The release of On An Island
was followed by tour dates in Europe and North
America. Click on a band member's name to read
their Q&As.
Richard
Wright was a founder member of Pink
Floyd and, famously, played at every Floyd
gig since the band's inception. He also
had a solo career, releasing his second
album, Broken China, in 1996.
Richard died on Monday 15th September 2008
after a short struggle with cancer.
Guy
Pratt has been working with David
since Pink Floyd's 1987 album, A Momentary
Lapse of Reason, and has toured the
world with Pink Floyd twice.
A Grammy award-winning bassist, Guy has
also toured with Michael Jackson, Roxy
Music, and Madonna, and worked on albums
by Tom Jones, Iggy Pop, and Elton John.
He has written and produced material for
a variety of artists and also for TV and
theatre scores.
Steve
Di Stanislao – or Stevie
D. as he's known – is the drummer
for David Crosby's band, CPR.
Described by Crosby as "technically
and artistically the best I've ever played
with", he has also toured with Supertramp's
Carl Verheyen, as well as playing with
Joe Walsh of The Eagles.
He has also produced independent film scores.
Phil
Manzanera is the well-known and
critically-acclaimed musician/producer
who played lead guitar for Roxy Music.
Prolific as a solo artist, he has released
almost an album each year since 1975's
Diamond Head. He co-wrote 'One
Slip' from Pink Floyd's A Momentary
Lapse of Reason album. David contributed
to his 2004 album, 6PM, on the
tracks 'Always You' and 'Sacred Days'.
Dick Parry
played the famous saxophone solos on 'Money'
and 'Us and Them' from Dark Side Of
The Moon and 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'
from Wish You Were Here.
He has been a friend of David's since
childhood and toured with Pink Floyd during
the 1970s. Dick gave up the saxophone
to become a farrier, but David convinced
him to record and tour 1994's The Division
Bell album, and he played with David
in Paris and London in 2001 and 2002.
New York born
multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin
has twice toured the world with Pink Floyd
as their second keyboardist. He has also
toured with Roger Waters, as well as The
Who.
Like David, he played at Live Aid
as part of Bryan Ferry's band. He has
also supported David at many charity concerts,
including Amnesty International's 30th
Anniversary Concert in 1991.
Robert Wyatt
was a founder member of Soft Machine, moving
on to form Matching Mole before embarking on
a solo career.
In 2001, he was curator of the annual
Meltdown music festival held at London's
Royal Festival Hall, which paved the way
for David's own semi-acoustic shows in
2002. His latest album, Cuckooland,
was released in 2003 and included a contribution
from David.
David Crosby
is a singer, songwriter and guitarist.
An original member of The Byrds, and Crosby,
Stills and Nash (and later Crosby, Stills,
Nash and Young), he is noted for his trademark
voice.
He has released eight solo albums to date and
is now a member of CPR with Jeff Pevar and James Raymond.
Graham Nash
is also a prominent member of Crosby, Stills,
Nash and Young, having left The Hollies, of
whom he was co-founder.
An accomplished solo artist, he has done
much for charitable causes and has performed
at more than 1,000 benefit gigs.
Aside from music, he is also a respected photographer
and a pioneer in digital imaging.
