David Gilmour isn't changing his mind on a Pink Floyd reunion: "It's not going to happen"

12 September 2024, 12:43

It's becoming one of rock music's most drawn-out soap operas.

At one point, Pink Floyd became the bastion of creative ingenuity and integrity in rock music, with a four-album run that solidified them as a force to be reckoned with.

From 1973's The Dark Side Of The Moon through 1975's Wish You Were Here, 1977's Animals and 1979's The Wall, the psychedelic orchestrators paved new possibilities, both sonically and conceptually.

Like most good things it couldn't last forever, and in 1986 the band's de facto leader Roger Waters departed, citing creative differences.

Since then, there's been continuous back and forth between the two parties (with David Gilmour, Nick Mason and – before his death in 2008 – Richard Wright continuing under the Pink Floyd moniker) most of which has been sniping.

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However, there was a brief moment of calm in the storm as Pink Floyd agreed to fully reunite for Live 8 in 2005, in what was truly a one-of-a-kind coming together.

Naturally, there's been a consistent clamour for the surviving members to reunite once again. But it's highly doubtful that'll ever happen, given Waters and Gilmour's most recent falling out.

Now, Gilmour has poured cold water on any potential Pink Floyd reunion once more, confirming in a new interview: "It’s not going to happen”.

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The legendary guitarist has been making the rounds of late, promoting his new solo album Luck And Strange.

Despite the focus on his solo effort, the question remains on the lips of reporters and journalists about a possible Pink Floyd reunion.

Talking to ITV however, Gilmour was quick to bat away any notion of a reconciliation between himself and Roger Waters, replying promptly: "Dream on."

He also pointed to the fact that with Richard 'Rick' Wright no longer with us, it's more unrealistic than ever.

“It’s not going to happen. There’s only three people left and we’re not talking and unlikely to so it’s not gonna happen."

The segue into the comeback conversation came after reporter Nina Nannar asked Gilmour his opinion on the recent Oasis reunion and the astronomical demand for tickets they've generated.

"I think Oasis should do exactly what they want to do," he said. "I'm not sure about this strange ticketing thing that's going on. I think they should put a price on tickets and stick to it."

Whilst he backed the Gallagher brothers' decision to write a new chapter in their history, he's not as hopeful for new generations of rock bands.

Saying that Pink Floyd and his peers during the seventies had it good, GIlmour added: "Well, that was part of what was the golden age.

"There were a lot of record companies that had ideologies that involved them investing money in the futures of young, talented people, and that doesn’t seem to be here right now in the same sort of way."

Despite Gilmour's nail in the coffin of a Pink Floyd reunion, it's highly unlikely that the band's long-term fans will feel any less hopeful.

Ahead of his run of concerts at London's historic Royal Albert Hall, Gilmour has also announced two warm-up shows at Brighton Centre on September 20 and 21, the city where he now resides.