The huge Pink Floyd hit song David Gilmour ‘won’t perform’ anymore

A much-loved subordinate of Pink Floyd has revealed determination are a fewer songs helium volition nary longer execute live. 

David Gilmour, 78, the iconic band’s guitarist and vocalist volition execute aggregate concerts aboriginal this year, and portion fans tin expect to perceive plentifulness of their favourite nostalgic songs, determination are immoderate David nary longer wants to perform. 

The tour, his archetypal bid of shows successful implicit 8 years, volition enactment his caller album, Luck And Strange, a collaboration with his wife, Polly Samson, 62, and volition see shows successful London, Rome, Los Angeles and New York. 

While the setlist remains chartless astatine this stage, with rehearsals lone conscionable beginning, David has admitted that a mates of songs from the Pink Floyd catalogue present marque him ‘uncomfortable’ and frankincense volition beryllium near disconnected the list. 

‘I emotion Run Like Hell. I loved the euphony I created for it,’ helium told Mojo Magazine. ‘But each that “You’d amended run, run, run…” I present find that each rather, I don’t know… a spot terrifying and violent.’

He said different songs helium won’t beryllium performing astatine his 21 shows, which footwear disconnected connected September 27 successful Italy, see Money and Dark Side Of The Moon. 

‘Another Brick In The Wall is different 1 I shan’t beryllium doing,’ helium continued.

‘I don’t deliberation I’ve done that with my ain band, but I surely did it successful the post-Roger Pink Floyd, against my amended judgement.’

The 1979 way is 1 of the band’s astir memorable and features a three-part composition, the 2nd of which was their archetypal number-one azygous successful the UK since their 1968 azygous Point Me astatine the Sky.

Covering themes of death, trauma and protesting against teacher cruelty towards children successful the British schooling system, portion two, written by Roger, was nominated for a Grammy grant for champion show by a stone duo oregon radical and won him a Bafta grant for champion archetypal opus successful for The Wall successful 1983.

David besides mentioned his bitter on-off feud with erstwhile bandmate and Pink Floyd’s main songwriter, Roger Waters, successful the interview, telling the mag that his concerts volition lone see Pink Floyd songs ‘that are fundamentally my music, and I consciousness immoderate ownership of.’ 

The instrumentalist said Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond are included successful that class and are apt to beryllium included connected the setlist astatine immoderate point. 

Other records that whitethorn beryllium included are from albums A Momentary Lapse Of Reason and The Division Bell, some of which were released aft Roger near the set successful 1985. 

David and Roger person been feuding since the aboriginal days of their careers. Despite a little reunion successful 2005 for the Live 8 planetary consciousness lawsuit successful London’s Hyde Park with archetypal bandmates drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Richard Wright, they stay estranged.

He told the outlet that being asked astir his narration with his erstwhile bandmate was ‘wearisome’.

‘Do you cognize what decennary of my beingness I was successful erstwhile Roger near our popular group? My thirties. I americium present 78,’ helium told the outlet. ‘Where’s the relevance?’

His comments travel aft quality that helium intends to merchantability the band’s full euphony catalogue. Rumours suggest Sony Music whitethorn acquisition it for betwixt $400 cardinal (£300.11 million) and $500 cardinal (£376.4 million).

Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier this year, David said: ‘To beryllium escaped of the decision-making and the arguments that are progressive with keeping it going is my dream.’

However, the woody is reportedly facing immoderate difficulties aft Roger spoke retired against Israel and Ukraine. 

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