Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Pays Tribute To David Gilmour In New Post
Words by Riley Fitzgerald
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Marking the passing of David Gilmour‘s 74th birthday, Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello had paid tribute to the famed Pink Floyd guitarist.
“Happy Birthday, David Gilmour!” he shares via his official Instagram, “Indisputably one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, and a damn great singer too.”
Tom Morello then reflects on the influence of Pink Floyd on his own life and work as an artist.
“I remember loving ‘Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2’,” he reveals, “but thinking the solo should be more ‘metal.’ Oh, how wrong I was. It’s a genius. The ‘Time’ solo? Fuggedaboutit! All-time classic. Perhaps none better for the depth of feeling and melodic power.”
“Dozens more,” he adds “His sometimes atmospheric [(‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’)], sometimes unpredictably funky (‘Pigs’), sometimes gorgeously acoustic (‘Wish You Were Here’) rhythm playing is just as great. Thanks, David, have a great one.”
Tom Morello’s appreciation in recent years has no doubt deepened as a result of assisting David Gilmour‘s former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters at a 2015 MusiCorps benefit concert.
As part of Waters all-star Wounded Warrior band, Morello assisted Roger in performing Wish You Were Here‘s ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)‘ and ‘Wish You Were Here’, The Dark Side of the Moon‘s ‘Money’ and The Wall‘s ‘Comfortably Numb’.
After an extended hiatus, Rage Against the Machine has currently reunited for 2020 reunion tour.
Pink Floyd, however, remains inactive.
This said David Gilmour hinted late last year that a new Pink Floyd album or some other form of release may not be out of the question.
“There’s a whole archive there of new material, unreleased material and material that has got to written in future,” he shared. “You haven’t heard the last of it.”
