“When I joined Pink Floyd I was trying to play some of Syd Barrett's parts, yet adapt them to my own style and taste,” David Gilmour told Guitar Player in 2003. “The framework I was working in was ...

Roger Waters has defended David Gilmour's guitar solos, taking to Twitter to express his frustration over a recent article that implied his distaste for his former Pink Floyd bandmate's work. "It's ...

Some classic rock guitarists are known as much for their instruments as they are for their music. David Gilmour and his Fender Stratocasters fall into that category. The Pink Floyd guitarist amassed a ...

It’s hard to imagine the world of progressive music without David Gilmour’s distinctive and accomplished playing. His soaring solos and sweeping soundscapes helped elevate Pink Floyd’s music, and led ...

All it takes is one guitar note piercing through a pitch-black arena — one note dramatically reaching heavenward, as if it’s waking up — to recognize the guitarist. As soon as David Gilmour struck the ...

It was quite a culture clash. I think I was bullied into it,” says David Gilmour, seconds before he and Polly Samson, his ...

Bob Ezrin says the closing guitar solo on Pink Floyd classic “Comfortably Numb” was David Gilmour’s first take – and it still stirs emotion for the producer. He added that Gilmour tried again multiple ...