David Gilmour

English musician, member of Pink Floyd

Photo by: Lrheath · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:March 6, 1946

Age:80

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Children:8

Born in:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Languages:French, English

Songwriter Singer Executive Producer Record Producer Aircraft Pilot Guitarist Multi-instrumentalist Rock Musician Musician Composer

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David Gilmour:
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Roger Waters:
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Syd Barrett:
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Paul McCartney:
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Pete Townshend:
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John Bonham:
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Famous For

Bands

Pink FloydRockestra

Movies & TV

Pink Floyd: Live at PompeiiLa Carrera Panamericana with Music by Pink FloydPulseRemember That NightClassic Albums: Pink Floyd – The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

Songs & Albums

On an IslandAbout FaceDavid GilmourRattle That LockLive in Gdańsk

Awards

Commander of the Order of the British EmpireOrder of the Badge of Honour

David Gilmour

English musician, member of Pink Floyd

Biography

David Jon Gilmour ( GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known for being the lead guitarist of the English rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released the studio albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994) and The Endless River (2014). Gilmour has released five solo studio albums: David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984), On an Island (2006), Rattle That Lock (2015) and Luck and Strange (2024). He has achieved three number-one solo albums on the UK Albums Chart, and six with Pink Floyd. He produced two albums by the Dream Academy, and is credited for bringing the singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention, paying for her early recordings and helping her find a record contract. As a member of Pink Floyd, Gilmour was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He received the award for Outstanding Contribution at the 2008 Q Awards. In 2023, Rolling Stone named him the 28th-greatest guitarist of all time. Gilmour has taken part in projects related to issues including animal rights, environmentalism, homelessness, poverty, and human rights. He has married twice and is the father of eight children. His wife, the novelist Polly Samson, has contributed lyrics to many of his songs.

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Quotes

“You shout in your sleep. Perhaps the price is just too steep. Is your conscience at rest if once put to the test? You awake with a start to just the beating of your heart. Just one man beneath the sky, Just two ears, just two eyes.”

— "Childhood's End", on Obscured by Clouds (1972)

“You find your eyes are growing moist. All the fears never voiced say you have to make your final choice.”

— "Childhood's End", on Obscured by Clouds (1972)

“Who are you and who am I To say we know the reason why Some are born, some men die, Beneath one infinite sky? There'll be war, there'll be peace, But everything one day will cease, All the iron turned to rust, All the proud men turned to dust, And so all things time will mend, So this song will end.”

— "Childhood's End", on Obscured by Clouds (1972)

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Photos

David Gilmour, onstage at Royal Albert Hall, London, October 2015

David Gilmour's 70,000 fans gather for his first ever concert in Buenos Aires Hipódormo de San Isidrio, Argentina. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: EF135mm f/2L USM +2x Focal Length: 270 mm Exposure: ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/6.3 'ISO: 1600'

David Gilmour's 70,000 fans gather for his first ever concert in Buenos Aires Hipódromo de San Isidro, Argentina. The singer-songwriter decided to craft a setlist blending his own solo material with highly anticipated and well-loved Pink Floyd tunes. The first half of the gig brought the audience Dark Side of the Moon classics "Us & Them" and "Money" along with solo cuts "5 A.M.", "In Any Tongue", and "A Boat Lies Waiting" from his latest studio album, Rattle That Lock. The show saw a similar second set of debut album track "Astronomy Domine", Atom Heart Mother's "Fat Old Sun", and Wish You Were Here fan favorite "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". As the set continued, the 69-year-old guitar legend rolled out more solo material off of his fourth studio album including "The Girl in the Yellow Dress", "Today", and "On An Island", trailed by his former group's "Sorrow" and The Wall track, "Run Like Hell". Ref: http://www.musictimes.com/articles/58329/20151215/david-gilmour-launches-tour-south-america-mixing-solo-material-classic-pink-floyd.htm

David Gilmour playing lap steel guitar with Pink Floyd, Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 26 January, 1977

Crosby, Nash & Gilmour

David Gilmour's 'Fuzz face' guitar effects distortion pedal, (made by Dallas Arbiter, 1968), used on 'Obscured by Clouds' (1971), displayed at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Partially obscured by exhibition display stand.

David Gilmour's VOX Wah Wah guitar effects pedal, as used on 'Obscured by Clouds' (1971), displayed at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.