Pink Floyd Return Is ‘One-off’ Says David Gilmour

David Gilmour confirmed that Pink Floyd’s current return to motion was a “one-off” occasion and doesn’t imply there can be extra new exercise to comply with.

This week, the band launched the only “Hey, Hey, Rise Up” as an act of help for Ukraine in opposition to the present Russian invasion. Based mostly on a folks tune 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 Countless River, in 2014.

“I believed this may very well be one thing that we use our platform for, for big good,” Gilmour instructed Rolling Stone in a brand new interview. “Once I spoke to Nick [Mason], and he stated he was prepared to do it as Pink Floyd, it appeared like a no brainer. We need to unfold this message of peace, and we need 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 telephone: “I gave him a hoop, and I feel he was possibly somewhat suspicious of whether or not I used to be real or not. He stated, ‘Might 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 somewhat step for humanity within the midst of all of the inhumanity that’s been happening there.”

Gilmour stated it was “unbelievable” 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 tune which means one thing unbelievable.” He additionally reported that he’d constructed the guitar solos in his regular vogue: “I suppose what I do rather a lot is improvise after which repair. If I make errors – which I make loads of – we go in and work out 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: “This can be 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.”