, D.M.
(born 6 March 1946) is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock
band Pink Floyd
. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of artists, and has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. Gilmour has been actively involved with many charities over the course of his career.
In 2003, he was appointed CBE
for services to music and philanthropy and was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards
.
"Where would rock and roll be without feedback?"
"Jimi Hendrix|Jimi Hendrix isn't as good as me!"
"Obviously, they're all a gang of idiots. But, you know...live and let live"
"Syd Barrett|Syd's story is a sad story romanticised by people who don't know anything about it. They've made it fashionable but it's just not that way."
"My technique is laughable at times. I have developed a style of my own, I suppose, which creeps around [...] I don't have to have too much technique for it. I've developed the parts of my technique that are useful to me. I'll never be a very fast guitar player. I don't really know what to say about my style. There's always a melodic intent in there."
"Roger doesn't have the right at present to tell me what to do with my life, although he believes that he does. And he'll not ruin my career, although lately he's been trying to."
"I've been in The Who|The Who, I've been in The Beatles|The Beatles and I've been in Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd! Top that!"
"Usually, in the studio, on this sort of thing ... you just go out and have a play over it, and see what comes, and it's usually — mostly — the first take that's the best one, and you find yourself repeating yourself thereafter."