The Lost Richard Wright Interview...

[VictorB]

"I formed this band for God’s sake! And I helped Roger a hell of a lot because he wasn’t a musician when we started." The lost Richard Wright interview...

On the back of a Classic Rock cover story for Pink Floyd's The Wall back in 2000, keyboard player Richard Wright was determined to have his say. And he did...

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[Roberteaux]

"I formed this band for God’s sake! And I helped Roger a hell of a lot because he wasn’t a musician when we started." The lost Richard Wright interview...

On the back of a Classic Rock cover story for Pink Floyd's The Wall back in 2000, keyboard player Richard Wright was determined to have his say. And he did...

www.loudersound.com

Very interesting interview-- thanks for posting it!

I wasn't surprised that I wasn't surprised by anything that Richard had to say-- especially not what he had to say about Roger. Weird, but he seemed to have done what another pro I'm aware of did, which was to simply ride the waves like a cork when possible and ignore the drama as much as possible.

I was a little surprised by some of what he had to say about David Gilmour, but wouldn't call any of it shocking. Instead, it was more of an "it figures" when he mentioned certain of David's behaviors.

Most of all, I liked the tone Richard took. Not hateful, not bitter, largely accepting of his band mates as they actually and simply were. He appeared to look back with greater gratitude than anything else, and characterized the sort of heated sessions that were taking place even during Dark Side of the Moon as being "productive conflict". Not his words, but that is essentially what he described. Guys who would actually debate things, but in such a manner that even if they got a little warm while woofing at one another, in the end there was always a solution produced by the exchange.

His treatment of Roger Waters was extraordinary. Instead of the usual angry talk, he basically seemed to have a handle on Roger as a person, and while he was capable of predicting or anticipating much of Roger's behavior, at the same time he didn't speak angrily and instead came off more or less with a verbal shrug as he said, "Well... that's just Roger".

No true condemnation, though it's obvious that he didn't approve of Waters in the latter part of the band's existence (or after), he also didn't come off as though he was truly angry with Roger.

He more or less just said, "Eh-- it was what it was. I'm happy I was there for so much of it."

--R

 

[VictorB]

His explanation of the Waters thing makes sense, 100%.

Gilmour must have funded a ton of the Momentary Lapse album and tour himself, I can understand why he wouldn’t want to give a piece of it away…

 

[ErictheRed]

I've always thought that Wright's vocal harmonies (and of course his keyboard playing, but that goes without saying) are an important part of Pink Floyd's sound.

 

[brokentoeswalker]

Why the long face Roger ??

 

[six-string]

Richard got shafted by Waters. Plain and simple.

It was nice that The Endless River as a tribute to Wright was the last Floyd album.
Sure it's leftovers from Division Bell , and it's not like the mid 70s albums. But it's some interesting, dreamy, soundscapes.