You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick.

You don't want to believe everything you hear.

Well, I am David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd. I have been since I was 21.

You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick.

I find it incredibly difficult to write anything that's really happy.

How much in life is determined, and how much is due to chance?

People in Italy seem to be very capable of singing along with 'Wish You Were Here' perfectly, yet it's hard to get someone in the street who speaks english.