David Gilmour addresses rumours Pink Floyd’s ‘The Darkish Facet Of The Moon’ was written to synchronise with ‘The Wizard Of Oz’
David Gilmour has addressed rumours that Pink Floyd‘s ‘The Darkish Facet Of The Moon’ was written to synchronise completely with The Wizard Of Oz.
The artist appeared on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon final evening (November 7) to debate the lengthy debated fan concept referred to as the ‘Darkish Facet of the Rainbow’. You may watch him give his ideas under.
When requested if the speculation was true, Gilmour joked: “Nicely after all it was.”
He went on: “We listened to it Polly [Samson, Gilmore’s wife] and I, years in the past. Any individual stated you place the needle on and on the third roar of the MGM lion, you place the needle on for the start of ‘Darkish Facet’ and there’s these unusual synchronicities that occur.”
Gilmour then admitted: “There are these unusual coincidences.”
In 2016, it was additionally steered that the album syncs completely with Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens by one other fan concept after a video was uploaded of the album enjoying in time with the film.
Elsewhere on the present he additionally carried out new track ‘Darkish And Velvet Nights’, taken from his current album ‘Luck And Unusual’, which dropped in September, his first in almost 10 years.
Elsewhere, he not too long ago stated there’s just one particular person able to getting Kate Bush to carry out once more, and regardless of “gently” persuading her, he confirmed it’s not him.
Gilmour was an instrumental drive in her early profession, having come throughout a teenaged Bush’s demo tapes due to mutual buddy Ricky Hopper. By the point the Pink Floyd guitarist got here throughout her distinctive sound, her household had already despatched out many comparable demos, which had all been turned down by labels.
He stepped in, and after financing the recording of a extra skilled demo, secured Bush a contract with EMI, which was the beginning of their lengthy friendship – evident within the reality Bush, who has all the time been reluctant to carry out stay, joined Gilmour on stage twice in each 1987 and 2002.
Nonetheless, Gilmour admitted there’s not a lot probability of him convincing her to get again on stage. “Kate Bush is the one one that can get Kate Bush again on stage,” he added.
Bush final carried out stay in 2014, when, after a 35-year hiatus from the stage, she introduced ‘Earlier than the Daybreak’, a 22-night residency in London.