RICHARD WRIGHT, PINK FLOYD KEYBOARDIST, IS DEAD AT 65
It’s with great sadness today that I report that Pink Floyd keyboardist and co-founder Richard Wright died today of cancer at his home in Britain at the age of 65. [NYTimes.com]
If there was no Pink Floyd, there’d be no metal. I firmly belief that. And for me personally, if Pink Floyd hadn’t sustained me musically through the nu-metal years, I may well have completely lost interest in progressive music or anything good. Who knows. So if you don’t think Pink Floyd news belongs on a metal site, you’re wrong. And besides, it’s my website. So fuck off and start your own.
If you need further convincing (or just wanna jam to some timeless tunes), check out a post I wrote a few months back with some mp3s of metal bands covering “Welcome to the Machine.”
More of my thoughts on Rick Wright after the jump…
