David Gilmour
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David Gilmour To Release Live Album In September
David Gilmour has announced the release of Live In Gdansk in September, 2008 on Columbia Records. The album was recorded during the last concert of Gilmour`s 2006 summer tour, which was held in... [more]Photos
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Trivia
- Lists Jimi Hendrix as a major influence. When he saw Hendrix perform at a London nightclub in 1966, Gilmour said that nobody who saw the performance that night left the club not thinking that Hendrix would go all the way to the top.
- Voted the best East Anglian guitarist in Total Guitar Magazine's poll of the greatest 12 British guitarists. [July 2001]
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Quotes
- For me, `Wish You Were Here` was very satisfying. I`d rather listen to it than Dark Side Of The Moon. I think we achieved a better balance of music and lyrics. `Dark Side` went a bit too far the other way -- too much importance was placed on the lyrics. And sometimes the tunes were neglected.
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Snapshot
Date of Birth: 6th of March, 1946Occupation: Musician
Height: 5' 11" (180cm)
Hair Colur: Blonde
Eye Colour: Blue
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
Claim to Fame: replaced original frontman Syd Barrett as guitaris
Ethnicity: White
