Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright died

[Xard]

In spirit of previous threats dedicated to Syd Barrett

 

 

This means immortal, legendary line-up that scored Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall is gone forever. Wright was always the most underrated band member (compared to glorification Gilmour, Waters and Barrett gets) but whose influence on their music (and thus on music of gigantically humongous number of other bands) was absolutely essential.

 

Especially Dark Side of the Moon showcased his brilliance and I guess I spent what remains of the day listening to The Great Gig in the Sky and Us&Them

 

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Floyd founder Wright dies at 65

 

Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer.

 

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

 

David Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards.

 

Gilmour said: "He was such a lovely, gentle, genuine man and will be missed terribly by so many who loved him."

 

Writing on his website, he added: "And that's a lot of people. Did he not get the loudest, longest round of applause at the end of every show in 2006?"

 

Wright's spokesman said in a statement: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

 

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

 

He did not say what form of cancer the self-taught keyboard player and pianist had.

 

Live 8

 

Wright, a founder member of The Pink Floyd Sound - and other previous incarnations including Sigma 6 - met Waters and Mason at architecture school.

 

Pink Floyd achieved legendary status with albums including 1973's The Dark Side Of The Moon, which stayed in the US album chart for more than a decade.

 

Wright, known as Rick earlier in his career, wrote The Great Gig In The Sky and Us And Them from the album.

 

Waters left the band in 1981, performing his last concert at London's Earls Court.

 

Wright, together with Gilmour and Mason, continued to record and tour as Pink Floyd during the remainder of the 1980s and into the 1990s, releasing their last studio album - The Division Bell - in 1994.

 

In 2005, the full band reunited - for the first time in 24 years - for the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park.

 

Wright also contributed vocals and keyboards to Gilmour's 2006 solo album On An Island, while performing with his touring band in shows in Europe and the US.

 

 

No chance of reunion tour after this... :'(

[Maedhros]

This is sad and really unexpected. Never heard anything about him being ill.

 

RIP.

[Xard]

This is sad and really unexpected. Never heard anything about him being ill.

 

RIP.

 

yeah, absolute shocker

 

 

Writing on his website, he added: "And that's a lot of people. Did he not get the loudest, longest round of applause at the end of every show in 2006?"

 

Rick's performances were absolutely phenomenal and now that he's gone there's no way superior version to this version of Echoes will ever appear because the core and heart of Floyd sound, the deeply interwoven textures and chord structures born out of interplay between David's guitar and Rick's keyboard is now only half

 

AOL: Pink Floyd virtuoso dies

 

he always the most likable one out of them, the George Harrison of PF so to speak

Edited September 15, 2008 by Xard

[Meshugger]

I am at loss of words. R.I.P.

 

:(

Edited September 15, 2008 by Meshugger

[Guest The Architect]

NO! ****.

 

You and your awesomeness will be missed, Rick.

Edited September 16, 2008 by The Architect

[Dragon Lord Jones]

i don't know how i missed this ... a truly gifted musician.

 

looks like floyd is dead too ... for to release an album under that name now would be ludicrous.

 

RIP Mr Wright, and thank you for the music ...... you will be missed but never forgotten.

 

 

changing disc and putting in Wet Dreams: a great album that has been overlooked by many