Rick Wright Biography

Born as	Richard William Wright
Occup.	Musician
From	United Kingdom
Born	July 28, 1943 Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died	September 15, 2008 London, United Kingdom
Cause	Cancer
Aged	65 years

Rick Wright was a musician born upon July 28, 1943, in Hatch End, northwest of London, England. Wright was best known for his job as a keyboardist, pianist, and backing singer, as well as one of the founding members of the legendary British psychedelic rock band, Pink Floyd.

Wright started his music journey at a young age, discovering classical piano from his parents. He went to the Minister Street Polytechnic Institution of Design, where he met fellow pupils Nick Mason and Roger Seas, who would certainly later form the core of Pink Floyd alongside Wright.

Pink Floyd was formed in 1965, as well as the band quickly discovered industrial success with their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets. Wright's contribution to Pink Floyd's sound was important to the band's success, as his key-board components were integral to the band's distinctive psychedelic sound.

Wright continued to have fun with Pink Floyd till the band's dissolution in 1995. Alongside his work with Pink Floyd, Wright released a number of solo cds, consisting of Damp Fantasize in 1978 and also Broken China in 1996.

Wright was detected with cancer cells in 2005 and also died on September 15, 2008, at the age of 65. Following his death, fellow Pink Floyd members praised Wright's payment to the band's legacy, with Roger Waters mentioning that he was "a mild soul whose love of music as well as sense of humor were an ideas to everybody around him".

Wright's influence on music can not be overemphasized. His payments to Pink Floyd, as well as music all at once, have actually affected numerous artists and also continue to form the audio of modern rock-and-roll. Wright's legacy lives on in his music, and also his influence will remain to be really felt for generations to come.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Rick.

Related authors: Pink Floyd (Musician), Roger Waters (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Pink (Musician)

Discography:

1978 Wet Dream (Psychedelic Rock)
1984 Zee (Psychedelic Rock)
1996 Broken China (Psychedelic Rock)

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5 Famous quotes by Rick Wright

"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"

"Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation"

"I wrote the tunes and sang only nonsense words. Then came Moore and dressed them with the lyrics"

"The fact that people still know us is, in my opinion, a result of our music and of the big money that runs the music industry today. The people who control the industry are accountants who recycle everything in new, nostalgic packages, and everything else, to make more money"

"We fought during 'The Wall,' which was an album Waters wrote, based on his family story, we clashed long before that, during the period of the Dark Side and 'Wish You Were Here.' Actually, we never got along"