In the 1970s, the rock band Pink Floyd created some legendary albums. Many fans value the works from then until today the most. Guitarist and singer David Gilmour sees things differently.
British guitarist and singer David Gilmour has no interest in fulfilling the expectations of fans of his former band Pink Floyd with his music. “What people expect of me is irrelevant to me,” Gilmour (78) told the German Press Agency in London. “If you as an artist fulfill the expectations of others, that is the end of art. You have to be selfish, maybe even arrogant, and do your own thing.”
Gilmour, who has just released his new solo album “Luck And Strange”, became world famous as a member of Pink Floyd with albums such as “The Dark Side Of The Moon” and “The Wall” in the 1970s. “The people who loved this music liked it because we made the music the way we wanted to,” Gilmour stressed. “We didn’t do what others expected. Today we know the music, but back then it wasn’t what people expected.”
He is still proud of his work with Pink Floyd, but it has a completely different meaning for other people than it does for him. “Our fans say that the 70s were the golden era of Pink Floyd,” said Gilmour, who does not want to live in the past. “That was a long time ago. It’s a waste of time to think that everything worthwhile you’ve ever done happened 50 years ago.”
His new solo album “Luck And Strange” should still convince Pink Floyd fans, because Gilmour stays true to his style. “I don’t want to sound arrogant,” said the guitar virtuoso. “I loved what we created (with Pink Floyd). But I think that some of the things I do today are comparable to that. But that’s a matter of taste.”
Source: Stern
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