David Gilmour on Pink Floyd's Future: "I Think I Can Safely Say Goodbye to That Now"
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, David Gilmour effectively announced the end of Pink Floyd, saying, in regard to the band, "I think I can safely say goodbye to that now."
When he was asked if Pink Floyd were "done forever," Gilmour had this to say:
"Yeah, for me it is. I've enjoyed that part of my life; that life has given me so much. There's been a lot of joy, a lot of laughter, a lot of creative satisfaction. We've had a lot of good companionship for 95 percent of our time together. I wouldn't want that five percent that was a little more sour to make my view of it less enjoyable.
"All things must pass. All things must come to an end. I don't want to go back there. I've done it."
In the interview, Gilmour also discusses his new solo album, Rattle That Lock.
You can read the full interview here and check out the music video for Gilmour's new single, "Rattle That Lock," below.
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Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
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