When David Gilmour announced that he’ll tour in support of his new album, Luck and Strange, he said he didn’t want to play Pink Floyd songs from the ’70s.
Of course, he realized that would leave many disappointed, and while he’ll do some, he explains his selection process in an interview with Mojo magazine.
“There are songs from the past that I no longer feel comfortable singing. I love ‘Run Like Hell’ [from The Wall]. I loved the music I created for it, but all that (sings) ‘You’d better run, run, run…’ I now find that all rather, I don’t know… a bit terrifying and violent.
“’Another Brick in the Wall’ is another one I shan’t be doing. I don’t think I’ve done that with my own band, but I certainly did it in the post-Roger [Waters] Pink Floyd, against my better judgement. The same with ‘Money’. I won’t be doing that. I’m going to be sticking with the ones that are essentially my music, and I feel some ownership of — ‘Comfortably Numb,’ ‘Wish You Were Here,’ ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’, maybe…”
Gilmour starts a 21-date tour in support of the album on September 27th with six shows in Rome, followed by six in London, four in Los Angeles, and five in New York, with the last one on November 10th.
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