R.I.P: Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
R.I.P: Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
Richard Wright, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, passed away yesterday in his home due to cancer. He was 65.
Wright was primarily the keyboardist for Pink Floyd, but also did his own share of songwriting for some of the band’s albums, as well as vocal contributions.
In 2005, the band reunited for the first time in 24 years and made a memorable performance at the Live 8 concert in London.
Fellow founding member Syd Barrett passed away in 2006 due to pancreatic cancer.
Love them or hate them, the rock legacy left behind by Pink Floyd in albums like Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here is undeniable.
The world just lost another great musician. Rest in peace, Wright
One of my strongest concert memories was at a Pink Floyd show in 1988, Mr. Wright playing that tastefully delicate solo in Us & Them. Gave me goosebumps on the spot, and has every time I’ve heard that song since.
Wright’s contributions to Floyd’s music are very underrated and yet so key to what made the band so great.