If the long-awaited reformation of Oasis finally takes place after 15 years of waiting, don't expect that of Pink Floyd. Officially separated since 1995, before a few sporadic returns, the legendary English rock group is unfortunately marked by a constant falling out between its two leaders, Roger Waters and David Gilmour. And that goes a long way! During the recent tour of this first, “This Is Not A Drill”, David Gilmour was never mentioned textually or visually and his famous guitar solo on “Comfortably Numb” was even removed. On the other hand, Polly Samson, David Gilmour's wife, tweeted her opinion on Roger Waters last year: “ He is a defender of Vladimir Putin, a lying megalomaniac, thief, hypocrite, tax evader, [qui fait du] playback, misogynistic and sick with envy “. To which her husband responded tersely: “ Every word is obviously true ».
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“Arguments and fights for 40 years”
On the occasion of his latest album “Luck and Strange”, number two in sales in France and sold more than 22,000 copies, the 78-year-old musician gave a truthful interview to Los Angeles Timesreturning in particular to Pink Floyd and his legendary quarrel with Roger Waters. Today, when we ask him what it means for him to be at the heart of Pink Floyd, Gilmour responds teasingly: “ I have no idea what the answer is. Maybe you should ask Roger, I mean about me “. And the sale of the catalog of Pink Floyd to Sony Music for $400 million doesn't worry the guitarist at all. “ It's history [ancienne]it's in the past. This is work for future generations. I am an old person. I have spent the last 40 years trying to fight the good fight against the forces of indolence and greed, to do the best we can with our material. And I've given up this fight now » he says.
“I don’t really care”
He even describes this expensive sale as “ an advance » on what he could have gained in the coming years. But the artist says he is relieved to finally say goodbye “ to the arguments, fights and stupidities that have taken place over the last 40 years between these four disparate groups of people and their managers “. Thus, he admits to having made peace with the use of the group's songs: “ [Sony] bought the records, the recordings and can do what he wants. But if a song appears in a commercial, I don't really care. I won't worry about it. There are all kinds of things that are just as unpleasant as that ».
A few weeks ago in the Guardianthe interpreter of “Money” or “Wish You Were Here” explained that he would not go back “ absolutely not » on stage with Roger Waters: “ I tend to avoid those who actively support genocide and dictators like Putin or Madura [président du Vénézuela, ndlr]. Nothing could make me share the stage with someone who thinks such treatment of women or the LGBT community is okay. But I would love to go back on stage with Richard Wright [claviériste du groupe décédé en 2008, ndlr] who was one of the kindest and most talented people I knew “. That’s clear!
