David Gilmour: ‘The rich and powerful have siphoned off the majority of music industry money’

David Gilmour: ‘The rich and powerful have siphoned off the majority of music industry money’

As he tours new album Luck and Strange, the Pink Floyd guitarist answers your questions on spirituality, Kate Bush – and reconciliation with Roger Waters

The Division Bell is my favourite Pink Floyd LP and the song High Hopes felt like a full stop for the band. At the time, was that ever a possibility, or did you think there was a future? bcdcdude
I didn’t think there wasn’t. There was no particular reason why we should have stopped at that point, but things slowed down for a while. Other things got in the way, as they do in life, and we didn’t get round to doing another album or tour. High Hopes is a lovely end to an album but not the end of a career necessarily.

What’s one thing we don’t know about you that has always given you joy? Bobbski
I’ve always loved carpentry. I’ve made things out of wood pretty much my whole life, from boot removers to tables, to treehouses, to boathouses. The insurance chaps are not overly keen on me doing that in case I chop my fingers off.

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