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— No.
— He's fluent in English(!) and conversant in
French, German, and Italian.
— It's completely true. David is quite handy
in the kitchen. Even his mother-in-law has complimented
him on his Chinese dumplings.
— He did say, perhaps tongue in cheek, that it
was his favourite film once upon a time. More recently,
David has cited 'It's A Wonderful Life' and Roberto
Benigni's 'Life is Beautiful' as particular favourites.
— David usually requests that cheques be made
out to several select charities (see
Links) of his choice.
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— David
was made Commander in The Most Excellent Order
of the British Empire, or CBE for short, in
November 2003 for services to music.
The Order is limited to 100 Knights and Dames
Grand Cross, 845 Knights and Dames Commander,
and 8960 Commanders.
'Sir' is reserved for Knights only so, no, he
should not be addressed as 'Sir David'. |
— It's true, but it's also a story that has been
blown out of proportion. David did just a few modelling
sessions.
— David does still get stage fright. He finds
that the smaller the venue and the closer the audience,
the more frightened he gets. If he picks anyone out,
then it would be Polly. She's very supportive and
goes to all the shows.
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| — David
was learning to play the saxophone with one
of his sons a few years ago, and he has indeed
shown off his skills on a track on his On
An Island album. |
— I'm sure he has had that pleasure, Chris, but
I'm sorry to tell you that he's a Gooner. That's an
Arsenal (Gunners) fan to those who don't know.
— No, the setlists remain largely the same regardless
of where in the world David performs. Of course, changes
are made during the course of a tour if David fancies
a change.
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| — Over
100. He said in 2002 that he was thinking of
selling some of them, but to date has made no
further plans. |
— Yes, he does!
— Tall enough to go on all the best rides at
the fair, Dan.
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| — David
is a great admirer of the late Syd Barrett,
as both a person of great inner beauty whom
he feels privileged to have personally known,
and as an extremely talented songwriter who
could have been one of the world's greatest
musical talents had circumstances been different.
David always comments on the way the lyrics
just seemed to pour from Syd, and he certainly
inspired David. They were friends before Pink
Floyd, and David later produced two of Syd's
solo albums and has performed several Barrett
songs live as a tribute. |
— David has been inspired by many musicians,
including Hank Marvin, Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf, B.B.
King, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys, and
the Beatles.
— Not arrested as such, but held for questioning
(in San Tropez).
— Of course!
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| — Nick
kicked up a fuss during the recording of Dark
Side Of The Moon at Abbey Road – as
was caught on camera and featured in the Live
at Pompeii film – where he declared
that he'd rather no apple pie than a round one.
Although Nick has mellowed as the years have
passed, he still feels that pie crusts are bland,
boring and tasteless. Which they are. |
— After a career performing before thousands
of fans in huge theatres, David felt that it was a
welcome change to play in more intimate settings in
2001 and 2002. Of course, the songs performed in London
and Paris were better-suited to such venues, as they
were quieter and softer in tone than the Pink Floyd
songs which are very much at home in vast arenas.
As those shows were semi-acoustic in nature, with
gospel choir and orchestra, finding the most suitable
venues was of great importance to David, as it was
again for the 2006 dates. David has commented that
it's much more nerve-wracking performing in smaller
theatres, yet finds performing in large and small
venues equally enjoyable.
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| — Well,
besides guitars of all sorts, he plays the piano
and keyboards. He plays bass (including fretless).
He actually played bass guitar on many of the
Pink Floyd tracks that one would assume Roger
is playing on, and has indirectly won many a
magazine bass-playing poll! He plays harmonica
and drums, is learning saxophone, and he also
plays a mean kazoo. Think Corporal Clegg
and his wooden leg. On his new album, David
plays a cumbus – a Turkish stringed instrument,
rather like a banjo. |
— You're not a blind idiot, Keith. For the time
being, David is very happy leaving the writing to
his novelist wife, Polly.
— When asked to pick eight songs for BBC Radio,
he chose the following: 'Waterloo Sunset' (Kinks);
'Ballad in Plain D' (Bob Dylan); 'I'm Still Here'
(Tom Waits); 'Dancing in the Street' (Martha Reeves and the
Vandellas); 'Anthem' (Leonard Cohen); 'A Man Needs
a Maid' (Neil Young); 'For Free' (Joni Mitchell); and
'Rudi with a Flashlight' (Lemonheads).
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| — It's
Syd, the "golden boy". Do you really think it
looks like Roger? As Storm Thorgerson, who made
the video, has said, High Hopes is an
amalgamation of images, so not really a story
as such. David, Storm, and Syd grew up together
in Cambridge, where the video was filmed. The
images are David's memories of his childhood. |
— Pink Floyd have played in Toronto several times.
They played at Maple Leaf Gardens on 11th March 1973.
The Momentary Lapse of Reason tour saw them
visit the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium four
times (on 21st, 22nd and 23rd September 1987, as well
as 13th May 1988). And they must have liked playing
there because they returned in 1994 for a three-night
run in July (5th, 6th and 7th). As for solo concerts,
then he did two at Massey Hall on 14th and 15th May
1984.
— Sorry, Richard, but he doubts it.
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| — At the
moment, questions from fans! But he used to
collect cars and planes, before deciding that
he didn't need them, and got rid of them. |
— Reading some of these questions, Rosa! You
should see the ones we don't publish. |
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