DAVID GILMOUR

EARLY LIFE
Born in Cambridge, England
March 6, 1946

Father was Douglas Gilmour


Mother was Sylvia Gilmour

EARLY MUSIC INTERESTS
First Single Bought At Age 8

Bill Haleys, Rock Around the Clock
FIRST BAND
David joined Jokers Wild at age 16.
THE OPPORTUNITY
David was asked by Nick Mason to join Pink
Floyd.
He promptly accepted, replacing Syd
Barret as lead guitarist and singer of Pink
Floyd.
BEST ROCK ALBUM IN
HISTORY
Under Davids leadership, Pink Floyd created The Dark Side of the Moon

Topped the Billboard Top LPs and Tapes for one week

Remained on charts for 741 more weeks

Revered as best rock album in history
RISE OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS
Roger Waters (Bassist) quit Pink Floyd to pursue a solo career.





David carried on with Pink Floyd as well as managing a successful solo career.
DAVIDS SOLO CAREER
Produced Four Albums From 1981-2008

David Gilmour-1978

About Face-1984

On An Island-2006

Live in Gdansk-2008
THE RESOLUTION
On July 2, 2005 David Gilmour and Roger Waters played at the Live 8 show together.

They buried the hatchet between them, resolving all negative feelings toward each other.

David ended up donating all his resulting profits to charity foundations.
SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND
A tribute song written for the lost soul, founder
of Pink Floyd, and band friend Syd Barrett
SYDS UNEXPECTED
APPEARANCE
Recording of Shine On You Crazy Diamond was underway on June 5, 1975.
Syd unexpectedly shows up to the studio, drastically changed in appearance.
The first verse lyrics in the song explain his horrific transformation:
Remember when you were young,
you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now theres a look in your eyes,
like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
A SHOWCASE OF TALENT
David Gilmours talents are presented in full in Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Playing bass, lap steel guitar, electric guitar, and performing backup vocals, its clear
that he was musically talented indeed.