David Gilmour Shares Which Pink Floyd Songs He Will Never Play Again

Lauren Novak September 20, 2:55 pm

David Gilmour performs live on stage at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 2016 in New York City — Matthew Eisman/Getty Images

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd is gearing up for his first solo tour in eight years. While he is happy to play a mixture of his own solo songs and Pink Floyd classics, he confirmed that there are a few Pink Floyd songs that he will never play again. Although he initially loved the tunes, in recent years he finds them to be “terrifying and violent.”

Gilmour explained, “There are songs from the past that I no longer feel comfortable singing. I love ‘Run Like Hell.’ I loved the music I created for it, but all that ‘You’d better run, run, run …’ I now find that all rather, I don’t know … a bit terrifying and violent.” He added that he won’t be playing “Money” or “Another Brick in the Wall” for similar reasons.

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Gilmour also won’t be playing tracks that were written primarily by his former bandmate Roger Waters after the two have been feuding. Some of the songs that fans could expect to hear on the tour from his Pink Floyd era are “Comfortably Numb,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” but of course there could be some surprises as well.

Dave Gilmour from the band Pink Floyd on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY

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The tour is in support of his new solo album Luck And Strange, so fans are likely to hear a lot of newer songs. The tour begins in the U.K. and later heads to Rome, London, Los Angeles and New York for select dates. Get your tickets on his website.