Rick wright pink floyd biography book

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He records intricate details some quite pointless and also relies on the memory of those involved with the band through the years. His job was made much easier by the unfolding events and the surprising reunion with Roger for the Live 8 performance makes for a satisfying denouement. An emotional epilogue reminded me that the band was formed even before the birth of my parents and is a testament to the music created by Pink Floyd.

As an endnote I'd like to quote the excerpts of a letter written by Nick on the passing of their long time manager Steve O'Rourke. We served under harsh captains. Antonio Rosato. Forse era Syd a essere circondato da pazzi". Bel libro: onesto e schietto, a tratti anche divertente. Anche se, per dirla tutta, manca del tutto qualche riflessione su Syd Barrett.

Glenn Portman. An okay bio on Pink Floyd but not the one we really want to read. It was neutered by Nick allowing both Roger and David to delete any sections they felt they didn't like, so what remains is a watered down mediocre book. I also found myself becoming disinterested once we reach the part in the narrative where they initially split up.

Drummer Nick Mason is the only constant member of Pink Floyd throughout the years and has been there from the very beginning, so he was probably the most adequate person to write this account of the inner workings of the band. Mason takes a light-hearted approach and, with an unpretentious style, he recounts the most important facts of the Floyd's long career peppering the story with funny bits and anecdotes.

I liked that he never took himself or the band seriously, but I was a bit frustrated by the fact that he glosses over many important moments which had a significant impact on Pink Floyd's history, namely Syd Barrett's forced departure in , the thorny relationship between the four bandmates during the making of The Wall in , or the legal battle that took place after bassist and main lyricist Roger Waters left the band and subsequently sued his former bandmates in the mid 80s.

Mason admits that as Barrett's friends they utterly failed him when he needed their help and only saw him as an obstacle in their path to success, but that's the deepest reflection we get. He never goes in depth about the dynamics between the band members and instead focuses on the names of crew members and other technical details that are not really important.

I know that the band have always liked to keep a low profile and thus it's understandable that the other members had veto power over what Mason wrote, but after reading the book I don't have the feeling of having discovered anything particularly relevant or interesting. Pink Floyd remain as nebulous as always for me, but maybe it's better that way you know, never meet your heroes.

Would I recommend it? Well, yes. It's an easy read and Mason's sense of humor makes sure that it never gets boring, but don't expect much depth. If you like Pink Floyd you should definitely give it a try. Rjurik Davidson. Author 27 books followers. As a teenager, I was very much into Pink Floyd. There were a number of reasons. First that they had, pretty much, ended their careers by the time I discovered them and so had the exotic feel of a band from more interesting times.

Band leader and bassist Roger Waters' particular brand of alienation - 'we don't need no education' - appealed to my anarchist tendencies. Dave Gilmour seemed like a magical guitarist. At a certain point that changed, partly from overlistening, partly because I outgrew them. Nowadays I can only really listen to their earlier albums - Meddle most of all - before they get too ponderous, and some might say pretentious.

Luckily, Mason's memoir isn't ponderous at all, and he has that breezy type of wry English humour one associates with someone like Michael Palin. Mason seems like a nice chap, the kind you might have been friends with had you known him. Like a good middle class boy, he's a pretty good writer too. The writing is lively and full of illuminating detail.

The history of the band, like the music itself, tends to become less interesting as time passes. Really, it's the early years, when they are at the head of a particular zeitgeist that is most interesting. Still, rather than any of Mason's observations, it was my own reflections that tended to dominate the experience of reading the book, and I may as well record those here.

To begin with, I was struck by just how young they were when they made it 'big'. Their first album, 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn,' was mostly composed by their first lead man - Syd Barrett - who was probably their only true genius, at the age of of Youth is par for the course for popular music, but that's still young to produce something so unique.

Had Barrett not suffered a breakdown under the influence of industry pressure and drugs, and subsequently been ejected from the band, one can only imagine the work they might have produced a decade later. On the subject of youth, the band were all about when they recorded their next big hit, Dark Side of the Moon. That's about right for bands, but there are plenty of people who at 28 still don't know what they want to do with their life, let alone go about producing one of the greatest albums of all time.

This had me reflecting on the vicissitudes of fate. Being in the right place at the right time -- this seems to be a crucial factor in any success. Release an album or book too early or too late and it may sink. Collaborate with the right person, and they might drag you - as in this case - into the big-time. In this sense, Mason seems to have led a charmed life.

Neither he nor Waters were really very good musicians, though Waters did later become an excellent songwriter. They just happened to have been lucky enough to be friends with Barrett. Barrett essentially gifted the other three and then four when Dave Gilmour replaced him a career. As Mason and Waters have said themselves, there would have been no Pink floyd without Barrett.

But once they had their start - and this was another of my ruminations - they gripped on for dear life. They toured incessantly, recorded a lot. Waters taught himself to become a great songwriter almost by force of will, but more importantly, the band seemed to bring out the best in each other. Each member had their own particular skills that they brought.

The whole was more than the sum of the parts. I would have liked more of Mason's reflections on the musical side of things, but as he was mostly an 'active passenger' in this, maybe he isn't the right person for this. You don't get much reflection really on any of these larger questions - fame, genius, luck - from Mason in the book, which has more of an everyday approach to it.

But you do get a sense of the dynamics of the band, their demanding schedule, the later acrimonious split, and their final reunion for Live 8. Mason is a genial guide to all of the events, and that makes it one of the better rock memoirs. Iulia Marc. Zella Kate. I'm not sure why I took so long to get around to reading this, but it's easily the most enjoyable celebrity memoir I've ever read.

It's also one of the only ones I'd ever bill genuinely charming. Mason is the only member of Pink Floyd to have stayed throughout its tumultuous history, and his book about the band is insightful and informative while also remarkably entertaining, witty, and literary. Mason never takes himself or the band too seriously but manages to do so without being flippant.

He's also remarkably fair-minded, readily admitting when he was not at his best and diplomatically pointing out the same for his bandmates at times while also not skimping with praises for the others when credit is due but without ever feeling like he's throwing anyone under the bus or brownnosing. No wonder he's the only member of the band who's on speaking terms with both sides of the Pink Floyd wars.

Rick wright pink floyd biography book

George Moore. Author 7 books 3 followers. I enjoyed the book a lot. Nick has a sense of humor that comes through in the writing. Though I wasn't overly interested in the Syd days, the remainder of the book was a fun read. I loved reading his remembrances of tours and albums while recalling what I was doing during that same time. Nick covered the friction of Roger's departure diplomatically.

Frankly, I land squarely in David's camp on that issue. Nick's words regarding Rick Wright's passing were wonderful. I'm glad to see Rick get credit for his contributions, even if it's posthumously. If you're a Pink Floyd fan, I heartily recommend reading this book. Ioan-Calin Biris. Musical artist. Early life [ edit ]. Career [ edit ].

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