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David Gilmour

March 08, 2023

This article is about the English rock musician. For his eponymous album, see David Gilmour (album). For the American jazz guitarist, see David Gilmore.
For other people named David Gilmour, see David Gilmour (disambiguation).

David Jon Gilmour CBE (/ˈɡɪlmɔːr/ GHIL-mor; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett.[1] Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979), and The Final Cut (1983). By the early 1980s, they had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history; by 2012, they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million in the United States.[2] Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released three more studio albums.

David Gilmour

CBE
Gilmour performing live at the Hipódromo de San Isidro in San Isidro, Argentina, 2015
Born
David Jon Gilmour

(1946-03-06) 6 March 1946 (age 77)
Cambridge, England
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1963–present
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(m. 1975; div. 1990)​
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(m. 1994)​
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Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Labels
Member ofPink Floyd
Formerly of
Websitedavidgilmour.com

Gilmour has produced a variety of artists, such as the Dream Academy, and has released four solo studio albums: David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984), On an Island (2006), and Rattle That Lock (2015). He is also credited for bringing the singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention. As a member of Pink Floyd, he 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 was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards.[3] In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time.[4] He was also voted number 36 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009.[5]

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.

Early life and education

David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946 in Cambridge, England.[6] His father, Douglas Gilmour, was a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge, and his mother, Sylvia (née Wilson), trained as a teacher and later worked as a film editor for the BBC.[7] At the time of Gilmour's birth, they lived in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire. In 1956, after several relocations, they moved to nearby Grantchester Meadows.[8][n 1]

Gilmour's parents encouraged him to pursue his interest in music, and in 1954 he bought his first single, Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock".[10] His enthusiasm was stirred the following year by Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", and later "Bye Bye Love" by the Everly Brothers piqued his interest in the guitar. He borrowed a guitar from a neighbour, but never gave it back. Soon afterward, Gilmour started teaching himself to play using a book and record set by Pete Seeger.[11] At age 11, Gilmour began attending Perse School on Hills Road, Cambridge, which he did not enjoy.[12] There he met the future Pink Floyd members Syd Barrett and Roger Waters, who attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, also situated on Hills Road.[13]

In 1962, Gilmour began studying A-Level modern languages at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology.[12] Despite not finishing the course, he eventually learned to speak fluent French.[12] Barrett was also a student at the college, and he spent his lunchtimes practising guitar with Gilmour.[12] In late 1962, Gilmour joined the blues rock band Jokers Wild. The band recorded a one-sided album and a single at Regent Sound Studio, in Denmark Street, west London, but only 50 copies of each were made.[12]

In August 1965, Gilmour busked around Spain and France with Barrett and some other friends, performing songs by the Beatles. They were arrested on one occasion, and destitute, which resulted in Gilmour requiring treatment in a hospital for malnutrition.[14] He and Barrett later went to Paris, where they camped outside the city for a week and visited the Louvre.[15] During this time, Gilmour worked in various places, most notably as the driver and assistant for the fashion designer Ossie Clark.[16]

Gilmour travelled to France in mid-1967 with Rick Wills and Willie Wilson, formerly of Jokers Wild. The trio performed under the name Flowers, then Bullitt, but were not commercially successful. After hearing their covers of chart hits, club owners were reluctant to pay them, and soon after their arrival in Paris, thieves stole their equipment.[17] In France, Gilmour contributed lead vocals to two songs on the soundtrack of the film Two Weeks in September, starring Brigitte Bardot.[7] When Bullitt returned to England later that year, they were so impoverished that their tour bus was completely empty of petrol and they had to push it off the ferry onto the landing.[17]

Career

Success with Pink Floyd

In 1967, Pink Floyd, composed of Gilmour's Cambridge schoolmates Barrett and Waters with Nick Mason and Richard Wright, released their debut studio album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.[18] That May, Gilmour briefly returned to London in search of new equipment. During his stay, he watched Pink Floyd record "See Emily Play" and was shocked to find that Barrett, who was beginning to suffer mental health problems, did not seem to recognise him.[19]

 
Gilmour performing with Pink Floyd in the mid-1970s

In December 1967, after Gilmour had returned to England, Mason invited him to join Pink Floyd to cover for the increasingly erratic Barrett. Gilmour accepted; they initially intended to continue with Barrett as a non-performing songwriter.[20] One of the band's business partners, Peter Jenner, said the plan was to have Gilmour "cover for Barrett's eccentricities".[21] By March 1968, working with Barrett had become too difficult and he agreed to leave the band.[22] Mason said later: "After Syd, Dave was the difference between light and dark. He was absolutely into form and shape and he introduced that into the wilder numbers we'd created. We became far less difficult to enjoy, I think."[23]

After the successes of The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and Wish You Were Here (1975), Waters took greater control of Pink Floyd, writing and singing lead on most tracks.[citation needed] In 1975, Gilmour played on Roy Harper's album HQ (1975).[24]

In 1970, Gilmour attended the Isle of Wight Festival and assisted in the live mix of Jimi Hendrix's performance.[25] Later that decade, Gilmour received a copy of a demo tape by the teenage songwriter Kate Bush from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of both families. Impressed, Gilmour paid for Bush, then 16, to record three professional demo tracks to present to record labels.[26][27] The tape was produced by Gilmour's friend Andrew Powell, who went on to produce Bush's first two studio albums, and the sound engineer Geoff Emerick.[28] Gilmour arranged for EMI executive Terry Slater to hear the tape,[29] who signed her.[30] Gilmour is credited as the executive producer on two tracks on Bush's debut studio album The Kick Inside (1978), including her second single "The Man with the Child in His Eyes".[24] He performed backing vocals on "Pull Out the Pin" on her fourth studio album The Dreaming (1982),[24] and played guitar on "Love and Anger" and "Rocket's Tail" on her sixth, The Sensual World (1989).[24]

First solo works

 
Gilmour in 1984

By the late 1970s, Gilmour had begun to think that his musical talents were being underused by Pink Floyd. In 1978 he channelled his ideas into his first solo studio album, David Gilmour, which showcased his guitar playing and songwriting. Music written during the finishing stages of the album, but too late to be used, was incorporated into a song by Waters, which became "Comfortably Numb" on the Pink Floyd album The Wall (1979).[31]

 
Gilmour performing live in Brussels, Belgium on his About Face tour, 1984

Wright was fired during the Wall sessions; the relationship between Gilmour and Waters deteriorated during the making of the Wall film and the album The Final Cut (1983).[32] The negative atmosphere led Gilmour to produce his second solo studio album, About Face, in 1984.[24] He used it to express his feelings about a range of topics, from his relationship with Waters to the murder of John Lennon.[24] Gilmour toured Europe and the US, supported by the Television Personalities, who were dropped after the singer, Dan Treacy, revealed Barrett's address on stage.[33] Mason also made a guest appearance on the UK leg of the tour, which despite some cancellations eventually turned a profit.[34] When he returned from touring, Gilmour played guitar with a range of artists and produced the Dream Academy, including their US top-ten hit "Life in a Northern Town" (1986).[35]

Gilmour co-wrote five songs on Harper's album The Unknown Soldier (1980), including "Short and Sweet", which was first recorded for Gilmour's first solo album.[24] In April 1984, Harper made surprise guest appearance at Gilmour's Hammersmith Odeon gig to sing "Short and Sweet".[24] This was included in Gilmour's Live 1984 concert film. Harper also provided backing vocals on Gilmour's second solo studio album About Face (1984).[24]

In 1985, Gilmour played on Bryan Ferry's sixth solo studio album Boys and Girls, as well as the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough" for the US release of the Ridley Scott–Tom Cruise film Legend (1985). The music video for "Is Your Love Strong Enough" incorporated Ferry and Gilmour into footage from the film.[24] In July that year, Gilmour played with Ferry at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London.[24]

Gilmour becomes Pink Floyd leader

In 1985, Waters declared that Pink Floyd were "a spent force creatively" and attempted to dissolve the band. However, Gilmour and Mason announced that they intended to continue without him. Waters resigned in 1987, leaving Gilmour as the band leader.[36] In 1986, Gilmour purchased the houseboat Astoria, moored it on the River Thames near Hampton Court and transformed it into a recording studio.[37] He produced the Pink Floyd studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987, with contributions from Mason and Wright.[24] He felt Pink Floyd had become too driven by lyrics under Waters' leadership, and attempted to "restore the balance" of music and lyrics.[38] In March 1987, Gilmour played guitar for Bush's performance of "Running Up That Hill" at the Secret Policeman's Third Ball.[24]

Pink Floyd released their second album under Gilmour's leadership, The Division Bell, in 1994.[39] In December 1999, Gilmour played guitar, alongside Mick Green, Ian Paice, Pete Wingfield, and Chris Hall, for Paul McCartney, at a concert at the Cavern Club, in Liverpool, England. This resulted in the concert film Live at the Cavern Club, directed by Geoff Wonfor.[40]

2000s: Pink Floyd reunion and On an Island

In 2001 and 2002, Gilmour performed six acoustic solo concerts in London and Paris, along with a small band and choir, which was documented on the In Concert release.[41] On 24 September 2004, he performed a three-song set at the Strat Pack concert at London's Wembley Arena, marking the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster.[42]

On 2 July 2005, Pink Floyd reunited with Waters to perform at Live 8. The performance caused a sales increase of Pink Floyd's compilation album Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001).[43] Gilmour donated his profits to charities that reflect the goals of Live 8, saying: "Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness and put pressure on the G8 leaders, I will not profit from the concert. This is money that should be used to save lives."[43] He called upon all Live 8 artists to donate their extra revenue to Live 8 fundraising. After the concert, Pink Floyd turned down an offer to tour the US for £150 million.[44]

 
Gilmour performing in Munich, 2006

In 2006, Gilmour said that Pink Floyd would likely never tour or write material again. He said: "I think enough is enough. I am 60 years old. I don't have the will to work as much any more. Pink Floyd was an important part in my life, I have had a wonderful time, but it's over. For me it's much less complicated to work alone."[45]

On 6 March 2006, Gilmour's 60th birthday, he released his third solo album, On an Island.[46] It featured contributions by numerous guest musicians, including Wright, and lyrics by Gilmour's wife Polly Samson.[47] It debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart[48] and earned Gilmour his first US top-ten as a solo artist, reaching number six on the Billboard 200.[49] On 10 April 2006, On an Island was certified platinum in Canada, with sales of over 100,000 copies.[citation needed]

Gilmour toured Europe, US and Canada in 2006 May 2006, with a band including Wright and the Pink Floyd collaborators Dick Parry, Guy Pratt, and Jon Carin. .[50]A DVD of the tour, Remember That Night – Live at the Royal Albert Hall, was released on 17 September 2007.[51] For the final show of the tour, Gilmour performed with the 38-piece string section of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic orchestra.[52] It was released as the live album and video Live in Gdańsk (2008).[53]

In December 2006, Gilmour released a tribute to Barrett, who died that year, in the form of his own version of Pink Floyd's first single "Arnold Layne".[54] Recorded live at London's Royal Albert Hall, the single featured versions of the song performed by Wright and David Bowie.[54] It reached the UK Top 20 singles chart at number nineteen.[55]

On 25 May 2009, Gilmour participated in a concert at the Union Chapel in Islington, London, with the Malian musicians Amadou & Mariam. The concert was part of the Hidden Gigs campaign against hidden homelessness, organised by the charity Crisis.[56] On 4 July 2009, Gilmour joined his friend Jeff Beck onstage at the Royal Albert Hall. Gilmour and Beck traded solos on "Jerusalem" and closed the show with "Hi Ho Silver Lining". In August 2009, Gilmour released an online single, "Chicago – Change the World", to promote awareness of the plight of Gary McKinnon, who was accused of computer hacking. A re-titled cover of the Graham Nash song "Chicago", it featured MicKinon, Chrissie Hynde and Bob Geldof. It was produced by the long-time Pink Floyd collaborator Chris Thomas.[57]

2010s: reunion with Waters and Rattle that Lock

 
Gilmour with the Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason (left) at the O2, London, during The Wall Live, 12 May 2011.

On 11 July 2010, Gilmour performed for the charity Hoping Foundation with Waters in Oxfordshire, England.[58] The performance was presented by Jemima Goldsmith and Nigella Lawson, and according to onlookers, it seemed that Gilmour and Waters had ended their long-running feud, laughing and joking together along with their respective partners. Gilmour performed "Comfortably Numb" with Waters on 12 May 2011 at the O2, London and, with Nick Mason, played with the rest of the band on "Outside the Wall" at the conclusion of the show.[59]

In October 2010, Gilmour released an album with the electronic duo the Orb, Metallic Spheres.[60] In September 2015, he released his fourth solo studio album, Rattle That Lock.[61] On 14 November 2015, Gilmour was the subject of a BBC Two documentary, David Gilmour: Wider Horizons, billed as "an intimate portrait of one of the greatest guitarists and singers of all time, exploring his past and present."[62]

 
Gilmour sings live in 2016

On 31 May 2017, it was announced that Gilmour's new live album and film, Live at Pompeii, which documents the two shows he performed on 7 and 8 July 2016 at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii, would be shown at selected cinemas, for one night only, on 13 September.[63] The album was released on 29 September 2017[64][65] and peaked at Number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.[66] To celebrate the event, Mayor Ferdinando Uliano, made Gilmour an honorary citizen of the city.[67] In the EPK for Live at Pompeii, Gilmour said he had several songs which are almost complete which did not make it onto Rattle That Lock.[68]

The Endless River

From April 2020, Gilmour appeared in a series of livestreams with his family, performing songs by Barrett and Leonard Cohen.[69] On 3 July he released "Yes, I Have Ghosts", his first single since 2015. Its lyrics were written by Samson and features his daughter Romany making her recording debut on backing vocals and harp.[70]

On 7 November 2014, Pink Floyd released The Endless River.[71] Gilmour said it would be Pink Floyd's last studio album, saying: "I think we have successfully commandeered the best of what there is ... It's a shame, but this is the end."[72] There was no supporting tour, as Gilmour felt it was "kind of impossible" without Wright.[73][74] In August 2015, Gilmour reiterated that Pink Floyd were "done" and that to reunite without Wright "would just be wrong".[75] In April 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" in protest of the Russo-Ukrainian War.[76]

Waters and Gilmour have continued to quarrel, arguing over subjects including album reissues and the use of the Pink Floyd website and social media channels.[77] Mason said in 2018 that Waters did not respect Gilmour, as that "he feels that writing is everything, and that guitar playing and the singing are something that, I won't say anyone can do, but that everything should be judged on the writing rather than the playing".[78] In 2021, Rolling Stone noted that the pair had "hit yet another low point in their relationship".[79] In early 2023, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, wrote on Twitter that Waters was antisemitic and "a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy megalomaniac". Gilmour responded to the tweet on Twitter: "Every word demonstrably true."[80]

Musical style

Gilmour credits guitarists such as Pete Seeger,[81] Lead Belly,[81] Jeff Beck,[81] Eric Clapton,[81] Jimi Hendrix,[81] Joni Mitchell,[82] John Fahey,[82] Roy Buchanan,[82] and Hank Marvin of the Shadows[83] as influences. Gilmour said, "I copied – don't be afraid to copy – and eventually something that I suppose that I would call my own appeared."[82]

 
Gilmour performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Rattle That Lock Tour, 19 December 2015. Gilmour is playing the "Workmate", a well-worn Fender Esquire, with an added neck pick-up.[84]

Writing for the magazine Far Out in 2022, Jordan Potter described Gilmour as having a "unique and constantly developing guitar style" in Pink Floyd, adding that "drawing from a healthy pool of influence, he could devise his own characteristic style, recognised for its sonorous gravity and pitch-perfect lead excursions, which valued precision over speed."[85] Gilmour's lead guitar style is characterised by blues-influenced phrasing, expressive note bends, and sustain. In a 1985 interview, he stated, "I can't play like Eddie Van Halen, I wish I could [...] Sometimes I think I should work at the guitar more. I play every day but I don't consciously practice scales or anything in particular."[85] In 2006, Gilmour added, "[My] fingers make a distinctive sound... [they] aren't very fast, but I think I am instantly recognisable."[83] The Pink Floyd technician Phil Taylor said, "It really is just his fingers, his vibrato, his choice of notes and how he sets his effects ... In reality, no matter how well you duplicate the equipment, you will never be able to duplicate the personality."[86]

Gilmour also plays bass, keyboards, banjo, lap steel, mandolin, harmonica, drums, and saxophone.[87] Gilmour said he played bass on some Pink Floyd tracks, such as the fretless bass on "Hey You", as he could do it more quickly than Waters; he said that Waters would thank him for "winning him bass-playing polls".[88]

Influence

According to MusicRadar, Gilmour is "a household name among the classic rock crowd, and for a lot of younger guitar fans he's the only 1970s guitarist that matters. For many he's the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen."[89] Writing for the website, Billy Saefong stated Gilmour "isn't as flashy as Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page on the stage, but his guitar work outshines most for emotion."[90]

In 1996, Gilmour was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has been ranked one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including Rolling Stone[91][92] and The Daily Telegraph.[93] In January 2007, Guitar World readers voted Gilmour's solos for "Comfortably Numb", "Time" and "Money" among the top 100 greatest guitar solos.[94] In 2011, Rolling Stone placed Gilmour at number 14 in a list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time.[95]

Gilmour is cited by Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery as one of his three main influences.[96] John Mitchell, the guitarist of bands including It Bites and Arena, also cites Gilmour as an influence.[97] In 2013, Gary Kemp, the guitarist and songwriter of Spandau Ballet (and also a member of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets) argued that Gilmour's work on The Dark Side of the Moon "must make him the best guitar player in recent history".[98]

Guitars

For Gilmour's 21st birthday, in March 1967, his parents gave him his first Fender guitar, a white Telecaster with a white pickguard and a rosewood fretboard. He used this guitar when he joined Pink Floyd in 1968, with one of Barrett's Telecasters as a spare.[99]

The Black Strat

 
Gilmour's "Black Strat" on display at the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition.[100]

Gilmour used the Black Strat, a Fender Stratocaster, in most Pink Floyd concerts and for every Pink Floyd studio album recorded between 1970 and 1983. Gilmour bought it at Manny's Music in New York City in 1970, after the band's US tour was cancelled due to the theft of their equipment in New Orleans.[101] The guitar, which originally had a rosewood fretboard and a white pickguard, underwent a number of modifications, settling on a black pickguard and maple neck.[102] It was auctioned for charity in 2019 for $3.9 million,[103] making it one of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction.

Fender Black Strat Signature Stratocaster

In November 2006, Fender Custom Shop announced two reproductions of Gilmour's Black Strat for release on 22 September 2008. Phil Taylor, Gilmour's guitar technician, supervised this release and has written a book on the history of this guitar.[104] The release date was chosen to coincide with the release of Gilmour's Live in Gdańsk album.[105] Both guitars are based on extensive measurements of the original instrument, each featuring varying degrees of wear. The most expensive is the David Gilmour Relic Stratocaster which features the closest copy of wear on the original guitar. A pristine copy of the guitar is also made, the David Gilmour NOS Stratocaster.[106]

The 0001 Strat

The 0001 Strat is a Fender Stratocaster with a white body, maple neck, three-way pick up selector and a gold anodized pickguard and gold-plated hardware.[107][108][109] Gilmour bought it from guitar technician Phil Taylor, who had purchased it from Seymour Duncan.[110] Duncan states it is a "partscaster", as he assembled it from two different guitars. [111] Gilmour used the guitar in the 2004 Strat Pack show that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster at Wembley Arena along with one of his Candy Apple Red Stratocasters (famous for their appearances with Gilmour from 1987 to 2004). It has the serial number 0001; however, prototypes had been constructed before this one. The origin of the guitar is unknown, and it is unknown whether it is the real 0001 Strat because the neck (which has the 0001 serial number on it) could have been taken off the original.[109] The model was used as a spare and for slide guitar in subsequent years. In 2019, the 0001 Strat was sold at auction for $1,815,000, setting a new world auction record for a Stratocaster.[112] Gilmour also owns an early 1954 Stratocaster, believed to predate Fender's commercial release of the model.[113]

Other electric guitars

Along with the Fender models, Gilmour has also used a Gibson Les Paul goldtop model with P-90 pick-ups during recording sessions for The Wall and A Momentary Lapse of Reason.[114] It was used for the guitar solo on "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2".[115]

Gilmour also plays a Gretsch Duo-Jet, a Gretsch White Falcon, and a "White Penguin". He played a Bill Lewis 24-fret guitar during the Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon recording sessions, and a Steinberger GL model which was his main guitar during A Momentary Lapse of Reason recording sessions.[116]

Acoustics

Gilmour has used many acoustic guitars, including a Gibson Chet Atkins classical model, and a Gibson J-200 Celebrity,[117] acquired from John Illsley of Dire Straits.[113] Gilmour used several Ovation models including a Custom Legend 1619-4, and a Custom Legend 1613-4 nylon string guitar, both during the Wall recording sessions.[118] Martin models used include a D-35, purchased in New York in 1971,[113] and a D12-28 12-string.[118]

Steel guitar

 
Gilmour playing lap steel guitar, 1977

Gilmour used a pair of Jedson steel guitars and a Fender 1000 pedal steel frequently in the early 1970s. Originally purchased from a pawn shop while Gilmour was in Seattle in 1970, the Jedson was used during recording of "One of These Days" from Meddle and "Breathe" and "The Great Gig in the Sky" from Dark Side of the Moon.[119] Gilmour also owns a Fender Deluxe lap steel, which he used during The Division Bell tour in 1994.[117] Gilmour also owns a Champ lap steel model. Along with the Fender steel models Gilmour has also used: a Gibson EH150, and two Jedson models: one red (1977-tuned D-G-D-G-B-E for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts 6–9", 1987–2006: Tuned E-B-E-G-B-E for "High Hopes") and one blonde. He also uses a ZB steel model.[118] Gilmour played pedal steel guitar on the album Blue Pine Trees by Unicorn.

Bass guitars

Gilmour has played the bass guitar both in the studio and onstage, and has played many bass models including: an Ovation Magnum, a Fender Bass VI, Fender Precision[120] and Jazz bass models and a Charvel fretless (all used during The Wall recording sessions). During the 1991 Amnesty International concert Gilmour used a Music Man Fretless Stingray bass while conducting the house band and again during Spinal Tap's performance of "Big Bottom".[121]

Signature pickups

In 2004 EMG, Inc. released the DG20 Signature guitar pickup kit for the Fender Stratocaster. The set included three active pick-ups, an EXG Guitar Expander for increased treble and bass frequencies, and a SPC presence control to enhance earthiness and mid-range. The system came pre-wired on a custom 11-hole white pearl pickguard with white knobs.[122] The kit was based on the configuration mounted on Gilmour's red Stratocaster during the Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell tours.[123]

Awards and honours

Gilmour was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours, "for services to music".[124] The award was presented to him at Buckingham Palace, on 7 November that year.[125]

On 22 May 2008, he won the 2008 Ivor Novello Lifetime Contribution Award, recognising his excellence in music writing.[126] Later that year, he was recognised for his outstanding contribution to music by the Q Awards. He dedicated his award to Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, who died in September 2008.[3] On 11 November 2009, Gilmour received an honorary doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University.[127]

Charity work

Gilmour has supported charities including Oxfam, the European Union Mental Health and Illness Association, Greenpeace, Amnesty International,[24] the Lung Foundation, Nordoff-Robbins music therapy,[24] Teenage Cancer Trust, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).[128] In May 2003, Gilmour sold his house in Little Venice to the ninth Earl Spencer and donated the proceeds worth £3.6 million to Crisis to help fund a housing project for the homeless. He has been named a vice-president of the organisation.[129] He donated £25,000 to the Save the Rhino foundation in exchange for Douglas Adams's name suggestion for the album that became The Division Bell.[53]

On 20 June 2019, Gilmour auctioned 120 of his guitars for charity, at Christie's in New York, including his Black Strat, his #0001 and early 1954 Stratocasters, and his 1955 Les Paul. The Black Strat sold for $3,975,000, making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. The auction raised $21,490,750, with the proceeds going to the environmentalist charity ClientEarth.[130]

Personal life

Gilmour's first marriage was to the American-born model and artist Virginia "Ginger" Hasenbein, on 7 July 1975.[131] The couple had four children: Alice (born 1976), Clare (born 1979), Sara (born 1983) and Matthew (born 1986).[132] They originally attended a Waldorf school, but Gilmour called their education there "horrific".[133] In 1994, he married the writer Polly Samson; his best man was his teenage friend and Pink Floyd album artwork designer Storm Thorgerson.[134]

Gilmour and Samson have four children: Gilmour's adopted son Charlie (born 1989 to Samson and Heathcote Williams),[135] Joe (born 1995), Gabriel (born 1997)[132] and Romany (born 2002).[136] Charlie's voice can be heard on the telephone to Steve O'Rourke at the end of "High Hopes" from The Division Bell. Gabriel performed piano on the song "In Any Tongue" on Gilmour's fourth solo studio album Rattle That Lock (2015), making his recording debut.[6] In 2011, Charlie was jailed for 16 months for violent disorder during a London protest against tuition fees.[137]

Gilmour does not believe in an afterlife and is an atheist.[138][139] He has stated that he is left-wing. He said that his parents were "Proper Manchester Guardian readers… Some of their friends went on the Aldermaston Marches. Mine never did to my knowledge, but they were both committed to voting for the Labour Party." He described himself as a socialist, "even if I can't quite stick with party politics".[140] In August 2014, Gilmour was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in the Scottish independence referendum.[141] In May 2017, Gilmour endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.[142][143] He tweeted: "I'm voting Labour because I believe in social equality."[144][145]

Gilmour is an experienced pilot and aviation enthusiast. Under the aegis of his company, Intrepid Aviation,[24] he amassed a collection of historical aircraft. He later sold the company, which he had started as a hobby, feeling that it was becoming too commercial for him to enjoy; he said he retained an old biplane which he flew sometimes.[146] Gilmour's net worth is £115 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2018.[147]

Gilmour has a home near the village of Wisborough Green, Sussex.[148] In 2015, he purchased Medina House, a derelict Turkish bathhouse in Brighton and Hove, and had it redeveloped.[149] Gilmour also spends time at his recording studio houseboat Astoria near Hampton Court.[62]

Discography

Main article: David Gilmour discography
See also: Pink Floyd discography

Studio albums

Tours

Live band members

About Face Tour

Guests

"In Concert" shows

Guests

On an Island Tour

Guests

Rattle That Lock Tour

Legs 1-3

  • David Gilmour – guitars, console steel guitar, lead vocals, whistling
  • Phil Manzanera – guitars, backing vocals
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitars, double bass, backing and lead vocals
  • Jon Carin – piano, keyboards, guitars, lap steel guitars, backing and lead vocals
  • Kevin McAlea – piano, organ, keyboards, accordion
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals[150]
  • Theo Travis – saxophones, clarinet (5–19 September)[citation needed]
  • João Mello – saxophones, additional keyboards, high-strung acoustic guitar on "In Any Tongue" (23 September onwards)[citation needed]
  • Bryan Chambers – backing and lead vocals, additional percussion[citation needed]
  • Louise Clare Marshall – backing vocals, additional percussion (except South America)[citation needed]
  • Lucita Jules – backing vocals (South America and North America only)[citation needed]

Legs 4-5

  • David Gilmour – guitars, console steel guitar, lead vocals, cymbals, whistling
  • Chester Kamen – guitars, backing vocals, harmonica
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitars, double bass, backing and lead vocals
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, backing and lead vocals
  • Chuck Leavell – keyboards, organ, accordion, backing and lead vocals (Leg 4 only)
  • Kevin McAlea – keyboards organ, accordion (Leg 5 only)
  • Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals, aeoliphone
  • João Mello – saxophones, clarinet, additional keyboards, high-strung acoustic guitar
  • Bryan Chambers – backing and lead vocals, additional percussion
  • Lucita Jules – backing and lead vocals
  • Louise Clare Marshall – backing and lead vocals, additional percussion (certain dates)

Guests

  • David Crosby and Graham Nash – vocals on (23 September, Royal Albert Hall)
  • Gabriel Gilmour – piano (25 September, Royal Albert Hall)
  • Leszek Możdżer – piano (Wrocław, 25 June 2016)
  • Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zbigniew Preisner (Wrocław, 25 June 2016)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – vocals (London, 28 September 2016)[151]

Timeline

Notes

  1. ^ Gilmour has three siblings: Peter, Mark and Catharine.[9]

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External links

  •   Media related to David Gilmour at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Quotations related to David Gilmour at Wikiquote
  • Official website
  • David Gilmour at AllMusic  
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david, gilmour, this, article, about, english, rock, musician, eponymous, album, album, american, jazz, guitarist, david, gilmore, other, people, named, disambiguation, david, gilmour, ɔː, ghil, born, march, 1946, english, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member. This article is about the English rock musician For his eponymous album see David Gilmour album For the American jazz guitarist see David Gilmore For other people named David Gilmour see David Gilmour disambiguation David Jon Gilmour CBE ˈ ɡ ɪ l m ɔː r GHIL mor born 6 March 1946 is an English guitarist singer songwriter and member of the rock band Pink Floyd He joined as guitarist and co lead vocalist in 1967 shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett 1 Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Wish You Were Here 1975 Animals 1977 The Wall 1979 and The Final Cut 1983 By the early 1980s they had become one of the highest selling and most acclaimed acts in music history by 2012 they had sold more than 250 million records worldwide including 75 million in the United States 2 Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985 Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour s leadership and released three more studio albums David GilmourCBEGilmour performing live at the Hipodromo de San Isidro in San Isidro Argentina 2015BornDavid Jon Gilmour 1946 03 06 6 March 1946 age 77 Cambridge EnglandOccupationsSingersongwritermusicianYears active1963 presentSpousesVirginia Ginger Hasenbein m 1975 div 1990 wbr Polly Samson m 1994 wbr Children8Musical careerGenresProgressive rockpsychedelic rockart rockambientblues rockInstrument s GuitarvocalsLabelsEMI ColumbiaHarvestCapitolColumbiaSonyEMIMember ofPink FloydFormerly ofJokers WildDeep EndWebsitedavidgilmour wbr comGilmour has produced a variety of artists such as the Dream Academy and has released four solo studio albums David Gilmour 1978 About Face 1984 On an Island 2006 and Rattle That Lock 2015 He is also credited for bringing the singer songwriter Kate Bush to public attention As a member of Pink Floyd he 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 was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards 3 In 2011 Rolling Stone ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time 4 He was also voted number 36 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009 5 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 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Success with Pink Floyd 2 2 First solo works 2 3 Gilmour becomes Pink Floyd leader 2 4 2000s Pink Floyd reunion and On an Island 2 5 2010s reunion with Waters and Rattle that Lock 2 6 The Endless River 3 Musical style 3 1 Influence 3 2 Guitars 3 2 1 The Black Strat 3 2 2 Fender Black Strat Signature Stratocaster 3 2 3 The 0001 Strat 3 2 4 Other electric guitars 3 2 5 Acoustics 3 2 6 Steel guitar 3 2 7 Bass guitars 3 2 8 Signature pickups 4 Awards and honours 5 Charity work 6 Personal life 7 Discography 8 Tours 9 Live band members 9 1 About Face Tour 9 1 1 Guests 9 2 In Concert shows 9 2 1 Guests 9 3 On an Island Tour 9 3 1 Guests 9 4 Rattle That Lock Tour 9 4 1 Legs 1 3 9 4 2 Legs 4 5 9 4 3 Guests 9 5 Timeline 10 Notes 11 References 12 Sources 13 Further reading 14 External linksEarly life and education EditDavid Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946 in Cambridge England 6 His father Douglas Gilmour was a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge and his mother Sylvia nee Wilson trained as a teacher and later worked as a film editor for the BBC 7 At the time of Gilmour s birth they lived in Trumpington Cambridgeshire In 1956 after several relocations they moved to nearby Grantchester Meadows 8 n 1 Gilmour s parents encouraged him to pursue his interest in music and in 1954 he bought his first single Bill Haley s Rock Around the Clock 10 His enthusiasm was stirred the following year by Elvis Presley s Heartbreak Hotel and later Bye Bye Love by the Everly Brothers piqued his interest in the guitar He borrowed a guitar from a neighbour but never gave it back Soon afterward Gilmour started teaching himself to play using a book and record set by Pete Seeger 11 At age 11 Gilmour began attending Perse School on Hills Road Cambridge which he did not enjoy 12 There he met the future Pink Floyd members Syd Barrett and Roger Waters who attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys also situated on Hills Road 13 In 1962 Gilmour began studying A Level modern languages at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology 12 Despite not finishing the course he eventually learned to speak fluent French 12 Barrett was also a student at the college and he spent his lunchtimes practising guitar with Gilmour 12 In late 1962 Gilmour joined the blues rock band Jokers Wild The band recorded a one sided album and a single at Regent Sound Studio in Denmark Street west London but only 50 copies of each were made 12 In August 1965 Gilmour busked around Spain and France with Barrett and some other friends performing songs by the Beatles They were arrested on one occasion and destitute which resulted in Gilmour requiring treatment in a hospital for malnutrition 14 He and Barrett later went to Paris where they camped outside the city for a week and visited the Louvre 15 During this time Gilmour worked in various places most notably as the driver and assistant for the fashion designer Ossie Clark 16 Gilmour travelled to France in mid 1967 with Rick Wills and Willie Wilson formerly of Jokers Wild The trio performed under the name Flowers then Bullitt but were not commercially successful After hearing their covers of chart hits club owners were reluctant to pay them and soon after their arrival in Paris thieves stole their equipment 17 In France Gilmour contributed lead vocals to two songs on the soundtrack of the film Two Weeks in September starring Brigitte Bardot 7 When Bullitt returned to England later that year they were so impoverished that their tour bus was completely empty of petrol and they had to push it off the ferry onto the landing 17 Career EditSuccess with Pink Floyd EditIn 1967 Pink Floyd composed of Gilmour s Cambridge schoolmates Barrett and Waters with Nick Mason and Richard Wright released their debut studio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 18 That May Gilmour briefly returned to London in search of new equipment During his stay he watched Pink Floyd record See Emily Play and was shocked to find that Barrett who was beginning to suffer mental health problems did not seem to recognise him 19 Gilmour performing with Pink Floyd in the mid 1970s In December 1967 after Gilmour had returned to England Mason invited him to join Pink Floyd to cover for the increasingly erratic Barrett Gilmour accepted they initially intended to continue with Barrett as a non performing songwriter 20 One of the band s business partners Peter Jenner said the plan was to have Gilmour cover for Barrett s eccentricities 21 By March 1968 working with Barrett had become too difficult and he agreed to leave the band 22 Mason said later After Syd Dave was the difference between light and dark He was absolutely into form and shape and he introduced that into the wilder numbers we d created We became far less difficult to enjoy I think 23 After the successes of The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 and Wish You Were Here 1975 Waters took greater control of Pink Floyd writing and singing lead on most tracks citation needed In 1975 Gilmour played on Roy Harper s album HQ 1975 24 In 1970 Gilmour attended the Isle of Wight Festival and assisted in the live mix of Jimi Hendrix s performance 25 Later that decade Gilmour received a copy of a demo tape by the teenage songwriter Kate Bush from Ricky Hopper a mutual friend of both families Impressed Gilmour paid for Bush then 16 to record three professional demo tracks to present to record labels 26 27 The tape was produced by Gilmour s friend Andrew Powell who went on to produce Bush s first two studio albums and the sound engineer Geoff Emerick 28 Gilmour arranged for EMI executive Terry Slater to hear the tape 29 who signed her 30 Gilmour is credited as the executive producer on two tracks on Bush s debut studio album The Kick Inside 1978 including her second single The Man with the Child in His Eyes 24 He performed backing vocals on Pull Out the Pin on her fourth studio album The Dreaming 1982 24 and played guitar on Love and Anger and Rocket s Tail on her sixth The Sensual World 1989 24 First solo works Edit Gilmour in 1984By the late 1970s Gilmour had begun to think that his musical talents were being underused by Pink Floyd In 1978 he channelled his ideas into his first solo studio album David Gilmour which showcased his guitar playing and songwriting Music written during the finishing stages of the album but too late to be used was incorporated into a song by Waters which became Comfortably Numb on the Pink Floyd album The Wall 1979 31 Gilmour performing live in Brussels Belgium on his About Face tour 1984Wright was fired during the Wall sessions the relationship between Gilmour and Waters deteriorated during the making of the Wall film and the album The Final Cut 1983 32 The negative atmosphere led Gilmour to produce his second solo studio album About Face in 1984 24 He used it to express his feelings about a range of topics from his relationship with Waters to the murder of John Lennon 24 Gilmour toured Europe and the US supported by the Television Personalities who were dropped after the singer Dan Treacy revealed Barrett s address on stage 33 Mason also made a guest appearance on the UK leg of the tour which despite some cancellations eventually turned a profit 34 When he returned from touring Gilmour played guitar with a range of artists and produced the Dream Academy including their US top ten hit Life in a Northern Town 1986 35 Gilmour co wrote five songs on Harper s album The Unknown Soldier 1980 including Short and Sweet which was first recorded for Gilmour s first solo album 24 In April 1984 Harper made surprise guest appearance at Gilmour s Hammersmith Odeon gig to sing Short and Sweet 24 This was included in Gilmour s Live 1984 concert film Harper also provided backing vocals on Gilmour s second solo studio album About Face 1984 24 In 1985 Gilmour played on Bryan Ferry s sixth solo studio album Boys and Girls as well as the song Is Your Love Strong Enough for the US release of the Ridley Scott Tom Cruise film Legend 1985 The music video for Is Your Love Strong Enough incorporated Ferry and Gilmour into footage from the film 24 In July that year Gilmour played with Ferry at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London 24 Gilmour becomes Pink Floyd leader Edit In 1985 Waters declared that Pink Floyd were a spent force creatively and attempted to dissolve the band However Gilmour and Mason announced that they intended to continue without him Waters resigned in 1987 leaving Gilmour as the band leader 36 In 1986 Gilmour purchased the houseboat Astoria moored it on the River Thames near Hampton Court and transformed it into a recording studio 37 He produced the Pink Floyd studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987 with contributions from Mason and Wright 24 He felt Pink Floyd had become too driven by lyrics under Waters leadership and attempted to restore the balance of music and lyrics 38 In March 1987 Gilmour played guitar for Bush s performance of Running Up That Hill at the Secret Policeman s Third Ball 24 Pink Floyd released their second album under Gilmour s leadership The Division Bell in 1994 39 In December 1999 Gilmour played guitar alongside Mick Green Ian Paice Pete Wingfield and Chris Hall for Paul McCartney at a concert at the Cavern Club in Liverpool England This resulted in the concert film Live at the Cavern Club directed by Geoff Wonfor 40 2000s Pink Floyd reunion and On an Island Edit In 2001 and 2002 Gilmour performed six acoustic solo concerts in London and Paris along with a small band and choir which was documented on the In Concert release 41 On 24 September 2004 he performed a three song set at the Strat Pack concert at London s Wembley Arena marking the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster 42 On 2 July 2005 Pink Floyd reunited with Waters to perform at Live 8 The performance caused a sales increase of Pink Floyd s compilation album Echoes The Best of Pink Floyd 2001 43 Gilmour donated his profits to charities that reflect the goals of Live 8 saying Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness and put pressure on the G8 leaders I will not profit from the concert This is money that should be used to save lives 43 He called upon all Live 8 artists to donate their extra revenue to Live 8 fundraising After the concert Pink Floyd turned down an offer to tour the US for 150 million 44 Gilmour performing in Munich 2006In 2006 Gilmour said that Pink Floyd would likely never tour or write material again He said I think enough is enough I am 60 years old I don t have the will to work as much any more Pink Floyd was an important part in my life I have had a wonderful time but it s over For me it s much less complicated to work alone 45 On 6 March 2006 Gilmour s 60th birthday he released his third solo album On an Island 46 It featured contributions by numerous guest musicians including Wright and lyrics by Gilmour s wife Polly Samson 47 It debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart 48 and earned Gilmour his first US top ten as a solo artist reaching number six on the Billboard 200 49 On 10 April 2006 On an Island was certified platinum in Canada with sales of over 100 000 copies citation needed Gilmour toured Europe US and Canada in 2006 May 2006 with a band including Wright and the Pink Floyd collaborators Dick Parry Guy Pratt and Jon Carin 50 A DVD of the tour Remember That Night Live at the Royal Albert Hall was released on 17 September 2007 51 For the final show of the tour Gilmour performed with the 38 piece string section of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic orchestra 52 It was released as the live album and video Live in Gdansk 2008 53 In December 2006 Gilmour released a tribute to Barrett who died that year in the form of his own version of Pink Floyd s first single Arnold Layne 54 Recorded live at London s Royal Albert Hall the single featured versions of the song performed by Wright and David Bowie 54 It reached the UK Top 20 singles chart at number nineteen 55 On 25 May 2009 Gilmour participated in a concert at the Union Chapel in Islington London with the Malian musicians Amadou amp Mariam The concert was part of the Hidden Gigs campaign against hidden homelessness organised by the charity Crisis 56 On 4 July 2009 Gilmour joined his friend Jeff Beck onstage at the Royal Albert Hall Gilmour and Beck traded solos on Jerusalem and closed the show with Hi Ho Silver Lining In August 2009 Gilmour released an online single Chicago Change the World to promote awareness of the plight of Gary McKinnon who was accused of computer hacking A re titled cover of the Graham Nash song Chicago it featured MicKinon Chrissie Hynde and Bob Geldof It was produced by the long time Pink Floyd collaborator Chris Thomas 57 2010s reunion with Waters and Rattle that Lock Edit Gilmour with the Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason left at the O2 London during The Wall Live 12 May 2011 On 11 July 2010 Gilmour performed for the charity Hoping Foundation with Waters in Oxfordshire England 58 The performance was presented by Jemima Goldsmith and Nigella Lawson and according to onlookers it seemed that Gilmour and Waters had ended their long running feud laughing and joking together along with their respective partners Gilmour performed Comfortably Numb with Waters on 12 May 2011 at the O2 London and with Nick Mason played with the rest of the band on Outside the Wall at the conclusion of the show 59 In October 2010 Gilmour released an album with the electronic duo the Orb Metallic Spheres 60 In September 2015 he released his fourth solo studio album Rattle That Lock 61 On 14 November 2015 Gilmour was the subject of a BBC Two documentary David Gilmour Wider Horizons billed as an intimate portrait of one of the greatest guitarists and singers of all time exploring his past and present 62 Gilmour sings live in 2016 On 31 May 2017 it was announced that Gilmour s new live album and film Live at Pompeii which documents the two shows he performed on 7 and 8 July 2016 at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii would be shown at selected cinemas for one night only on 13 September 63 The album was released on 29 September 2017 64 65 and peaked at Number 3 on the UK Albums Chart 66 To celebrate the event Mayor Ferdinando Uliano made Gilmour an honorary citizen of the city 67 In the EPK for Live at Pompeii Gilmour said he had several songs which are almost complete which did not make it onto Rattle That Lock 68 The Endless River Edit From April 2020 Gilmour appeared in a series of livestreams with his family performing songs by Barrett and Leonard Cohen 69 On 3 July he released Yes I Have Ghosts his first single since 2015 Its lyrics were written by Samson and features his daughter Romany making her recording debut on backing vocals and harp 70 On 7 November 2014 Pink Floyd released The Endless River 71 Gilmour said it would be Pink Floyd s last studio album saying I think we have successfully commandeered the best of what there is It s a shame but this is the end 72 Therewas no supporting tour as Gilmour felt it was kind of impossible without Wright 73 74 In August 2015 Gilmour reiterated that Pink Floyd were done and that to reunite without Wright would just be wrong 75 In April 2022 Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song Hey Hey Rise Up in protest of the Russo Ukrainian War 76 Waters and Gilmour have continued to quarrel arguing over subjects including album reissues and the use of the Pink Floyd website and social media channels 77 Mason said in 2018 that Waters did not respect Gilmour as that he feels that writing is everything and that guitar playing and the singing are something that I won t say anyone can do but that everything should be judged on the writing rather than the playing 78 In 2021 Rolling Stone noted that the pair had hit yet another low point in their relationship 79 In early 2023 Gilmour s wife Polly Samson wrote on Twitter that Waters was antisemitic and a lying thieving hypocritical tax avoiding lip synching misogynistic sick with envy megalomaniac Gilmour responded to the tweet on Twitter Every word demonstrably true 80 Musical style EditGilmour credits guitarists such as Pete Seeger 81 Lead Belly 81 Jeff Beck 81 Eric Clapton 81 Jimi Hendrix 81 Joni Mitchell 82 John Fahey 82 Roy Buchanan 82 and Hank Marvin of the Shadows 83 as influences Gilmour said I copied don t be afraid to copy and eventually something that I suppose that I would call my own appeared 82 Gilmour performing in Buenos Aires Argentina during the Rattle That Lock Tour 19 December 2015 Gilmour is playing the Workmate a well worn Fender Esquire with an added neck pick up 84 Writing for the magazine Far Out in 2022 Jordan Potter described Gilmour as having a unique and constantly developing guitar style in Pink Floyd adding that drawing from a healthy pool of influence he could devise his own characteristic style recognised for its sonorous gravity and pitch perfect lead excursions which valued precision over speed 85 Gilmour s lead guitar style is characterised by blues influenced phrasing expressive note bends and sustain In a 1985 interview he stated I can t play like Eddie Van Halen I wish I could Sometimes I think I should work at the guitar more I play every day but I don t consciously practice scales or anything in particular 85 In 2006 Gilmour added My fingers make a distinctive sound they aren t very fast but I think I am instantly recognisable 83 The Pink Floyd technician Phil Taylor said It really is just his fingers his vibrato his choice of notes and how he sets his effects In reality no matter how well you duplicate the equipment you will never be able to duplicate the personality 86 Gilmour also plays bass keyboards banjo lap steel mandolin harmonica drums and saxophone 87 Gilmour said he played bass on some Pink Floyd tracks such as the fretless bass on Hey You as he could do it more quickly than Waters he said that Waters would thank him for winning him bass playing polls 88 Influence Edit According to MusicRadar Gilmour is a household name among the classic rock crowd and for a lot of younger guitar fans he s the only 1970s guitarist that matters For many he s the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen 89 Writing for the website Billy Saefong stated Gilmour isn t as flashy as Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page on the stage but his guitar work outshines most for emotion 90 In 1996 Gilmour was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd He has been ranked one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including Rolling Stone 91 92 and The Daily Telegraph 93 In January 2007 Guitar World readers voted Gilmour s solos for Comfortably Numb Time and Money among the top 100 greatest guitar solos 94 In 2011 Rolling Stone placed Gilmour at number 14 in a list of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time 95 Gilmour is cited by Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery as one of his three main influences 96 John Mitchell the guitarist of bands including It Bites and Arena also cites Gilmour as an influence 97 In 2013 Gary Kemp the guitarist and songwriter of Spandau Ballet and also a member of Nick Mason s Saucerful of Secrets argued that Gilmour s work on The Dark Side of the Moon must make him the best guitar player in recent history 98 Guitars Edit For Gilmour s 21st birthday in March 1967 his parents gave him his first Fender guitar a white Telecaster with a white pickguard and a rosewood fretboard He used this guitar when he joined Pink Floyd in 1968 with one of Barrett s Telecasters as a spare 99 The Black Strat Edit Gilmour s Black Strat on display at the Pink Floyd Their Mortal Remains exhibition 100 Gilmour used the Black Strat a Fender Stratocaster in most Pink Floyd concerts and for every Pink Floyd studio album recorded between 1970 and 1983 Gilmour bought it at Manny s Music in New York City in 1970 after the band s US tour was cancelled due to the theft of their equipment in New Orleans 101 The guitar which originally had a rosewood fretboard and a white pickguard underwent a number of modifications settling on a black pickguard and maple neck 102 It was auctioned for charity in 2019 for 3 9 million 103 making it one of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction Fender Black Strat Signature Stratocaster Edit In November 2006 Fender Custom Shop announced two reproductions of Gilmour s Black Strat for release on 22 September 2008 Phil Taylor Gilmour s guitar technician supervised this release and has written a book on the history of this guitar 104 The release date was chosen to coincide with the release of Gilmour s Live in Gdansk album 105 Both guitars are based on extensive measurements of the original instrument each featuring varying degrees of wear The most expensive is the David Gilmour Relic Stratocaster which features the closest copy of wear on the original guitar A pristine copy of the guitar is also made the David Gilmour NOS Stratocaster 106 The 0001 Strat Edit The 0001 Strat is a Fender Stratocaster with a white body maple neck three way pick up selector and a gold anodized pickguard and gold plated hardware 107 108 109 Gilmour bought it from guitar technician Phil Taylor who had purchased it from Seymour Duncan 110 Duncan states it is a partscaster as he assembled it from two different guitars 111 Gilmour used the guitar in the 2004 Strat Pack show that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster at Wembley Arena along with one of his Candy Apple Red Stratocasters famous for their appearances with Gilmour from 1987 to 2004 It has the serial number 0001 however prototypes had been constructed before this one The origin of the guitar is unknown and it is unknown whether it is the real 0001 Strat because the neck which has the 0001 serial number on it could have been taken off the original 109 The model was used as a spare and for slide guitar in subsequent years In 2019 the 0001 Strat was sold at auction for 1 815 000 setting a new world auction record for a Stratocaster 112 Gilmour also owns an early 1954 Stratocaster believed to predate Fender s commercial release of the model 113 Other electric guitars Edit Along with the Fender models Gilmour has also used a Gibson Les Paul goldtop model with P 90 pick ups during recording sessions for The Wall and A Momentary Lapse of Reason 114 It was used for the guitar solo on Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 115 Gilmour also plays a Gretsch Duo Jet a Gretsch White Falcon and a White Penguin He played a Bill Lewis 24 fret guitar during the Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon recording sessions and a Steinberger GL model which was his main guitar during A Momentary Lapse of Reason recording sessions 116 Acoustics Edit Gilmour has used many acoustic guitars including a Gibson Chet Atkins classical model and a Gibson J 200 Celebrity 117 acquired from John Illsley of Dire Straits 113 Gilmour used several Ovation models including a Custom Legend 1619 4 and a Custom Legend 1613 4 nylon string guitar both during the Wall recording sessions 118 Martin models used include a D 35 purchased in New York in 1971 113 and a D12 28 12 string 118 Steel guitar Edit Gilmour playing lap steel guitar 1977 Gilmour used a pair of Jedson steel guitars and a Fender 1000 pedal steel frequently in the early 1970s Originally purchased from a pawn shop while Gilmour was in Seattle in 1970 the Jedson was used during recording of One of These Days from Meddle and Breathe and The Great Gig in the Sky from Dark Side of the Moon 119 Gilmour also owns a Fender Deluxe lap steel which he used during The Division Bell tour in 1994 117 Gilmour also owns a Champ lap steel model Along with the Fender steel models Gilmour has also used a Gibson EH150 and two Jedson models one red 1977 tuned D G D G B E for Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6 9 1987 2006 Tuned E B E G B E for High Hopes and one blonde He also uses a ZB steel model 118 Gilmour played pedal steel guitar on the album Blue Pine Trees by Unicorn Bass guitars Edit Gilmour has played the bass guitar both in the studio and onstage and has played many bass models including an Ovation Magnum a Fender Bass VI Fender Precision 120 and Jazz bass models and a Charvel fretless all used during The Wall recording sessions During the 1991 Amnesty International concert Gilmour used a Music Man Fretless Stingray bass while conducting the house band and again during Spinal Tap s performance of Big Bottom 121 Signature pickups Edit In 2004 EMG Inc released the DG20 Signature guitar pickup kit for the Fender Stratocaster The set included three active pick ups an EXG Guitar Expander for increased treble and bass frequencies and a SPC presence control to enhance earthiness and mid range The system came pre wired on a custom 11 hole white pearl pickguard with white knobs 122 The kit was based on the configuration mounted on Gilmour s red Stratocaster during the Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell tours 123 Awards and honours EditGilmour was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to music 124 The award was presented to him at Buckingham Palace on 7 November that year 125 On 22 May 2008 he won the 2008 Ivor Novello Lifetime Contribution Award recognising his excellence in music writing 126 Later that year he was recognised for his outstanding contribution to music by the Q Awards He dedicated his award to Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright who died in September 2008 3 On 11 November 2009 Gilmour received an honorary doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University 127 Charity work EditGilmour has supported charities including Oxfam the European Union Mental Health and Illness Association Greenpeace Amnesty International 24 the Lung Foundation Nordoff Robbins music therapy 24 Teenage Cancer Trust and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA 128 In May 2003 Gilmour sold his house in Little Venice to the ninth Earl Spencer and donated the proceeds worth 3 6 million to Crisis to help fund a housing project for the homeless He has been named a vice president of the organisation 129 He donated 25 000 to the Save the Rhino foundation in exchange for Douglas Adams s name suggestion for the album that became The Division Bell 53 On 20 June 2019 Gilmour auctioned 120 of his guitars for charity at Christie s in New York including his Black Strat his 0001 and early 1954 Stratocasters and his 1955 Les Paul The Black Strat sold for 3 975 000 making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction The auction raised 21 490 750 with the proceeds going to the environmentalist charity ClientEarth 130 Personal life EditGilmour s first marriage was to the American born model and artist Virginia Ginger Hasenbein on 7 July 1975 131 The couple had four children Alice born 1976 Clare born 1979 Sara born 1983 and Matthew born 1986 132 They originally attended a Waldorf school but Gilmour called their education there horrific 133 In 1994 he married the writer Polly Samson his best man was his teenage friend and Pink Floyd album artwork designer Storm Thorgerson 134 Gilmour and Samson have four children Gilmour s adopted son Charlie born 1989 to Samson and Heathcote Williams 135 Joe born 1995 Gabriel born 1997 132 and Romany born 2002 136 Charlie s voice can be heard on the telephone to Steve O Rourke at the end of High Hopes from The Division Bell Gabriel performed piano on the song In Any Tongue on Gilmour s fourth solo studio album Rattle That Lock 2015 making his recording debut 6 In 2011 Charlie was jailed for 16 months for violent disorder during a London protest against tuition fees 137 Gilmour does not believe in an afterlife and is an atheist 138 139 He has stated that he is left wing He said that his parents were Proper Manchester Guardian readers Some of their friends went on the Aldermaston Marches Mine never did to my knowledge but they were both committed to voting for the Labour Party He described himself as a socialist even if I can t quite stick with party politics 140 In August 2014 Gilmour was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in the Scottish independence referendum 141 In May 2017 Gilmour endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election 142 143 He tweeted I m voting Labour because I believe in social equality 144 145 Gilmour is an experienced pilot and aviation enthusiast Under the aegis of his company Intrepid Aviation 24 he amassed a collection of historical aircraft He later sold the company which he had started as a hobby feeling that it was becoming too commercial for him to enjoy he said he retained an old biplane which he flew sometimes 146 Gilmour s net worth is 115 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 147 Gilmour has a home near the village of Wisborough Green Sussex 148 In 2015 he purchased Medina House a derelict Turkish bathhouse in Brighton and Hove and had it redeveloped 149 Gilmour also spends time at his recording studio houseboat Astoria near Hampton Court 62 Discography EditMain article David Gilmour discography See also Pink Floyd discography Studio albums David Gilmour 1978 About Face 1984 On an Island 2006 Rattle That Lock 2015 Tours EditAbout Face Tour 1984 On an Island Tour 2006 Rattle That Lock Tour 2015 2016 Live band members EditAbout Face Tour Edit David Gilmour guitars vocals piano Mick Ralphs guitars vocals piano Mickey Feat bass guitar vocals Gregg Dechert keyboards vocals Chris Slade drums percussion Jody Linscott percussion March June Sue Evans percussion 5 16 July Raphael Ravenscroft saxophones flute keyboardsGuests Edit Nick Mason drums Roy Harper vocals percussion In Concert shows Edit David Gilmour guitars lap steel guitar vocals Neil MacColl guitars backing vocals Michael Kamen piano English horn Chucho Merchan double bass Caroline Dale cello Dick Parry baritone and tenor saxophones Nic France drums percussion Sam Brown choir leader Chris Ballin Pete Brown Margo Buchanan Claudia Fontaine Michelle John Douglas Sonia Jones Carol Kenyon David Laudat Durga McBroom Aitch McRobbie solo on Smile Beverly Skeete gospel choirGuests Edit Bob Geldof vocals January 2002 Robert Wyatt vocals June 2001 Richard Wright vocals keyboards January 2002 On an Island Tour Edit David Gilmour guitars pedal steel guitar alto saxophone vocals Dick Parry tenor and baritone saxophone electric organ glass harp Phil Manzanera guitars backing vocals Richard Wright piano organ keyboards vocals Guy Pratt bass guitar double bass guitar glass harp backing vocals Jon Carin Keyboards synthesizer lap steel guitar backing vocals Steve DiStanislao drums percussion backing vocalsGuests Edit David Bowie vocals Royal Albert Hall May 2006 David Crosby and Graham Nash vocals Royal Albert Hall May 2006 Robert Wyatt cornet Royal Albert Hall May 2006 Polish Baltic Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Zbigniew Preisner Gdansk 26 August 2006 Leszek Mozdzer piano Gdansk 26 August 2006 Igor Sklyarov glass harp Venice Rattle That Lock Tour Edit Legs 1 3 Edit David Gilmour guitars console steel guitar lead vocals whistling Phil Manzanera guitars backing vocals Guy Pratt bass guitars double bass backing and lead vocals Jon Carin piano keyboards guitars lap steel guitars backing and lead vocals Kevin McAlea piano organ keyboards accordion Steve DiStanislao drums percussion backing vocals 150 Theo Travis saxophones clarinet 5 19 September citation needed Joao Mello saxophones additional keyboards high strung acoustic guitar on In Any Tongue 23 September onwards citation needed Bryan Chambers backing and lead vocals additional percussion citation needed Louise Clare Marshall backing vocals additional percussion except South America citation needed Lucita Jules backing vocals South America and North America only citation needed Legs 4 5 Edit David Gilmour guitars console steel guitar lead vocals cymbals whistling Chester Kamen guitars backing vocals harmonica Guy Pratt bass guitars double bass backing and lead vocals Greg Phillinganes keyboards backing and lead vocals Chuck Leavell keyboards organ accordion backing and lead vocals Leg 4 only Kevin McAlea keyboards organ accordion Leg 5 only Steve DiStanislao drums percussion backing vocals aeoliphone Joao Mello saxophones clarinet additional keyboards high strung acoustic guitar Bryan 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