![]() Wright, who co-founded the Floyd in 1965 and played on all but one album in the band’s discography, died 10 years ago today at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. With Barrett, Waters and Gilmour commanding the spotlight, both in the band and in the press, it’s easy to undervalue the contributions of the other two members, drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright. Syd Barrett reigned over the madcap, bluesy space-rock era Roger Waters ruled the proggy, introspective concept-album days and David Gilmour ran the atmospheric, textured and sometimes instrumental later phase. Three of those men had their turn helming the project, each one inflecting it with a unique flavor. Throughout Pink Floyd’s three-decade-plus history, the band employed only five full-time members. ![]()
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