Pink Floyd's Richard Wright Dies at 65
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LONDON (Sept. 15) - A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.
Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.
Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.
Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."
He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."
Comments (14)
SADNESS
Now I really regret not seeing in the late 80's when I could have.
i did
so good
in the video too! (just my shirt) you can see my shirt
hahaha
RIP to one of the greats...
ROCKNROLLPIMP: You mean the vid I just posted? Where what part?
mullytron : I second that...
toast to one of the f^ggin legends -> what a blow, that sucks, my mom and Dad are gonna be upset about this ->
RIP -> he's off to join the great gig in the sky eh?
TylerDurden : That seems to be the tune of the day...
Very sad news. His music will live forever. "The Great Gig In The Sky" along with "Goodnight" by The Beatles are simply the sweetest and most beautiful songs of the rock era to grace mankind's ears and souls.
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/----\ sad sad day for rock.
were loseing our founders
haha no on their delicate sound of thunder video
i forget the dang clip!
I guess this would be the third, and it sucks big time
The Time Machine: He's left behind a great legacy...
dansemcabre : Very sad...
ROCKNROLLPIMP : You should do a post on it...
Rawkkiddoh : Sucks big time. Who would be the first two?
Mr. Carlin and Issac Hayes.......might even throw in Bernie Mac as well. Not a good year to be a star
Your right Kevin, they're dropping like flies. Not at all a good year to be a star.