David Gilmour(I)
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David Jon Gilmour was born on 6th March, 1946, in Grantchester Meadows,
Cambridge. As the lead guitarist of Pink Floyd, he is by many
considered one of the most influential guitarists on the rock stage.
Right up to "The Dark Side of The Moon", Dave wrote his own songs, but
from then up to "The Final Cut", Roger Waters wrote almost all the
lyrics. Dave made up for it by producing some excellent guitar work,
and production work on all those albums, most notably on the songs
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (from "Wish You Were Here") and Comfortably
Numb (from "The Wall"). He also did a large amount of the vocals. In
the early 90s Gilmour divorced his wife Ginger. He now lives with his
girl friend Polly Samson, a journalist who also contributed to some of
The Division Bell's lyrics. He is a neighbour to his friend and band
mate Nick Mason in Maida Vale, London and has a fully equipped
recording studio, The Astoria, on his houseboat on Thames. He also
enjoys flying his planes and owns the Intrepid Aviation Company
collection of classic aircraft. Among great friends he counted comedy
sci-fi author Douglas Adams, who died on May 11, 2001 from a heart
attack while working out in a gym in Santa Barbara, California.
