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It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing over the top. And as an instrument for solos, you can bend notes, draw emotional content out of tiny movements, vibratos and tonal things which even a piano can't do.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Band Bend Content Draw Emotional Even Guitar Instrument Magical Melody Movements Notes Out Over Piano Play Rhythm Sing Solos Thing Things Tiny Tonal Top Which Whole You

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I don't have a very disciplined approach to practicing or anything, but I do tend to have a guitar around most of the time, which I strum on most of the day.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Anything Approach Around Day Disciplined Guitar Most Practicing Tend Time Very Which

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I think a guitar solo is how my emotion is most freely released, because verbal articulation isn't my strongest communication strength. My wife thinks that I should do interviews by listening to the questions and playing the answer on guitar.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Answer Because Communication Emotion Freely Guitar How Interviews Listening Most Playing Questions Released Should Solo Strength Strongest Think Thinks Verbal Wife I Think

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It's a very tempting thing to try and relive your glory days when you get a little older and you worry that people have forgotten all about you.

~David Gilmour

Topics: About Days Forgotten Get Glory Little Older People Relive Tempting Thing Try Very Worry You Your

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I mean, I have moments of huge frustration because of my inability to express myself linguistically as clearly as I would like to.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Because Clearly Express Frustration Huge Inability Like Mean Moments Myself Would

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'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' and 'Wish You Were Here' are standout tracks. 'Comfortably Numb' is another one. 'High Hopes' from 'The Division Bell' is one of my favorite all-time Pink Floyd tracks. 'The Great Gig in the Sky,' 'Echoes,' there's lot of them.

~David Gilmour

Topics: All-Time Another Bell Comfortably Crazy Diamond Division Echoes Favorite Floyd Gig Great Here High Hopes Lot Numb Pink Pink Floyd Shine Sky Them Tracks Were Wish You

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The expectation on me as a solo artist is very different to the audience's expectation of a Pink Floyd show.

~David Gilmour

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Everything in moderation - that's what I live by.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Everything Everything In Moderation Live Moderation

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No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Friend He Musical My Friend No-One Partner Replace Richard Wright

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Yes, there's a lot of the blues in my playing.

~David Gilmour

Topics: Blues Lot Playing Yes

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: March 6th, 1946

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