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@@mousiebrown1747 I agree. It wasn't always about a solid rhythm, like a lot of rock. Lots of interesting ideas in there. Nick and Richard gave Pink Floyd it's enormous expanse of sound.
In those few years after Barrett left in the 60s, his playing was basically the sound of Floyd, it's hard not to think of his keyboards when you talk about albums like More, Ummagumma and the Zabriski Point thing
He's the quiet one. The one who chose to speak through his eerie, ghostly, melancholic, spacey, other-worldly sound textures and haunting melodic-harmonic statements that form the musical core of this greatest of bands.
@@thedolphin5428 not underrated by me, that's for sure. His keyboard playing, textures and soundscapes were a huge part of the Floyd sound. Problem is, most of the focus was centered on Gilmour and Waters and with good reason so Rick Wright might've been somewhat overlooked by some people. In any case, his musical contributions were appreciated by the majority who knew what he brought to the band
@@rickleblanc8900 Yeah, agreed. My comment was motivated by my deep hatred for mindless fuckwitted UA-cam commenters who use the word "underrated". They confuse underrated with "not as popular and well known as the front men of a band". Or they use the term because they personally happen to admire and like a particular player when many others don't. It's always self-projection. They forget that millions of fans DO RATE HIGHLY low-profile keyboardists, drummers, bassists, etc. Also, many musos loathe the limelight. They let and even encourage the narcissistic "front men" to feed the publicity machine which makes their band money. They do this because they know they are good (and humble) and don't give a fuck who "underrates" them. Lol.
I've got goosebumps just reading your comment 😊For me I just love when he started playing with his "azimuth coordinator"74. British wintertour, French tour and up to animals tour77
Roger was always a bully (from years of reading and interviews) so everyone in the band had had it with Rogers' depression scenarios, in both music & life in general. Roger is an awesome musician; no doubt about it, but far too one sided when dealing with others. We all known those types of people...
@@paulkinsella6536 Rick has said several times that Roger annoyed him and he annoyed Roger. There was a witness of him being targeted by him since '66. He only said fuck off to Roger reportedly once.
Well, I know what you mean but beg to disagree. For one question: Which Floyd? My view is that, just as Lennon and Mcartney were great musicians seperately they were nowhere near what the Beatles were. Their differences and fights were an integral part of the engine that brought the Beatles into the stratosphere, and I feel very much that the same goes for Roger and David. Although being great musicians individually, none of the individual people in the Roger+David Floyd were/are anywhere near the level Floyd was at, and I'm sad to say that I think the same goes for the post-Roger Pink Floyd. The creative engine were the four of them, together, and together they were magnificent, unbeatable. As Rick said in the interview: Floyd did their best work when they worked together, as a whole.
@@Rnrf5150 He only talks about Pink Floyd with David Gilmour and Roger Waters and then Pink Floyd after Roger Waters leaves, maybe he doesn't realise there was a Mk1 Pink Floyd with Syd Barret, some people aren't aware that the original Pink Floyd line up didn't include David Gilmour. He says 'the four of them', I simply pointed out that there have been five members.
Rick is the most under rated keyboard and melody writers of all time. He rarely did on camera interviews. By the 2006 tour with Gilmour he was still smoking. RIP
This is terrific. I've always liked Rick's early song "Paint Box," with its similar emotional tone and sound to that of "A Day in the Life." A kind of detached melancholic psychedelia. Wish he had written more, but he added so much to the group as a whole. Thank you very much for sharing this.
John, I have just watched you interview David Gilmore and now Rick Wright. You have a golden touch as an interviewer, having the subject relax and feel comfortable, as if talking to an old friend. I feel I know these people much better now, and they are so human. Well done.
Completely agree with you, all 4 of the interviews were supreme. All four show different emotions about Syd but that is just them being real. Obviously they were very damaged by Syds condition and the helplessness of not knowing what to do to help. It still haunts them you can hear it in these interviews.
I've never seen this. Miss Rick dearly. As this interview isn't digital, I understand why the entire thing hasn't been posted but you've got yourself a very unique interview here.
Richard's description of trying to play whilst stoned pretty much sums up 15 years of my life..........I think. I feel fortunate to have shared a planet with this guy and blessed to have seen him live. RIP.
Back in the summer of 1981 a group of faculty and students from the high school I attended in Vermont traveled to Greece for the summer. We rented a villa in the town of Platamon on the Aegean and were fortunate enough to meet Mr. Wright - he was enjoying a visit there as well. He joined us at one of the local tavernas for dinner on a couple of occasions and he was incredibly kind to all of us star-struck 16 year old kids. He was truly a nice guy and meeting him under those circumstances was an absolutely amazing experience.
I'm reminded of when Gilmour was onstage somewhere years ago accepting an award celebrating Pink Floyd's musical contributions or something to that effect. Dave's speech was very appreciative and emotional, especially when he proposed a toast to his late, great friend Rick Wright who was a huge part of their sound. His voice quivered noticeably for a moment, he was indeed overcome by emotion. To this day, the man is missed incredibly
Shows you what a stand up guy he was, because in the Roger interview he snidely says that Rick would never say it was the lyrics that made them great but then Rick says the lyrics made Dark Side.
Yeah, well that's Roger for ya. If you could apportion blame for the rift that caused Roger to leave, Roger has a bigger percentage of blame than the rest of them combined. I love Roger for what he did, but hated him for who he was.
PF needed a QUEEN moment like when the other 3 members stood up to Freddie and demanded Songwriting/Publishing Credit as Queen instead of just Freddie. That seemed to equalize that Band instead of the normal tug-of-war over Fame & Money. After Dark Side, Rick wanted Production Credit on ANIMALS and Roger being Roger saw no value being added so Rick was denied. That is big money being batted around like a beach ball. Band Failure becomes imminent...
There was the famous incident in Montreal (not the one Rick described in the interview). Somebody had lit off a firecracker during the opening of Pigs on the Wing, after the audience was just generally being raucous and inattentive like they were at a bar and Floyd was just the background band, and Waters just snapped. They did push on and play through it. Waters, while a decent artist and obviously contributed much to Floyd, has such a punchable face and is so insufferable, I can't listen to him talk. He's like a pouty little child, well into adulthood. I hope he's found some inner peace in his later years.
@@runner3033 I have a bootleg with him ranting about that. One of the few times I’ve agreed with his ranting. It was right in the middle of “Pigs On The Wing.”
It is just wonderful how many people have been touched by floyds music. Rick was a late discovery for me but love the jazz chords he included in the sound. RIP a much respected gentleman of music! Thanks for posting.
I agree, but it's not just jazz colorings coming from Rick's keys. There are also a lot of oriental-sounding scales, harmonic minors and that sort of thing, that add to the aura of mystery in their sound. He, probably more than any other member of the band (aside from Syd at the start), defined the "feeling" that was the Floyd, at least up to and including "Meddle."
@@ffrederickskitty214 totally agree. Their albums are more than that, they are an experience to absorb in their entirety. It all makes much more sense when you hear the whole thing
I'm glad this interview was tracked down and publicized here on UA-cam. For someone like Rick who was a private guy yet so valuable, he gave a fantastic interview to give us all insight as to what he was like as a person to talk to. And if anything, it puts that much more sentiment and value into this interview in particular!
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES yes hope so! I've seen this interview previously, but it was removed from UA-cam for some reason. Nevertheless, glad to see it back! 😉👌
I think it is interesting that although he expressed a great love of DSOTM, when pressed by the interviewer as to why it hit a chord with the listeners, he did not mention how utterly groundbreaking much of the efforts in the studio were at the time. Yes, the band was very creative, but so was the engineering and production... pushing boundaries. They all pushed the boundaries.
Rick Wright was every bit as instrumental in developing the sound and personality of Pink Floyd's music as Waters and Gilmour were. It's seriously shameful how overlooked he often is and I'm just as glad people are finally taking more interest in his work.
Rick Wright’s beautiful, trippy keyboard sound IS the Pink Floyd for me… it’s so atmospheric & instantly takes me back to the psychedelic era as soon as I hear it!
Funny how Roger always thought of himself as the most important member of Pink Floyd, but when they split it was the other guys who took the fans.. And it wasn't just the name. They had the Pink Floyd sound. Roger never understood that he needed them more than they needed him. And how could you bully Rick around? He seemed like such a nice guy.
I'd agree, Echos, and the whole album of Wish You Were Here were the most enjoyable to fall back on and listen to even to this day. Rick has such a genuine even keeled take on the band and I really enjoyed this interview. RIP Sir.
“Lyrics sung, to me are just like another instrument.” I’m paraphrasing here, but that’s essentially what Rick said, and I’ve always been the same way. It’s why I managed to love the music of so many I disagreed with on social and political issues.
Yes, you are right. He was. Just shows how much talent was in the band and was about to enter the band as Roger would soon find/hone his voice, vision and writing ability and David would carry them to heights that I don't think that Syd ever could have as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I loved that time in the late 60's through early 70's when all band members were treated as more equal partners/contributors.
When they first started out playing gigs, Rick used to tune Roger’s bass guitar for him. Rick was the most accomplished musician in the group, but never sought the limelight!
Very interesting. I knew only the little bits used for the documentary about Syd Barrett that i bought quite a long time ago now. The late Richard Wright had a lot more to say, and the interviewer was interested in other aspects of the Floyd's story anyway. I've always enjoyed Richard's voice, piano and organ and synthesizers sounds, his playing, very soft and gentle, like the man he seemed to be... I think he was an important part of Pink floyd and Broken China proved he could experiment and be inspired as much as Waters and Gilmour, and even more, from a pure musical point of view. Thank you John Edginton !
Such wonderful interviews of all 4 of the pinkies, cept Syd of course. Such a sad thing to experience to lose their friend and bandmate in such a fashion. Syd such a tragic situation since they were under such pressure and wanted to keep the band together. Syd's shadow hung over them and obviously still does for Dave, Roger and Nick. RIP Rick and Syd thanks for all the great music.
Sadly missed & as the quiet one from The Floyd so much was left unsaid by the man who was in the center of the late 1970s squabbles & even Roger now admits he was too harsh on Rick.... A true legend & at least some old wounds were healed on their final 30 minute on stage for Live 8 Sleep tight mate.
What Rick didn't realise then was that Dark Side is a work of art on the same scale as Mona Lisa, La Pieta, any Beethoven, Aida, Rhapsody in Blue, levelling Amadeus, way beyond Sgt pepper ... he didn't know... love you mate. 😎
Rick also did great work on “ Animals” and “ The Wall”. Something about the Fender Rhodes in “ Hey You” before the second verse starts perfectly captures the isolation musically that Roger expressed lyrically. They just had different emotional approaches of evoking responses of the listeners.
Much in the same way the greatest guitarists have gifted us with some unforgettable rift's Richard has gifted us with some unforgettable chords. And the bond or mesh Richard and David would make on songs like Echoes was hard to match in the R&R realm. RIP Richard.
Roger waters made richards life hell on the wall album and tour thats why David Gilmour never reformed the original pink floyd and still won't forgive Roger waters for just kicking Richard out off the band R.I.P. RICHARD
Wrapping up, it sounds like a love affair that's gone stale because there was nothing left, and creativity and fun were replaced by ritual. Great interview. Thanks, John.
Rick Wright and Dave Gilmour had this really distinctive sound when they sang together. It was magical, ethereal, haunting, and just reached into your soul. Well, it did mine anyway, love the Floyd. DSOTM for me is still the best album ever made, WYWH a very, very close second.
this makes me so sad i cant say much but THANK YOU for posting your wonderful interview of the sonic bed of the floyd...R.I.P. R.W. cheers..Ty from s.oz
He answers the questions very well unlike so many other musicians who seem burnt out…….Mick Jagger can never find words to answer simple questions he has been asked over and over………Richard certainly valued his brain by avoiding acid 😅…..what a gift to humanity PF provided us…..I’m still enjoying it 50 yrs later ……..😊
All of them are so unbelievably british. So CA-YUTE! 😍 Also, on a serious note, these interviews have provided me with much needed perspective on band dynamics and songwriting. As a musician myself, all of their music, particularly the song "Wish You Were Here" which always makes me think about my dead dad, has had an incredibly enriching and profound effect on my music career, and more importantly, my life. All this to say, Thank You Pink Floyd. You have enriched my life and have provided keen wisdom in many levels of it.
I played this several times & not catching his favorite PF album. What a great interview. What a talent & how all the band member's compliment each other. 💞
Wow that was a great interview,, really hits the spot.. They were at their Pinnacle in 1975.. the Nassau concert, being one of my favorites 😎 Luv Floyd
There is something about Rick’s eyes that have always intrigued me a lot. There is this spark of child-like wonder behind them. Like little puppy eyes. But at the same time it is shadowed by a dark despair… Can’t explain it
There is a lot of hurt between these guys. There is a lot of pain. I am sorry this happened. They made beautiful meaningful art. Stuff the influences people even today. Kids still listen to this music.
Great to see this interview with Rick. Super underrated musician IMO. For me he is as much the sound of Floyd as David Gilmour. I’d love to see some of the jam sessions that Rick and David did while rehearing for their tours get released.
In my opinion Rick was the unsung genius behind their classic albums, I've always been a huge Roger Waters fan but the more floyd biographies I've read about how he bullied Rick Wright in the studio the more I feel we may only have seen 50% of Rick's creativity and that's sad.
What a precious treasure. Time and perspective. Human life and fighting for something maybe better?? A guitar, lyric, friend, loss, joy, sadness. How do you pry them apart, really?!?!
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Come on man don't play with my feelings. If you have the interview, there's no reason you shouldn't release it for the world to bask in the greatness of some of the coolest musicians of our time. The same reason museums exist.
It may be possible to put more out but it’s quite a technically difficult problem as it was all filmed on tape that’s no longer widely used. It was 20 years ago after all. Plus I’m not a big corporation. I’m a one-man filmmaker . So I’m not promising anything more right now.
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES if you ask on some of the best Pink Floyd forums, I'm sure there are people who will gladly help you doing transfers for free. 2 of the best places in my opinion are yeeshkul.com and www.tapatalk.com/groups/pink_floyd
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Well, I appreciate what you did come out with. Pink Floyd is beyond a favorite band, to me they're the modern masters of musical craft, even if they themselves don't see it that way.
Gilmour arrived during the recording of A Saucerful Of Secrets and Barrett left the band before the album was finished, I also find it sad that after so long people still can't spell David's surname correctly.
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Unsung hero of Pink Floyd. His keyboards are as integral and critical to their entire sound/experience as anything. "Wish you were here," Richard.
And must add Nick is a machine with a deep soul. Great great drummer.
True. Take Echoes for example.
@@REPS-kb7up One note on a piano that changed everything for me!
@@mousiebrown1747 I agree. It wasn't always about a solid rhythm, like a lot of rock. Lots of interesting ideas in there. Nick and Richard gave Pink Floyd it's enormous expanse of sound.
In those few years after Barrett left in the 60s, his playing was basically the sound of Floyd, it's hard not to think of his keyboards when you talk about albums like More, Ummagumma and the Zabriski Point thing
What a great guy. Humble, thoughtful, candid, and gentlemanly. RIP
If he was also talented, it would be very good
@Camilla Rodriguez Unfortunately, he was not gifted as a composer. But he was a little more advanced in theory than the other members of Pink Floyd.
@@Robert63675 Hello Roger.
He's the quiet one. The one who chose to speak through his eerie, ghostly, melancholic, spacey, other-worldly sound textures and haunting melodic-harmonic statements that form the musical core of this greatest of bands.
One of the most underrated group members of any band anywhere. What a fabric he wove for others to make suits out of.
Yet another rating oriented
Stupid comment.
Not underrated. Well loved, respected, rated highly by all those who listened to him.
@@thedolphin5428 okay.
@@thedolphin5428 not underrated by me, that's for sure. His keyboard playing, textures and soundscapes were a huge part of the Floyd sound. Problem is, most of the focus was centered on Gilmour and Waters and with good reason so Rick Wright might've been somewhat overlooked by some people. In any case, his musical contributions were appreciated by the majority who knew what he brought to the band
@@rickleblanc8900
Yeah, agreed.
My comment was motivated by my deep hatred for mindless fuckwitted UA-cam commenters who use the word "underrated". They confuse underrated with "not as popular and well known as the front men of a band". Or they use the term because they personally happen to admire and like a particular player when many others don't. It's always self-projection. They forget that millions of fans DO RATE HIGHLY low-profile keyboardists, drummers, bassists, etc. Also, many musos loathe the limelight. They let and even encourage the narcissistic "front men" to feed the publicity machine which makes their band money. They do this because they know they are good (and humble) and don't give a fuck who "underrates" them. Lol.
One of the best keyboard players ever. Only have to thank him for the wonderful music!
Listen to his playing on "Echoes," "Great Gig In The Sky," or "Any Colour You Like." If you don't get chills, you're not alive.
rick was the silent genius in floyd just as good a songwriter as syd was. see saw remember a day julia deam
I've got goosebumps just reading your comment 😊For me I just love when he started playing with his "azimuth coordinator"74. British wintertour, French tour and up to animals tour77
Don't forget paintbox
This man changed my life. I need not explain further
Hi Doug, try David Gilmour "sonnet 18"
Losing Rick was like losing family. He was a big part of my life and he is very much missed. Great interview. Thanks for sharing.
it sure was
Rick had such soft, sad eyes.
I can imagine that Roger must have bullied him once too many times.
R.I.P. Richard Wright
It's nice to know that Roger and Rick made up before Rick sadly passed away.
After the reunion, Rick and Waters eating in a restaurant and had a laugh. They were made up.
Roger was always a bully (from years of reading and interviews) so everyone in the band had had it with Rogers' depression scenarios, in both music & life in general. Roger is an awesome musician; no doubt about it, but far too one sided when dealing with others. We all known those types of people...
@@Christian-97 Never. Rick said in his last interview that it was impossible for four of them to go back together. They've never been buddies.
@@paulkinsella6536 Rick has said several times that Roger annoyed him and he annoyed Roger. There was a witness of him being targeted by him since '66. He only said fuck off to Roger reportedly once.
I always admired his contributions to Pink Floyd no matter how large or small. A great talent and he is truly missed.
Musical magician. Richard Wright magically created music. Far beyond just skill.
He and David are the sound of Floyd...a great player and a great,kind man...RIP Sir...
The sound of Pink Floyd Mkii. Rick and Syd Barrett were the sound of the original Pink Floyd.
Well, I know what you mean but beg to disagree. For one question: Which Floyd? My view is that, just as Lennon and Mcartney were great musicians seperately they were nowhere near what the Beatles were. Their differences and fights were an integral part of the engine that brought the Beatles into the stratosphere, and I feel very much that the same goes for Roger and David. Although being great musicians individually, none of the individual people in the Roger+David Floyd were/are anywhere near the level Floyd was at, and I'm sad to say that I think the same goes for the post-Roger Pink Floyd. The creative engine were the four of them, together, and together they were magnificent, unbeatable. As Rick said in the interview: Floyd did their best work when they worked together, as a whole.
@@LarsBjerregaard There were five members of Pink Floyd.
@@AnthonyMonaghan I think he knows damn well there were 5 members in PF and his comment make good sense.
@@Rnrf5150 He only talks about Pink Floyd with David Gilmour and Roger Waters and then Pink Floyd after Roger Waters leaves, maybe he doesn't realise there was a Mk1 Pink Floyd with Syd Barret, some people aren't aware that the original Pink Floyd line up didn't include David Gilmour.
He says 'the four of them', I simply pointed out that there have been five members.
Rest in Peace, Rick Wright. Keyboards so significant in what made the Floyd so unique.
Rick is the most under rated keyboard and melody writers of all time. He rarely did on camera interviews. By the 2006 tour with Gilmour he was still smoking. RIP
Ikr ?? He's one of the Best keybord players of all times in my opinion
the Definitive version of ECHOES on that tour. Watch "Remember that Night." Roger-free. Rick was at his Peak....
I think that more and more people respect (and love) his place in Floyd. Some of their popular albums are greatly influenced by his sound and playing.
Indeed the unsung hero of PF.
Love his keyboard playing as much as Dave Gilmour's guitar solos.
RIP Rick,truly a great loss to the music world.
This is terrific. I've always liked Rick's early song "Paint Box," with its similar emotional tone and sound to that of "A Day in the Life." A kind of detached melancholic psychedelia. Wish he had written more, but he added so much to the group as a whole. Thank you very much for sharing this.
Those are the exact words I used to describe him, and Syd. Psychedelic melancholy
John, I have just watched you interview David Gilmore and now Rick Wright. You have a golden touch as an interviewer, having the subject relax and feel comfortable, as if talking to an old friend. I feel I know these people much better now, and they are so human. Well done.
Completely agree with you, all 4 of the interviews were supreme. All four show different emotions about Syd but that is just them being real. Obviously they were very damaged by Syds condition and the helplessness of not knowing what to do to help. It still haunts them you can hear it in these interviews.
Wright was the heart of PF. His keyboards are unique and make a lot of PFs magic.
I've never seen this. Miss Rick dearly.
As this interview isn't digital, I understand why the entire thing hasn't been posted but you've got yourself a very unique interview here.
So glad you appreciate it! In a few months you might get the full interview. Watch this spa
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Long few months @@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES
@@itiswhatitis9591 The full long intyerview had been up on the channel for some time now ..here .. ua-cam.com/video/SMfT95_ZQu0/v-deo.html
@@itiswhatitis9591 the long full interview has been up for some months ..here..ua-cam.com/video/SMfT95_ZQu0/v-deo.html
this man should still be alive today... thankfully in his legacy, he will be immortal.
Richard's description of trying to play whilst stoned pretty much sums up 15 years of my life..........I think.
I feel fortunate to have shared a planet with this guy and blessed to have seen him live. RIP.
Back in the summer of 1981 a group of faculty and students from the high school I attended in Vermont traveled to Greece for the summer. We rented a villa in the town of Platamon on the Aegean and were fortunate enough to meet Mr. Wright - he was enjoying a visit there as well. He joined us at one of the local tavernas for dinner on a couple of occasions and he was incredibly kind to all of us star-struck 16 year old kids. He was truly a nice guy and meeting him under those circumstances was an absolutely amazing experience.
What a fantastic memory! Thanks for sharing it.
Awesome! The only way a trip to Greece as a 16 yo fan could be any better!
One more thought. It’s easy to see why Dave and Richard got on so well together.
I'm reminded of when Gilmour was onstage somewhere years ago accepting an award celebrating Pink Floyd's musical contributions or something to that effect. Dave's speech was very appreciative and emotional, especially when he proposed a toast to his late, great friend Rick Wright who was a huge part of their sound. His voice quivered noticeably for a moment, he was indeed overcome by emotion. To this day, the man is missed incredibly
The best interview I've ever seen with Rick. Thank you.
Thank you. So glad he agreed to the interview! He was very self-effacing and didn't think he had anything interesting to say.
The songs Rick sang solo on were highlights of the albums they appeared on. In harmony with David Gilmour is the True Pink Floyd Sound.
Shows you what a stand up guy he was, because in the Roger interview he snidely says that Rick would never say it was the lyrics that made them great but then Rick says the lyrics made Dark Side.
Yeah, well that's Roger for ya. If you could apportion blame for the rift that caused Roger to leave, Roger has a bigger percentage of blame than the rest of them combined. I love Roger for what he did, but hated him for who he was.
Yep, it’s on Roger.
PF needed a QUEEN moment like when the other 3 members stood up to Freddie and demanded Songwriting/Publishing Credit as Queen instead of just Freddie.
That seemed to equalize that Band instead of the normal tug-of-war over Fame & Money.
After Dark Side, Rick wanted Production Credit on ANIMALS and Roger being Roger saw no value being added so Rick was denied. That is big money being batted around like a beach ball. Band Failure becomes imminent...
(5:10) *Richard:* "Roger got really angry, threw his bass down and stormed off stage." ....Now there's a surprise. Nobody saw that coming.
There was the famous incident in Montreal (not the one Rick described in the interview). Somebody had lit off a firecracker during the opening of Pigs on the Wing, after the audience was just generally being raucous and inattentive like they were at a bar and Floyd was just the background band, and Waters just snapped. They did push on and play through it.
Waters, while a decent artist and obviously contributed much to Floyd, has such a punchable face and is so insufferable, I can't listen to him talk. He's like a pouty little child, well into adulthood. I hope he's found some inner peace in his later years.
@@runner3033 I have a bootleg with him ranting about that. One of the few times I’ve agreed with his ranting. It was right in the middle of “Pigs On The Wing.”
It is just wonderful how many people have been touched by floyds music. Rick was a late discovery for me but love the jazz chords he included in the sound. RIP a much respected gentleman of music! Thanks for posting.
I agree, but it's not just jazz colorings coming from Rick's keys. There are also a lot of oriental-sounding scales, harmonic minors and that sort of thing, that add to the aura of mystery in their sound. He, probably more than any other member of the band (aside from Syd at the start), defined the "feeling" that was the Floyd, at least up to and including "Meddle."
Rick was the soul of Pink Floyd. One of the few musicians in my life who genuinely moved me with their works. God, I miss him.
How on God's green earth could Roger Waters' have fired this wonderful and modest gentleman!
“You need to listen to Dark Side all the way through.”
Truer words were never spoken, Richard.
Can’t imagine anyone doing otherwise. All Floyd albums demand to be listened to all the way through.
@@ffrederickskitty214 totally agree. Their albums are more than that, they are an experience to absorb in their entirety. It all makes much more sense when you hear the whole thing
RIP Richard.
You made a huge ipmact.
Your keyboard playing and writing will be forever listened to and remebered..
Love the Floyd !!!
I was so in love with him in my early years. RIP Richard Wright 🙏❤️
Beautiful man. Bless you, Rick Wright.
This was a pleasant surprise. Rare indeed to hear from Rick. Thanks for sharing this gem.
He's so English. I can't imagine him raising his voice in a hot tempered outburst
You’ve clearly not seen an English pub at kicking-out time? 😂
I can hear him saying, "Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's".
his solo LP wet dream is one of my favourite albums...he seemed like a lovely guy ..RIP Rick
I'm glad this interview was tracked down and publicized here on UA-cam. For someone like Rick who was a private guy yet so valuable, he gave a fantastic interview to give us all insight as to what he was like as a person to talk to. And if anything, it puts that much more sentiment and value into this interview in particular!
Thank you. In a month or so I hope to have a longer version of this interview with Rick posted as well
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES yes hope so! I've seen this interview previously, but it was removed from UA-cam for some reason. Nevertheless, glad to see it back! 😉👌
@@nicholaswilkinson63 Longer version of Rick’s interview is now up on my channel. Enjoy!
I think it is interesting that although he expressed a great love of DSOTM, when pressed by the interviewer as to why it hit a chord with the listeners, he did not mention how utterly groundbreaking much of the efforts in the studio were at the time. Yes, the band was very creative, but so was the engineering and production... pushing boundaries. They all pushed the boundaries.
Rick Wright was every bit as instrumental in developing the sound and personality of Pink Floyd's music as Waters and Gilmour were. It's seriously shameful how overlooked he often is and I'm just as glad people are finally taking more interest in his work.
RipScissor - I fully agree, Rick tended to be overlooked just because he did very little singing, and offstage was quiet and calm, like you see here.
I cannot listen to Meddle, DSOTM or WYWH without thinking how good Rick was and how important his contribution was to the Floyd.
you are so incredibly missed, thank you for the music 🤍🤍🤍
Rick Wright’s beautiful, trippy keyboard sound IS the Pink Floyd for me… it’s so atmospheric & instantly takes me back to the psychedelic era as soon as I hear it!
Thank you for sharing. Rick is my favorite classic rock keyboardist. Such feeling he played with.
Thank you so much for posting this!
I love listening to Nick Mason, Richard Wright and David Gilmour, they come across as absolute gentlemen.
I see what you did there 😏.
...precisely my perspective
Funny how Roger always thought of himself as the most important member of Pink Floyd, but when they split it was the other guys who took the fans.. And it wasn't just the name. They had the Pink Floyd sound. Roger never understood that he needed them more than they needed him.
And how could you bully Rick around? He seemed like such a nice guy.
Not only was he one of the best keyboardest but he belonged to one of the best bands in history
I'd agree, Echos, and the whole album of Wish You Were Here were the most enjoyable to fall back on and listen to even to this day. Rick has such a genuine even keeled take on the band and I really enjoyed this interview. RIP Sir.
“Lyrics sung, to me are just like another instrument.”
I’m paraphrasing here, but that’s essentially what Rick said, and I’ve always been the same way. It’s why I managed to love the music of so many I disagreed with on social and political issues.
Richards silence is just SO loud. Roger really did a number on Rick over years of bullying.
During the Syd period Rick was considered the second most talented member of the band.
and he was
Yes, you are right. He was. Just shows how much talent was in the band and was about to enter the band as Roger would soon find/hone his voice, vision and writing ability and David would carry them to heights that I don't think that Syd ever could have as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I loved that time in the late 60's through early 70's when all band members were treated as more equal partners/contributors.
Rick was always the second most talented member. Had they gotten anyone less than Gilmore, he would have been the most talented.
When they first started out playing gigs, Rick used to tune Roger’s bass guitar for him. Rick was the most accomplished musician in the group, but never sought the limelight!
@@frankphillips7436 right, he was. I miss him so much
Great work john , leaving this gems recorded for ever , to enjoy this four music icons talking about Syd and those times
Such a gentle soul. I miss him so much. 😭 Rick I hope you are enjoying your Holiday. ❤️
Very interesting. I knew only the little bits used for the documentary about Syd Barrett that i bought quite a long time ago now. The late Richard Wright had a lot more to say, and the interviewer was interested in other aspects of the Floyd's story anyway. I've always enjoyed Richard's voice, piano and organ and synthesizers sounds, his playing, very soft and gentle, like the man he seemed to be... I think he was an important part of Pink floyd and Broken China proved he could experiment and be inspired as much as Waters and Gilmour, and even more, from a pure musical point of view. Thank you John Edginton !
Great to get your response to watching it!
Such wonderful interviews of all 4 of the pinkies, cept Syd of course. Such a sad thing to experience to lose their friend and bandmate in such a fashion. Syd such a tragic situation since they were under such pressure and wanted to keep the band together. Syd's shadow hung over them and obviously still does for Dave, Roger and Nick. RIP Rick and Syd thanks for all the great music.
Sadly missed & as the quiet one from The Floyd so much was left unsaid by the man who was in the center of the late 1970s squabbles & even Roger now admits he was too harsh on Rick.... A true legend & at least some old wounds were healed on their final 30 minute on stage for Live 8
Sleep tight mate.
Wow, this was great. So awesome to get an extended interview with Rick, you're really able to get a sense of how he was.
Thanks for your appreciation Greg!
I loved Rick's work. Thank you for every note...
What Rick didn't realise then was that Dark Side is a work of art on the same scale as Mona Lisa, La Pieta, any Beethoven, Aida, Rhapsody in Blue, levelling Amadeus, way beyond Sgt pepper ... he didn't know... love you mate. 😎
And piper at the gates is beyond dsotm
Rick also did great work on “ Animals” and “ The Wall”. Something about the Fender Rhodes in “ Hey You” before the second verse starts perfectly captures the isolation musically that Roger expressed lyrically. They just had different emotional approaches of evoking responses of the listeners.
From my knowledge, that was actually Bob Ezrin. Rick didn’t do much on The Wall.
A fabulous interview of my personal favorite member of the Floyd. Thank you so much for doing these interviews and for posting them. 👍
It’s so good to get your appreciation! Thank you so much for letting me know that !
Much in the same way the greatest guitarists have gifted us with some unforgettable rift's Richard has gifted us with some unforgettable chords. And the bond or mesh Richard and David would make on songs like Echoes was hard to match in the R&R realm. RIP Richard.
Roger waters made richards life hell on the wall album and tour thats why David Gilmour never reformed the original pink floyd and still won't forgive Roger waters for just kicking Richard out off the band
R.I.P. RICHARD
Waters, male or female anatomy…or both? Horse head Roger!
Thank you very much for sharing this with us...
Thanks for your appreciation!
Wrapping up, it sounds like a love affair that's gone stale because there was nothing left, and creativity and fun were replaced by ritual. Great interview. Thanks, John.
Thanks for posting these interviews.
Thanks ! I’m delighted you appreciate them
What a gem. Rick is one of my favorite keyboard players. His sound was so unique. In my honest opinion, "Great Gig in the Sky" is his masterpiece.
Rick Wright and Dave Gilmour had this really distinctive sound when they sang together. It was magical, ethereal, haunting, and just reached into your soul. Well, it did mine anyway, love the Floyd. DSOTM for me is still the best album ever made, WYWH a very, very close second.
this makes me so sad i cant say much but THANK YOU for posting your wonderful interview of the sonic bed of the floyd...R.I.P. R.W.
cheers..Ty from s.oz
He answers the questions very well unlike so many other musicians who seem burnt out…….Mick Jagger can never find words to answer simple questions he has been asked over and over………Richard certainly valued his brain by avoiding acid 😅…..what a gift to humanity PF provided us…..I’m still enjoying it 50 yrs later ……..😊
Beautiful man; beautiful soul; amazing musician. Miss you, Rick ❤
All of them are so unbelievably british. So CA-YUTE! 😍
Also, on a serious note, these interviews have provided me with much needed perspective on band dynamics and songwriting. As a musician myself, all of their music, particularly the song "Wish You Were Here" which always makes me think about my dead dad, has had an incredibly enriching and profound effect on my music career, and more importantly, my life.
All this to say, Thank You Pink Floyd. You have enriched my life and have provided keen wisdom in many levels of it.
I played this several times & not catching his favorite PF album. What a great interview. What a talent & how all the band member's compliment each other. 💞
Nevermind...it's Dark Side of the Moon 😊
His favourite album was actually Wish You Were Here. He does say that in the interview
It's so wonderful to hear him talking. Missed much. ✌️
Wow that was a great interview,, really hits the spot..
They were at their Pinnacle in 1975.. the Nassau concert, being one of my favorites 😎 Luv Floyd
There is something about Rick’s eyes that have always intrigued me a lot. There is this spark of child-like wonder behind them. Like little puppy eyes. But at the same time it is shadowed by a dark despair…
Can’t explain it
I miss Rick...thanks much for this upload.
Glad you enjoyed it
There is a lot of hurt between these guys. There is a lot of pain. I am sorry this happened. They made beautiful meaningful art. Stuff the influences people even today. Kids still listen to this music.
18 and true. Rip to a legend.
Richard's input was as good as any other member of Pink Floyd. They all have greatness.
Probably the most simple emotional, elegant piano solo I can think of in US and Them
What an absolutely delightful man Rick was, great interview which I just saw for the first time. RIP sir..
Great to see this interview with Rick. Super underrated musician IMO. For me he is as much the sound of Floyd as David Gilmour. I’d love to see some of the jam sessions that Rick and David did while rehearing for their tours get released.
In my opinion Rick was the unsung genius behind their classic albums, I've always been a huge Roger Waters fan but the more floyd biographies I've read about how he bullied Rick Wright in the studio the more I feel we may only have seen 50% of Rick's creativity and that's sad.
Unless you’re a psycho or a narcissist there’s no way great gig in the sky doesn’t make an impact on you, a masterpiece
By this wonderful human being
What a precious treasure. Time and perspective. Human life and fighting for something maybe better?? A guitar, lyric, friend, loss, joy, sadness. How do you pry them apart, really?!?!
Shine on you crazy diamond is a GREAT BEAUTIFUL song and Wish you were here is a GREAT album; but for me Animals is there BEST!
Delightful, thank you! 🎹
This man is one of the giants of popular music.
Great keyboard player. Snuck in a lot of jazz chords. And you always knew it was him.
He doesn't deserved to be punke'd and bullied by Roger. I'm glad he pulled through.
I would love to see the full 90 minute interview!
One day perhaps......
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Come on man don't play with my feelings. If you have the interview, there's no reason you shouldn't release it for the world to bask in the greatness of some of the coolest musicians of our time. The same reason museums exist.
It may be possible to put more out but it’s quite a technically difficult problem as it was all filmed on tape that’s no longer widely used. It was 20 years ago after all. Plus I’m not a big corporation. I’m a one-man filmmaker . So I’m not promising anything more right now.
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES if you ask on some of the best Pink Floyd forums, I'm sure there are people who will gladly help you doing transfers for free. 2 of the best places in my opinion are yeeshkul.com and www.tapatalk.com/groups/pink_floyd
@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Well, I appreciate what you did come out with. Pink Floyd is beyond a favorite band, to me they're the modern masters of musical craft, even if they themselves don't see it that way.
‘Any colour you like’ is fabulous. Rick seemed bullied by Waters most of the time.
"most of the time"?? Elaborate please??
@@THEPINKFLOYDIANS Definitely an exaggeration. Waters was a classic bully though.
I can't speak for others but I'm happy Syd left. I don't think pink floyd would have been what we love if David wouldn't have replaced him
You say you can't speak for others but in the very next sentence you do precisely that with 'we'.
@@brianorakpohit yea, I did. That was stupid
Great information on Syd Barrett's relationship with the band.
Great interview!
rick wright is very insightful . the most underrated member of floyd.
Thank you Sir Richard Wright for saying acid does a lot to a personality
his songs on their second album held the band together, through a tough period until Gilmore arrived...love Paint Box/Remember a Day...
Gilmour arrived during the recording of A Saucerful Of Secrets and Barrett left the band before the album was finished, I also find it sad that after so long people still can't spell David's surname correctly.
@@RushfanUK Oddly enough, that's how it was spelt on the song credits on the original UK vinyl release of "Saucerful".
Ricky was a special man with unique magnetism.
Such a lovely guy and a fantastic & emotive player, much like David. May he rest in peace.
im so glad i got to see this!!