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20.11.2006 UPDATE Rick Wright neben
Gilmour: Der Musikjournalist Thomas Zeidler
war bei der Hall of Fame Zeremonie 2006 in London dabei. Thomas der
neben Pink Floyd ein noch größerer Queen Fan ist war eigentlich wegen
Roger Taylor im Alexandra Palace. Taylor überreichte Jimmy Page für
Led Zeppelin die Auszeichnung und sprach die Laudatio. Thomas war sehr
überrascht, als er Gilmour und Polly im Publikum sah. Und neben Gilmour
saß?? Ja genau Rick Wright! Leider konnte Thomas wegen der Security
nicht näher an die beiden herankommen. Schön das Gilmour und Wright auch
nach der Tour weiterhin in engen Kontakt stehen!
18.11.2006: Letztes Jahr wurde David
Gilmour mit Pink Floyd selber in die Ruhmeshalle der britischen Musik
aufgenommen. Dieses Jahr (14.11.) spricht er als Laudator von Beach Boy
Brian Wilson.
 Auf Gilmours Homepage wurde der Text
seiner Ansprache veröffentlicht:
DAVID'S UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SPEECH
Good evening.
The first band I actually formed when I was a young lad was with some
like-minded souls from my home town. We wanted to sing harmony, the
harmony we wanted to sing was Beach Boys' harmony and that love of
singing harmony remains with me today. The man who was the main
inspiration for that love is the man we're honouring here tonight, Mr.
Brian Wilson.
Even in those very early days of the Beach Boys, songs like In My Room
and Don't Worry Baby were giving indications that Brian Wilson wanted to
paint with a much more colourful palette than was offered by the surf
music that he was so adept at.
His brilliance leapt from strength to strength over a very short period.
In little over four years, he mastered the arts of songwriting, record
production, orchestral arrangements, and every form of studio trickery
to culminate with the wonderful songs on Pet Sounds, like Good
Vibrations, Heroes and Villains, and the sublime Surf's Up. These last
three were, of course, indented for his legendary Smile project that was
finally completed and released in 2004, nearly 40 years after its
inception.
Shall we watch a little film?
[Film plays]
Ladies and gentlemen, a true genius...Brian Wilson.
Info:
Gilmour.com, A Fleeting Glimpse, Senna |
