work is extraordinary and peerless, and moves my soul to its core.
I could listen to David for hours and never get tired of hearing him talk. He brings back memories of when I was a teen, often giving me a pinch in my stomach. I saw Pink Floyd in concert many years ago and now I have that emptiness in my heart knowing that for sure there will be no more. It's like being sad of not being able to go back in time and being afraid to have missed something. Said in a few words..."It can't be!"
Sounded pretty danged slick to me David!
Pink Floyd sent me to places in my mind that no drugs or alcohol could...
Gawd I love music! And these guys were geniuses.....
+6 String Fan And a few tokes with good headphones made them that much better.
6 String Fan oh please you had to be stoned to listen to Floyd or you wouldnt understand the meaning if the song.
That's like if you needed drugs to understand Led Zeppelin or The Beatles, or even Black Sabbath.
A huge stoner would only listen to all the trippy sounds and not the lyrics.
@@shaitet no, Id argue that a NEW stoner would. A huge stoner would understand the lyrics.
this music will never die, I'm 20 years old and when I get old I'll make my grand children listen to it
Now your 30
@@Jayinbloom 29
30 yet?
@@basharasadi8986 lmao, a few weeks shy. nice try
My Pink Floyd LP's (Wish You Were Here, Dark Side Of The Moon, Animals, Meddle and all the others) were my most valued treasures in the 70's and 80's. Much later, when my daughter was 16, I bought the same albums on CD, and gave them to her as Christmas presents. Thus, when she was preparing for her exams, I managed to re-listen to all of my favourite tracks coming from her room at full volume. Now she is 24, expecting her second baby. The first one, a little girl, is very musical, she loves listening to children's songs and dancing. She's only 1, but already knows how to turn on granny's old CD/cassette player.😃 Hopefully, one day she'll be happy to inherit my, and my daughter's collected Pink Floyd albums.
Not only is Wish You Were Here my favorite Floyd album, it's my favorite album of all time. You can catch me at work listening to it as I wash dishes and air guitar along to Shine On
Mine too!
I guess I could listen to Gilmour talk about the songs/albums all day.
I love listening to David Gilmore talk almost as much as listening to him play. His musical philosophy and artistic approach are amazing let alone his abilities with the guitar. Legend.
GILMOUR.
That's the exact impression I had from wish you were here. A kid listening in his bedroom and playing along. That kid was me. Perfectly conveyed
David Gilmour was always my favorite guitarist. He wasn't the fastest guitar player, the flashiest, or the kind of guy who could pick the strings with his teeth. But he could milk individual guitar notes for all they were worth and make them last forever if he wanted to better than anyone I've ever heard. That's his style, and my favorite style.
David Gilmour is the most beautiful, humble person.... I swear.
Gilmour is such a gentleman.
Wish you were here is one of my favorite PF songs it haunting, it's painful, it's melodic, it tears into your soul with unrelenting sorrow, my son went to prison at the age of 18 for protecting himself ( with his hands) on his own property from a man with a gun. I couldnt listen to the song for 6 years because it tore me to pieces, very powerful song!
Wonderful to watch him play a few notes, wow, sends shivers. A master at work.
David is such an encouragement to anyone who wants to just get away,and listen to what it is he is feeling,So nice of him to share it with us....HIS MUSIC THAT IS ....ON FINE GENTLEMAN THT LAD IS
David. What a gentleman and legend. Wish you were here, I would have liked to shake your hand and thank you for the memories, and emotions experienced through your and the rest of the Bands music over the years.
Four notes that do not leave the brain.
The way he plays even the simplest accords is so expressive... those tiny little pieces of detail, the very mild vibrato in it - pure pleasure to listen. I hardly can think of any other guitarist who can do that: conveying emotions as soon as he touches the guitar.
Absolute genius, so brutally honest, no fluff or glamourising the development of the band, no ego, even though he is one of the greatest guitarists of our time.
He'd be a great Bond villain.
Who
"No, Mr Waters. I expect you to die!"
joekidd1992 I think Roger fits a villain much more nicely. Dr. Loogie
I would sooner see David as Mr Bond himself tbh .
@@jimgodofbiscuits roger is a plot twist villain
David Gilmore seems so intelligent. I like when he says that accuracy wouldn't work as an artist myself I appreciate that kind of Sentiment.
No one uses effects pedals like David Gilmour. He made the greatest legendary tones like no one else.
The best band I've ever heard,,,,thanks for all the years
"He was right and I was wrong." You are so beautiul and noble, David.
But he also said "for the first time"
He cant help himself 🤣
@@omarmahfouz5599 he said "not the first time"
This band was such an important part of my younger years as they still are today, thank you.
Mr.Gilmour has become so gracious in his old age, and less cynical.
I'm not sure he was ever cynical in terms of character. There are periods of time where he said cynical things, and from what I can tell it was mostly when Roger tried to prevent Gilmour et al from going on under the name Pink Floyd. That mostly came from Roger because starting with Animals he turned into a really cynical person. Gilmour seems quite balanced most of the time.
@@MaddinW1993 lol
i agree and while i like waters OCD cannot run a band imho. gilmour truly is the soul......the heart and soul of pink floyd.
David has never been cynical. Roger was and is. Even snappy with people who are merely giving him praise. Maybe mellowed a bit, but not a lot.
In 1971, I was 20 feet away from David Gilmore and 15 feet away from Rick Wright at Randwick Racecourse (Sydney, Australia). David was wearing a pink wide brim floppy hat and lounging on a bar stool, unlike any other guitarist I had ever seen. Complete lack of pretense and so damn COOL.
Wish You Were Here is the first song I ever learned to play on guitar. I stumbled across the opening notes by accident and then bought a copy of the record and taught myself to play along to it on my stereo. This interview makes me very happy.
As I grew up and the first time I ever heard Pink Floyd and sitting there just listening I became relaxed. So all of there music kept me steady, level headed.
No matter how they became who they are I'm grateful, because when I had a problem and needed some down time it was
PINK FLODY!!!!!!
Thank you for all the years of putting down words and sounds together.🎼
You don't just listen to the Floyd music but you experience it and, believe it or not, almost 50 years later that experience is still there and it is identical to the original.
A wonderful musician he is!
It was an amazing 👏 note,with many more to come. 🎉
He can just hold a guitar and I get chill bumps with just the anticipation of what's to come. David Gilmour is just my fav. His talent amazes me. I would love to sit down with him and just listen to all his cool stories and listen to him play.
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My God, when David started playing Shine on....what a brilliant genius he is!!! When something never gets old, for me, that's when i know it has transcended time......amazing band...amazing musicians...grateful.
Beyound beautiful is all I can say about Pink Floyd. And as for Sir David Gilmour I adore the way he his. A very English Gentleman. He seems to be the essence of what it means to be from Great Britain. A total gentleman. He is so chill every time I see him in interviews. I really can not see him displaying any sort of anger towards any one at all. Even with his riffs with Roger Waters he said in one interview that the so called feuded with Roger should be put to rest. He said he sort of missed him. Just like David to be so blunt about it. He is just such a humble kind man. I truly would have loved to have met him one day in person . He truly is a gentle soul. Much love to you dear David.
David is so enjoyable to listen to. I'd never get tired of hearing him talk about music.
I wish my guitar playing sounded as crappy as how he thinks his playing was on the beginning of "Wish You Were Here".
I hear you there
I was sitting in someone's college dorm room the first time I heard it, and when the needle was dropped on "Wish You Were Here", the tears suddenly streamed from my eyes. Just the depth of feeling through his fingers was enough to move me. It was like a soundtrack to all I was feeling at that point in my life ..
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@@makwabid69 Nice story, tell it to Reader's digest
@@DushtYantr Omg, you are so witty and funny..... MORON
Best guitarist to ever pick up a guitar plays with so much passion what a legend
Fantastic bloke, amazing guitarist, proud to be from the same country, one of Englands true greats. Their albums have given me and the World such pleasure, thanks for that.
listening to Gilmour talk has a very ASMR feel.
Pink floyd albums gotta be the best albums for long road trips. they are meant to be played in full, and when you listen to the album in full, it’s turns into even more of an absolute work of art.
His voice is so smooth and soothing that can be in a podcast or a peaceful meditation app
Those four notes alone still give me goosebumps, shivers and moist eyes.
Such a tremendous album. Nothing is more inspiring than this album. Excellent musicians forever these guys.
"Those four magical notes" - never failed to give me the chills.
Pink Floyd plays the soundtrack to so many of our lives.
...Thats what makes the guitar riff of 'wish you were here' so good. It sounds so raw and genuine. Just my opinion.
thanks jessed hepler
David explains that the opening to "Wish you were here" was to simulate a kid playing along to the radio with him.
I"m just sitting here with my mind blown, yet remembering strumming along as I tried to learn the chord structure and nuances that made this timeless.
Brilliant in other words!👏
the last statement David made regarding the kid the room joining in concept was awesome. I wonder if they new at the time this would help young musicians learn such a popular song therefore inspiring them to create their own songs.
One of my great regrets was missing Floyd when they came to town in the 80's on their Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. So many people like to claim Floyd was shallow after Sid left but I think Gilmour brought brilliance.
Milo X I was lucky enough to see them in Lexington Ky during that tour on Nov 8 1987. I will never forget that feeling..... I don’t know if I appreciated at the time like I do now. Again, I feel so very lucky.
One of the few regrets I have from my youth in the late 70s and early 80's is never seeing Pink Floyd live
My brain tingles when he plays those four little notes. Seriously. 😎
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Dude his voice is so deep COMPARED to his singing skills. But it's the same softness.
His voice is so beautiful. I could hear him reading a phone book and it would be an ASMR heaven.
@@veselinstrasni I would pay great money for this, a very relaxing soothing voice
I'm captivated by this interview, so frank and honest, when he comments on the quality of his playing on Wish you were here , and says he thinks he 'really could have done that a little bit better", so modest and humble , those notes are perfection, like a point in time, from the very first time we heard them, Thank you David, they will always sound right, play on..
Wish You Were Here is my favorite song.
I love this man and what he has contributed to music. God Bless you Dave and RIP Rick and Syd.
This man is a genius!
Wish I messed up my guitar playing as much as David says he messed up some parts of WYWH. But such is the nature of an artist. Someone can look at a painting and think it's beautiful. But the artist that painted it just looks in the tiny corner, where they think they messed up. One of the greatest albums ever. David is my guitar hero.
Is it me or just listening to David telling this Pink Floyd stories with that sooth voice really makes you feel somehow peaceful?
i swear i can sit and listen to him forever... hes a genius also has a calming voice and a magnificent guitarist
what a legend...
"The idea was for someone to be sitting there listening and then joining in....." And so I did join in, David. This legend is part of my inspiration to get a 12-string, and it'll be the first thing I play on the one i get.
I was that kid! :)
First song I ever learned on the guitar. It'll always be special.
2:12 "...Shine On You Crazy Diamond, split it in two, to open and close the album. Seemed to work."
Just the tiniest bit of an understatement...
Dave is so properly English and humble that it seems so incredible to think that such wonderful and iconic music was and is still being created by such a down - to - earth human being.
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd song.
It's amazing just how much David Gilmour sounds like David Gilmour.
i would listen to a loop of David saying "fuck" for 9 hours
10 hours would be better
hahaha. that made crack up
genius guitar player
popcorns house you can’t compare Van Halen to Gilmour, they have totally different styles. You can say Van Halen is more technically skilled but in terms of the actual music, many people would say that Gilmour is superior. My preference is the melodic and emotional playing of Gilmour rather than IMO the rambling, nonsensical at times Van Halen. Yes, it is easier to play the stuff Gilmour plays, but it’s one thing to play compared to actually composing the music.
David Gilmour the simplicity can add to the beauty
6:30 "it's not remotely accurate, but accuracy wouldn't work!" that quote just brought tears to my eyes. What a brilliant man. I don't cry often but every time I do either someone died or Pink Floyd did a thing
All of there songs were connected to me. Genius band and will never die...❤️
Man I just want to tear up as soon as he starts strumming...his playing pulls my heart strings