David Gilmour confirmed that Pink Floyd’s current return to motion was a “one-off” occasion and doesn’t imply there might be extra new exercise to observe.
This week, the band launched the one “Hey, Hey, Rise Up” as an act of help for Ukraine towards the present Russian invasion. Based mostly on a people music and together with vocals by Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk, it’s the primary new Floyd music since 1994 and comes after they wound down following the discharge of archive-based album, The Infinite River, in 2014.
“I assumed this could possibly be one thing that we use our platform for, for big good,” Gilmour informed Rolling Stone in a brand new interview. “Once I spoke to Nick [Mason], and he stated he was keen to do it as Pink Floyd, it appeared like a no brainer. We wish to unfold this message of peace, and we wish to elevate the morale of the people who find themselves defending their homeland there in Ukraine.”
The Floyd guitarist revealed that Khlyvnyuk was cautious when the pair made contact by cellphone: “I gave him a hoop, and I believe he was possibly just a little suspicious of whether or not I used to be real or not. He stated, ‘May we do that on a FaceTime video name?’ So I stated, ‘Positive.’ When he acknowledged me and he was assured that it was all for actual, from then on, he was nice. He beloved the observe, and I’m simply thrilled for him and for us for taking just a little step for humanity within the midst of all of the inhumanity that’s been occurring there.”
Gilmour stated it was “implausible” to have labored with Mason once more, noting: “Nick is like no different drummer. It’s an exquisite factor for us to be collectively taking part in a music meaning one thing implausible.” He additionally reported that he’d constructed the guitar solos in his regular trend: “I suppose what I do quite a bit is improvise after which repair. If I make errors – which I make a number of – we go in and determine a brand new bit for that half. Often the very best a part of it’s the stuff that comes straight off the highest of your head.”
However when requested if he was “contemplating extra Pink Floyd music,” he responded: “It is a one-off for Pink Floyd. I’m casually working away on a regular basis. I’m hoping to get an album completed in some unspecified time in the future, however my focus at this very second is simply on this.”
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