92 Quotes by David Gilmour

I just play intuitively and work the same way in the studio. I don't have any magical effects or anything that helps me to get my particular sound.

I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become an influence.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

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.

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

I don't like to get too specific about lyrics. It places limitations on them, and spoils the listeners' interpretation.

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

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

I'm an atheist, and I don't have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I'm resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it's a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset - and enjoy what great times one can have.