When David Gilmour touches a Strat, the result is pure cinema. His distinct touch, both in and out of Pink Floyd, has spawned a shorthand for the soulfully psychedelic – from the four-note phaser ...

Plenty of things make Pink Floyd a unique band. But across psychedelia, piercing social commentary, or rockstar tragedy, one element always stands out (at least since A Saurceful of Secrets): the ...

“I think I’m quite lucky that – like ‘em or not – my voice and my guitar playing are distinctive. They’re me and recognisably so, and that ties everything together,” observed David Gilmour in ...