Distinctive Sound of Pink Floyd
Rick Wright:
We have a very recognizable sound. I mean, anyone who listens to our records will know it's the Floyd. Where as, anyone who listens to many other bands will know they're playing blues, or they're playing this or that.
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Understanding and Tolerance Among Friends
Rick Wright:
We have a great understanding of eachother, we're very tolerant of eachother. But, a lot of things unsaid as well...I feel.
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Shared Interests and Humor in Collaboration
Nick Mason:
We share the same sense of humor, to some extent. We lust after money, to some extent. And we've all got a lot of interest in what we're doing together.
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Exploring Creativity Beyond Established Identities
Nick Mason:
It's not that we're trying to shake an image off. But, we're doing other things. Cause we want to do other things.
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The Irrelevance of Media in Concert Attendance
Roger Waters:
All that media stuff is all very irrelevant. Because people...if people come to a concert and they don't like it, they don't come again.
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A Greeting from Roger Waters
Roger Waters: [To camera, with mouth full]
Hello, mum!
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Rock and Roll's Resilience Amid Economic Collapse
Roger Waters:
When the great economic collapse happens, it's going to happen right across the board. But, I don't think rock and roll will go first. I mean, the market at the moment in rock and roll is expanding a phenomenal rate. People are constantly saying it: "Rock's dying." You know? Every six months someone says it, with enormous conviction! It's not gonna happen!
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The Importance of Emotional Impact in Art
Roger Waters:
In the finished article, the only thing that's important is whether it moves you or not. There's nothing else that's important at all.
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The Illusion of Musical Transformation
Roger Waters:
It's like saying, Give a man a Les Paul guitar and he becomes Eric Clapton. And it's not true. Give a man an amplifier and a synthesizer and he doesn't become...whomever, he doesn't become us.
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Discussions and Debates Among Friends
David Gilmour:
Oh, we have some pretty good arguments from time to time, yes.
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Creative Expression Begins Within the Mind
David Gilmour:
It's all extensions of what's coming out of our heads. I mean, you've got to remember you've got to have it inside your head to be able to get it out at all anyway.
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Bandmates: A Mix of Idiocy and Acceptance
David Gilmour:
I mean, obviously they're all a gang of idiots, but, you know, live and let live. (Regarding his bandmates)
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Perceptions of Pink Floyd's Image Over Time
David Gilmour:
It was very heavy back a few years ago. It's not so bad since, but I think some people still think of us as a very drug oriented group. Course we're not. You can trust us!
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The Importance of Feedback in Rock Music
David Gilmour:
Don't worry about that... Christ, where would rock n roll be without feedback?
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