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Richard Wright has died
Richard Wright was born on July 28, 1943 in London. After school I went to study as an architect at Regent Street Polytechnic. There he met Nick Mason and Roger Waters. The young people formed a group called Architechtural Abdabs in 1965, then they were joined by the poet, guitarist, eccentric guy and great intellectual Syd Barrett (1946-2006). This is how Pink Floyd emerged - perhaps the most famous rock band on earth after The Beatles. As they say, the rest is history.
Wright’s bandmate, guitarist David Gilmour (he replaced Barrett, who had gone on a drug trip), upon learning of the musician’s death, said: “He was my friend. He is irreplaceable... In all these long-winded discussions about the “greatness of Pink Floyd”, they almost always forget what a colossal role Rick played.” The psychedelic sound of Wright's synthesizers, as well as the dramatic clean piano sound of some parts, are a hallmark of the band's sound.
Wright had a gift for melody, but did not write much for Pink Floyd. However, it was his pen that produced absolutely outstanding works: for example, the early Summer '68 (album Atom Heart Mother) and The Great Gig in the Sky from Dark Side of the Moon, the best-selling album of all time. The Great Gig is as mysterious as the smile of Mona Lisa: it is completely unclear what emotions this slow, melodic piece with vocalization accelerates to a full crescendo expresses, but it is clear that they are strong. On this album, Wright co-wrote three more strong songs: Breathe, Us and Them, and the famous “7/4 theme” Time. Wright loved all sorts of strange music, including jazzman Miles Davis, and, in his words, did not “set out to be a rock star.”
Richard Wright has released several solo works, Wet Dream (1978) and Broken China (1996). One of his last recordings was keys and vocals on David Gilmour's solo album On an Island.