Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65

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Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65

#1 Postby lurkey » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:51 am

Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65


LONDON — A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.

Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.

Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.

Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."

He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."
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#2 Postby O Town » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:28 pm

I listened to lots of Floyd back in HS and still rock out, or zone out(lol), to them every now and then.

Rest In Peace Richard
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Re: Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65

#3 Postby Category 5 » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:14 am

Pink Floyd forever!

R.I.P. :(
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Re: Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65

#4 Postby Ptarmigan » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:33 pm

Shine like a crazy diamond! Run! Run! Run! We don't need no more education! Hey, leave the kids alone! Sorry to hear that. My condolences to Richard Wright and his family. RIP Richard Wright.
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Pink Floyd is my favorite bands and I like their music.
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