Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour sat down with The Sun for a new interview. The rocker revealed when Roger Waters left the band in 1985, he was forced to become the band leader.
“In the earlier stages of Pink Floyd, we could be as rude and insulting to each other about our personalities and our music as we wanted — and yet everything would be all right in the end,” the rocker said.
Referencing Roger Waters’ departure from the band in 1985, Gilmour continued, “No one ever stomped off permanently — until that bloke did.”
“I was thrust into being band leader of Pink Floyd and, later, into being a solo artist. But I feel a more collaborative approach is better for me,” he added.
Gilmour is set to release his solo album, ‘Luck And Strange’ this September. For this album, he worked with producer Charlie Andrew. The singer says he wanted to work with someone new and in a new direction. So, Gilmour was excited that Andrew was ‘refreshingly blunt’ with his opinions.
The former Pink Floyd guitarist also said he thinks this new album is the ‘best’ music he’s made since ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon.’
Gilmour will be hitting the road this fall to support his upcoming album. He will be doing a series of shows in Italy and London before heading to the U.S. in October.