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Pink Floyd Biography
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Source: http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/band/bnd_bio.html
FORMED: 1965, London, England
David Jon Gilmour
United Kingdom
Born March 6, 1946
Has 7 children....Sara, Clare, Alice and Matthew by Ginger, Joe and Gabriel by Polly, and Charlie who is Polly's son by a first marriage.
In contrast to Roger, Dave was reared by permissive and easygoing parents. At 13, he was given a Spanish guitar by a neighbor and so the journey began. Dave's greatest musical asset is his sense of feel and timing, according to one former member of Jokers Wild, and to some present day fans, we would have to say that his talents reach beyond that to include a marriage of heart to guitar and tender concern for humanity.
When Dave was a young teenager, his father's profession drew him overseas, to the U.S., leaving Dave to independently fend for himself....playing U.S. military bases with Jokers Wild, and working odd jobs, including his famous stint as a male model. All of this helped to instill in Dave, his underlying grit and a single-minded determination to succeed on his own terms...that was to resurface during the Floydian 'wars' much later....and it was to carry him through in the future, to the ringing of a Division Bell and beyond.
Dave enjoys flying, among other interests, and his collection consists of vintage aircraft that he has shown, and flown, at various airshows. His first love, however, is still his music.
Nicholas Berkeley Mason
United Kingdom
Born January 27, 1944
Nick has 3 children, Holly, Chloe and Carey with Lynette, and is presently married to Annette.
Nick was born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. He accompanied his father to Vintage Sports Car Club events at an early age, and later inherited and developed his passion for racing and collecting vintage automobiles. At the Frensham Heights boarding school, it is said Nick is still remembered as a world class mischief maker.
Today, Nick races Ferrari's, Bugatti's, and Maserati's, among others that he also races and owns for his own enjoyment.
Richard William Wright
United Kingdom
Born July 28, 1945
Rick has 3 children, Gala, Jamie, and a young son, by former marriage. He is presently married to Millie.
For Rick as a young man, he was at a loss for a career to pursue at the prep school he attended, until someone suggested architecture. The Regent Street Poly is where he met Nick and Roger. Rick didn't want to be an architect however, he wanted to be a musician... the rest is history. Rick came back to life, so to speak, with TDB... he co-wrote WTIO with Anthony Moore, and co-wrote Cluster One, WDYWFM, Marooned and KT with Dave.
One of Rick's favorite things to do is get away on his 65-foot sailing yacht whenever he has the opportunity.
George Roger Waters
United Kingdom
Born September 6, 1943
Roger has 2 children, Harry and India with Priscilla, has been married to Jude and Carolyn. Roger's father was killed in action at Anzio, only a few months after he was born. As a young teen, Roger's pursuits included playing with toy guns (& shooting real ones), and staying up at night listening to his radio tuned to Armed Forces Network or Radio Luxembourg.
He did not like apprenticeship as a naval cadet, quit, and was given a dishonorable discharge. He instead became chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's local youth chapter.
Roger's life from the beginning, and still is, a conscious and unconscious mourning for the father he never knew, and hatred of the hierarchy of circumstances that robbed him of his father.
While Roger's lyrical 'brilliance' of the past cannot be denied, his inability to come to terms with his grief and hatred eventually wore out its welcome with the majority of his fans. Roger quit Pink Floyd in the mid 1980's.
Roger Keith Barrett
United Kingdom
Born January 6, 1946
Syd had a normal childhood and loving parents. He was a popular and successful student, and his passions ranged from camping and sports to drama and painting. He was once a Boy Scout patrol leader.
Dr. Barrett encouraged Syd's musical interest with the gift of a banjo, and later, a guitar. Dr. Barrett died when Syd was just 14. It's been proposed that this trauma was the first 'catalyst' in Syd's eventual dementia.
Syd and Dave were friends at a very early age, and while attending school, they would hang out together, teaching each other guitar....Dave was the better guitarist, and Syd's talent lay in words and lyrics...they would flow from him easily, according to Dave.
The founding member of the band that so many today admire and respect, today lives in seclusion and in ill health....a once brilliant mind destroyed by drugs. Syd is a legacy and a lesson for all. |
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meamers | Reviewer: los meamers | 3/17/09
i also like candy and misadventures of flapjack and my name is cap'n knuckles and i am flapjacks uncle and we live in a whale. my knuckles are made out of wood and if you mess with me ill give you a 1 2 buckle my shoe
Recognize Genius | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/21/08
All you quithy little quarallers!!! Your so wrapped up in your self-centered eagerness to disect,define and mentally diagnose Pink Floyd that you miss the entire point of the existance of pure Genius, label them what you will, but the truth is they were bold enough to musically explain the disparety that many of us can relate too...Wars begin in the heart'. GET OVER YOURSELVES...Their music is timeless, pure & classic...
Syd | Reviewer: Tee | 6/29/08
Syd didn't have dementia, nor was he an "Acid Casualty." Most probably he suffered from Hebephrenic Schizophrenia, a form of the illness whose symptoms often mimic other mental illnesses and is therefore rarely diagnosed correctly. Truly, the biggest loss from schizophrenia is the loss of the person's personality. That person no longer exists. Fans, friends and family alike all lost a great songwriter and musician.
biography | Reviewer: Joe | 1/6/08
Why does everyone have to complain about the biography? This isn't a place to rant about how Roger Waters is still popular, or that the grammar is incorrect. This section is about giving the biographer some more details on the history of PINK FLOYD. So stop ranting!
Syd Barret died sometime in 2006.
floyd on man!! | Reviewer: sigma 1 | 12/26/07
pink floyd are the most over rated under whelming piece of middle class self reverential meandering middle aged retarded fifth form mussers infused by the kind of middle England narcissism (echos indeed!!)that makes them think that they should still have an empire while all of their emissions (creative or otherwise) only go to underline the very reason they don't. Nick mason being a case in point, ''yer only keeping a beat behind someone elise's songs pal, and been paid about three times the average common lowly proletariat wage for doing so be grateful not arrogant and get over it''... all of you just... GET OVER IT!!
bleh- | Reviewer: Samantha Starmer | 12/19/07
i do believe that this little piece
on pink floyd is quite fascinating...
pink floyd has always been my favorite band
just of like all time...your lyrics
are beautiful, magical and more..waaay more.
i only hope that one day i can go to a
conert...aha if u come here to Reno =D
but...this truely does sum up all of the band
members of pink floyd's lives thank u so very
much and i hope to read more about you guys.
Beyond our grasp, yet so familiar | Reviewer: wagoneer | 12/13/07
Pink Floyd sums up so beautifully all that the man from middle England feels but is yet so unable to express. The waiting for some event in life that may indeed make the grass greener. The Floyd touch on so many hidden emotions, they can bring a tear to the eye with the sudden and often painful realisation that all is really nothing.
To whom it may concern | Reviewer: Nathan | 11/17/07
Every "review" submitted here, with the exception of one comment, is nothing more than mindless attention-seeking, ranting, and spam that should be deleted immediately. I can't help but wonder the average age of the "reviewers" that graced this biography. I haven't even seen a 5-year old with grammar as horrendous as what was presented here.
Rock | Reviewer: Tiffany | 9/6/07
Pink Floyd is by far one of the greatest rock groups to ever form. They influenced many modern day rock bands. They will forever be remember as A Great Rock Group!! ROCK ON!!
want to make some changes on the song pigs on the wing | Reviewer: avinash thokchom | 8/29/07
hi... i'm avinash,, i want to make some changes"pigs on the wing" would u give me the permission
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