This very sad. Pink Floyd are one of my favorite bands, and I have always loved Rick’s contributions to the Pink Floyd sound. The Summer ‘68 is one of those great Floyd tracks that gets lost in the shuffle of all their mega-hits. I will now be playing his “Wet Dream” solo album and Floyd for the rest of the day.

RIP Rick; the Ravel of Pink Floyd.

Remember A Day…

RIP Rick, you will be missed. Those Miles Davis-influenced chords in “Great Gig In The Sky”; the gentle sentiments of “Remember A Day”…I’ll be spinning some Floyd today.

R.I.P. Rick. I’ll smoke a doobie tonight in your memory while listening to “Us and Them” and the Dark Side of the Moon album.

Ledgendary band that has left an indelible mark on music. Rick, you will be missed by millions. I wish you well as you Set the Controls for the heart of the sun.

I know Roger Waters wants to take credit for everything Pink Floyd but can you imagine DSOTM without Great Gig or Us & Them? I sure can’t. I also know whenever I saw David on his slide and Rick on piano playing beside each other on Great Gig that it WAS Pink Floyd! Rick’s contributions to the Floyd are too numerous to count! He did a great job singing and playing Arnold Layne on Gilmour’s tour as well. Shine On Rick the world will have your music forever!!!!

Makes it even more memorable that the surviving Floyd Members got back together for Live8 and were able to bring it full circle on good terms.

Rest in Peace Rick, thanks for the great music…

Man, I am so sad! What can I add. Rick’s music will always be a comfort. So long old friend.

This news really sucks.

I miss u already mate!!! Peace!!

oh no. this is awful news. rick was the soul of pink floyd and an amazing musician. rest in peace rick…..

Wow. This actually depresses me quite a bit.

He was brilliant

This is too sad. I’ve been on a Pink Floyd kick for the last couple weeks. Rick Wright’s contributions to the Pink Floyd sound were astounding. Songs like “See Saw,” “Remember a Day,” “Paintbox,” “Us and Them,” etc. are gems. In his honor, I will listen to Wish You Were Here tonight, as that was his favorite album. RIP Rick

Rick really was the heart of Pink Floyd. His keyboards were always the lynchpin to the Floyd “sound” which was the musical key. Most rock music is guitar driven, and Floyd was blessed with a great one in David Gilmour after he took over for Syd, but the keyboards was their true musical fingerprint.

Goodbye Rick, may you rest in peace…thanks for the music, man..and say hello to the crazy diamond from all of us….

remember RICK.!!! and his outstandings compositions will forever live

sad day in rock. PF is one of the greats. Roger dont be prick reunite with David

This is just devastating. Last night I was watching live at Pompeii thinking Rick is bar none the backbone of Pink Floyd. He will be greatly missed by everyone in the music community, but his sound will live on forever as he takes on his Great Gig in the Sky. RIP RICK

no matter where continues Rockin! …..thank you for your legacy

Thank you Richard for your OUTSTANDING contribution to music. To quote Henry Van Dyke: “Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live”. Richard lived and will continue to live through the music and legacy he has left with us. R.I.P

I went to bed last night listening to Dark Side of the Moon. He will be missed. Rest in peace, and thank you for your music.

Rick was vastly underrated…some of the mid70s live cuts show just what an important cog in the PF machine.

Rip Rick say hi to sid for me

May God have you in His Mercy!!
Thanks for giving so much music and love to all of us!!

Gone to the great gig in the sky….

It’s a sad day.

Goodbye Rick,
Us and them and after all we’ll remember you forever.

Rick

You were brilliant !!!

Thank you

May god rest your soul in peace

Rick Wright’s influence on Pink Floyd’s sound was always so tragically understated. I’ll be listening to Broken China, Dark Side of the Moon, and Live at Pompeii today just to remember again the guy that made using keyboards in rock completely unpretentious and seamless

Thank you for the wonderful music and moments you have given us!!!

Rest in peace and enjoy your great gig in the sky!!!

Ouch! This hurts somehow, i really thought a reunion tour was still possible. Sad day for music. R.I.P. RR

Rick WAS Pink Floyd. His keyboards gave their songs their distinctive sound. Definitely underestimated. He will be missed.

Deepest sympathy. You were one of a kind Rick.

“Life is a short warm moment
And death is a long cold rest
You get your chance to try in the twinkling of an eye;
Eighty years with luck or even less.” ~ Free Four

The most underrated and most loved. I’ve been crying for the past hour, I only just found out.

I was listening to Intersteller Overdrive Mono, fell asleep for an hour, woke up and read about it while posting on the Ultimate Guitar website about Dave admitting in an interview that a Floyd reunion will never happen again.

I’m absolutely devastated, since i was 19 Floyd have been my world.

RIP Rich, say hello to Rog while your up there. You’ll be missed more than words can describe. :~(

Wow, I can’t believe it. Rick was a vital part of Pink Floyd from beginning to end. He’ll be missed, but the music lives on forever.

ONE OF THE GREATEST IN KEYBOARDS, UN GRANDE SE FUE, GRACIAS POR SU MUSICA.

This is absolutely devastating news and I am truly saddended by this loss much more than words can describe. Wait a minute.. who died again?

this is a true tragedy, he was, in my opinion, the best at his own instrument in pink floyd, and that didn’t make too technical, because he played with a lot of heart. just listening to his playing in dark side is heartwarming. You will be missed, Rick.

40 years of music have just turned to stone. RIP

Goodbye Rick,

Now Pink Floyd is trully gone.

he will always be ‘forever young’, and will be remembered, for his music, made life joyful and meaningful to many people,may he rest in peace.

A master of pastel toned melodies. An underrated, understated singer of melancholic scenes of human life.. From Paintbox on, he never wrote a bad melody. As keyboardist, he evolved from freakbeat fare to give right from the second album an hypnotic, rich, almost classical church majesty to the songs. He broke away from space to give us life, with all its grey and browns. Sadly missed.

R.I.P Rick Wright – you were truly a GREAT musician!

man Im sad. for the memory i shoult sing the song ‘rain in the country’ by the pink floyds

Merde de merde,
tu es maintenant un immortel de la musique.Tank you Rick…
jg(Québec city)

Listen to his solo work and you will understand Rick beyond Pink Floyd…His music helped me through difficult times.

Rock on Rick^^^^

Sad day for rock history… i was really hopping a reunion, Rick enjoy your great gig in the sky with Syd…RIP

Sad news. I was hoping for years to see you and whole band in Prague again. Rest in peace, Rick.

…and the sun is the same in the relative way but we’re older…shoter of breath … one day closer to death

R.I.P Rick, you’ll play a great gig in the sky.

When I was first learning to play keyboards, Rick was one of my idols. Not only did I love his sound, but this was a guy with a couple writing credits on one of the greatest albums in all of rock. I’d like to hear some comments from his old bandmates, particularly Roger Waters. Perhaps Riger and Dave will take this as a sign, a reminder of their own mortality, and pay tribute to their fallen friend in the form of a tour.

Music is made by silence too…Rick will keep on playing in our hearts forever.

After hearing this news, I just have to say… Music, and this world in general, fucking suck even more now. God bless his family and friends.

WTF?! I can’t believe it, I can’t man.

Deepest sympathy to Rick’s family and friends.

“Life is a short, warm moment
And death is a long cold rest,
You get your chance to try in a twinkling of an eye:
Eighty years with luck or even less.” ~ Free Four

A very very sad day
Thanks to you Rick Wright for all the marvelous music you gave us

Pink Floyd was my generation’s “Beatles.” Losing Rick is like losing George Harrison. His influence was quietly and respectfully put into everything that the Pink Floyd would become known as. There will never be another Pink Floyd and there will never be another Rick Wright. I hope to see you again in that great Gig in the Sky. Though you are absent from us may you be in the presence of God.

rest in peace. you are a great musicion. your Echoes will be with us forever

What to say when te greatest band ever has now officially came to it’s end? Music will never ever be the same.

Rest in peace, Rick.

have a nice time with Sid!

Rick, along with Dave G. were the two most favorite members. They could put out some riffs that stayed in my mind for years, even decades.

I will miss Rick Wright. I miss those times of listening to his stuff for the first time.

A tragedy of epic proportions, A truly iconic performer who put his heart, soul, and love into his music and shared it with the whole world for many years. He will be missed terribly but remembered for an eternity. I wish to offer my heartfelt sorrow to his family and his musical mates. R.I.P Richard Wright and give Syd a hug when you see him…..

have a nice time with Sid.
Thank u 4 the music.

Thank you Rick Wright for all the great music you left us with.The
whole world is better, because of your work on earth.
God Bless you and your family

I picked up Floyd with Meddle and of course Echoes. Loved them ever since. I saw them in summer of 75 at Knebworth when they played Crazy Diamond at dusk before it was released. 250000 people on a warm summer evening. They were so much a part of my youth. Love them still.Bye Rick

A truely sad day. And the sadder it becomes when we all understand that the generation of great, truely talented musicians are getting 60 and 70+ and soon they are about to exit. Who will we listen to then? So long Mr.Wright, thanx for you great endevours and long live to Bob, Stones, Paul and all the old dudes that make people happy with their art!

Rick Wright was a very underrated ingredient of Pink Floyd. I’m privileged to say I saw him with Floyd and David Gilmour. He looked very happy playing with Gilmour in 2006. Wish I could I have heard more from him. RIP Rick Wright.

RIP, horrible loss, great pianist

He was one of the people who formed one of the greatest musical experiments ever to blossom.
No need for all the “HE WAS PF”..”now ROGER should blah-blah-blah”…He was a man…people die.
…”and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moooooooooooooon”….
Good Night Rick!

…and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moooooooooooooon..”
Good Night, Rick!

Live Forever, Rick.

Perdemos hoy a uno de los grandes músicos que han estructurado parte del mejor sonido del siglo XX.

it’s very sad. For me it’s the George Harrison of Pink Floyd. A little more hidden than the other members, but always clever and able to create real gems in the pink floyd repertory.
hi rick

I WENT TO SEE YOU GUYS ON “ANIMALS” TOUR………I WAS FLYING HIGH WITH THAT GIANT PIG !!!!!!!…….THANKS RICHARD !!!!!!!!!

I am very depressed right now. This is a very sad day for music.

I am very depressed right now. This is a very sad day for music.

THE GREAT RICK IN THE SKY …
RIP

I haven’t been this shaken up by a musician passing away since the passing of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Freddie Mercury.

Rick lived a long and fruitful life and I think I speak for millions that the one thing everyone would have wished for was one final reunion tour. I am happy I was able to see him perform live back in 88 and see him do his keyboards on Shine On and his vocals on Time.

RIP Rick. You will sorely be missed by true music lovers.

poor rick! When I saw he was gone i cried, because this man made pink floyd and, for that matter, prog music. We love you rick!

Rick is one of the all-time greatest rock keyboardists to ever live. His contribution to music was unparalleled, and with that great music, he lives on forever. RIP.

R.I.P. Richard. And thank you for everything.

R.I.P. Richard. And thank you for everything.

Goodbye and Thanks.

R.I.P. Richard. And thank you for everything.

A very very sad piece of news. Much sympathy to all his family and friends. Take comfort in the man, the music he helped create and the untold pleasure he gave to so many. Thanks Rick, you’ll be greatly missed

Another musical genius gone…only very few last. He had a major impact in Pink Floyd’s music and sound and he’ll be missed. There’s goes the last hope of ever seeing a Pink Floyd reunion…keep playing the “Great Gig in the Sky”

“Breath in the air, don’t be afraid to care”

This is a sad, sad day indeed. Words cannot express the sorrow I feel deep within my own soul.

Rick, your music will live on. Always. You will never be forgotten.

My sincerest sympathy to his family.

I’m on the Dark Side of the Moon now.

This is a very sad day for all Floyd fans and lovers of all music. We have lost another great one. The Great Gig In The Sky has just received an amazing B3 and piano player. Better yet a great artist.As always you wish you could have seen him play just one more time. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Rick, thank you for what you left behind. We will always treasure you and your art.

Goodbye Blue Sky ….

This is the end beautiful friend … the end …

God be with you and Syd …
Thank You for your music

Que vá para o céu azul num fluído cor-de-rosa.
Axé!

Totally stunned by this news.
Rick shone through as a real nice guy in the band. My most favourite band will never all play together again
His harmony held together everything they done.
Another black day for music fans.
Will retire this evening listening to ’set the controls’ from pompei on my cans.
RIP Rick

Shine on Rick we will miss you. I was just in London and had a great view of the Battersea power station from my hotel

Thank you… Russia loves you.

A sad ending to fond memories. The music is forever.

How many late nights I stayed up just listining to Pink Floyd, but especially to Rick and Dave. With the low light coming off of my tv or in later years the computer. Without a doubt my favorite part of PF was Rick and Dave. I could listen to them for all of eternity and plan on it. Thanks for everything Rick and more so the many many fond memories your music accompanies in my life.

Very sad! All the heroes are passing on, and music is in a weird place right now.

Thanks for your Art & Life Rick!

See you on the dark side if the moon!

Les vrais musiciens, par la manière dont ils attaquent le silence, le rendent plus profond. J. Starobinski

MERCI Richard et à bientôt…

Certainly ending the day with some Summer ‘68. the news is really too bad. shine on, rick.

A shockin moment, received the new by a sms on my cell. Couldn’t believe it. A very sad moment, some friends are sayin how can I shed a tear for someone I didn´t meet?… All I can say is, Rick is part of our lives, The Pink Floyd Sound of London is now offically gone. Mr. Wright, please keep playing whit Syd and we all gonna hear the band you are in, playing diffenrent tunes from the Dark Side of the Moon.
We’ll really miss you.
From Asuncion, Paraguay. Southamerica.

Non ho parole….

I hope that Rick received as much as he gave all of us, with love!
All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All that you feel
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All that you save
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy
beg, borrow or steal
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say
All that you eat
everyone you meet
All that you slight
everyone you fight
All that is now
All that is gone
All that’s to come
and everything
under the sun is
in tune
but the sun is
eclipsed by the moon.

In a sad kind of way this might allow for one more run by the remaining three

RIP Rick. I will miss you so much but I will always have what you gave to us fans. Im so glad I got to know you without ever meeting you, you brought more joy to me than some I know personally. THANK YOU SO MUCH RICK…..

I just cant belive it,so sad and far to early to leave us..
A legendary artist and musician and the cornerstone of the “Floyd” sound..
Your impact will live on forever!

Thank you so very, very, VERY much for years of thrilling music. Even those who never saw you perform (god, that Dark Side of the Moon tour was phenomenal and mind-blowing!) will surely miss you and your extreme talent. My heart goes out to his loved ones, including family, friends, fellow musicians.

Rest in peace, Rick. So sad…

I’m really sad, so sad. I did not know he was sick. I saw him play with David Gilmour in 2006 in the “On An Island” tour in NYC. I’m such a Pink Floyd fan. Rest In Peace my friend, let me call you that.

Godspeed Richard. Long live Pink Floyd, its music and the memories the band gave each of us. The music world truely has lost one of its greatest performers today. My heart goes out to his family as well as fellow Floyd fans who must feel the sadness and void I am feeling right now.

An amazing musician, and a beacon for all aspiring artists. This is a very sad day. Rest in peace.

I got to see Pink Floyd on The Division Bell Tour and it was incredible. Rest In Peace Richard, and Thank You for The Music….

Godspeed Richard. The music world has truely lost one of its greatest performers today. My heart goes out to his family and fellow Floyd fans who like myself, must be experiencing sorrow and void in his passing. Long live Pink Floyd, its music and the memories we all have shared with this great band.

I am truely crushed. Thank you so much for the best music that ever was. If I lived in london, I’d lay flowers at Abbey Road for you.

I am truely crushed. Thank you so much for the best music that ever was. If I was in London I’d lay flowers at Abbey Road for you.

Im lost for words, i cant just believe he´s gone, one of the creative forces of Pink Floyd, one important piece of Pink Floyd has met his destiny.

As he as all the other members knew there shall be an end to the road, a race towards the grave, close the faith into their knees, to hear the softly spoken, magic spells.

A black black day for me, i never had the honor to hear him play live.

RIP Rick Wright 1943-2008.

Millions of us will miss you.

Please RS.

Floyd on the cover of the next issue..
Please. Younger kids need to really get an education of the legends before them.

Sad day indeed.

It was inevitable. I knew this day would come. RIP Richard. You are now definitely playing in the great gig in the sky. Gotta go listen to some Floyd now when Richard actually mattered to the band.

Rest in peace Rick- we’ll miss you.

Esse foi o cara !!!

Floyd Forever !!!

His was the quiet, uber-British sounding voice that encapsuled the Floyd sound. Rick, you were a one-of-a-kind and a class act. Godspeed, good man.

Truly unique, wildly creative, beautifully elegant and vastly underrated. Roger Waters can blather all he wants about being the “creative genius behind Pink Floyd” but Rick Wright was AS indispensable to the Floyd sound as David Gilmour. Hearing Rick play always gives me goosebumps, especially the majesty of Echoes and Us & Them, and the melancholy flow of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, particularly that luminescent electric piano and synth near the end…gorgeous. Thanks, Rick, for a lifetime of GREAT MUSIC.

as the flame burns out on another musician few or none hurt as bad as the news of rick. pink floyd has lost another legend but only in body not in spirit. words can never express what you and the all the band members from the early times till present have meant to me. i am truly and deeply saddened and my thoughts are for your family, remainding band members and all the pink floyd fans. your music will always be played at our home. Godspeed

We’ll always hear the echoes Rick. Thank you for that. God Bless.

goddammit. people keep dying left and right. and it puts my long hoped for pink floyd reunion long out of reach. Rest im peace, we wont forget you.

There goes the last hope of a pink floyd reunion tour, this is a very sad day for music, i am very depressed right now, i just cant stand the shock….
I am expecting some words from the rest of the floyd members, and definately a reunion tour, David has always been reluctant about it but i think on this occasion they have to pay tribute to one of the key soulds of pink floyd….

This is extremely sad..Thank you Rick…Your art made my life better. May you rest in peace

Every now and then, tragically, the Good Lord walks up (if you believe in this fellow) and bitch-slaps you up-along side the head and takes away something so dear to you, so close to you, you can’t fathom the loss.

This is how I feel about losing Rick to cancer. Short battles are always painful battles when it comes to cancer. I hope it was not painful for him and those who held him close.

A breath-taking loss. I actually gasped for breath the moment I heard the news. I don’t want to appear selfish.

I FEEL for his family, his friends, fellow musicians and co-horts, as we all should…their loss is much deeper than ours, as fans.

They lost a Dad, an uncle, a pal, a companion. Much more connected to him, than us, to his music.

Jeez, just so unexpected and sad, as these things usually are…peace to all for your loss.

A shockin moment, received the new by a sms on my cell. Couldn’t believe it.
A very sad moment, some friends are sayin how can I shed a tear for someone
I didn´t meet?… All I can say is, Rick is part of our lives, The Pink
Floyd Sound of London is now offically gone. Mr. Wright, please keep playing
whit Syd and we all gonna hear the band you are in, playing diffenrent tunes
from the Dark Side of the Moon.
We’ll really miss you.
From Asuncion, Paraguay. Southamerica.

i really think Rolling Stone should take a little trip in history and revisit their roots by putting Ricks picture on the cover of the next issue. He was an enormous inspiration, and anyone who listens to Floyd, should pay their respects.

rip

RW put the ‘pro’ in progressive music.Listen to Lucifer Sam,Summer 68,Echoes,Matilda M,Sheep. He knew how to create atmosphere and mood in a song. He and Syd were bigger than life,hard to accept that they could be cancer victims.Both had a bigger family than they knew.Thanks for some of the best musical moments in rock.

Richard was a true musical genius. I will be celebrating his life with other Floyd fans on the Great Gig in the Sea cruise.

gracias por todo….has sido banda sonora de mi vida.

gracias

Thanks for the ALL THE GREAT MUSIC Rick. Dark Side, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here and my favorite of all time ,Echoes from the meddle album

so many generations enjoyed great moments listening to Richard Wright’s great playing on those 70’s Floyd albums….Us And Them alone immortalizes him forever

C’Mon, put Rick on the next cover. He was an essential part of one of the world’s most significant bands. Pay respect not just to him but to your readers like me, who have supported Rolling Stone since issue #1, and who are pained by the loss of this beautiful musician after his work being a part of our lives for four decades. C’mon. Do the right thing.

I feel such a personal loss..as nothing has ever touched my soul musically like “Great Gig In The Sky” and “Us & Them” among his other great works….I am deeply saddened with today’s news…but I like to think that he is playing at a great gig in the sky, with Syd, John Lennon, and Hendrix…Wow what a band…

Oh great…another “oh fuck” moment just like when Carlin died earlier this year. I hate to see someone like this die at a such a young age. Yes, 65 is too young. At least Waters and Gilmour put differences aside long enough to reunite for Live 8. This makes that performance even more special.

Would have loved to have seen the band tour again. You’re forgiven Roger. Thanks for Any Colour You Like, Richard! RIP

R.I.P., Rick. You truly contributed to the soundtrack to millions of lives. My condolences to his family, friends and band mates.

I just want to add that “Great Gig in the Sky” is also one of his finest moments, and you should track down the live version on “Pulse” for the penultimate rendering of this great piece of music. I love you Richard. Shine on.

R.I.P.

He will live forever…

an underappreciated contributor to some of the most horrifying, uplifting, and inventive music ever made. i’m sure it had been said in comments before me, but rick is on to the great gig in the sky. adios and thank you, gentleman rock star

Richard Wright – my favorite Floyd! He was the bedrock of the Pink Floyd sound and his unassuming demeanor allowed Gilmour and Waters the spotlight. His brilliance comes through on every piece he ever wrote: Check out “Stay” “See-Saw” “Summer of ‘68″ “Paintbox” “Remember a Day” “Mudmen” “Wearing the Inside Out.” “It would be so nice.” He was known as the real musician of the band who brought the fancy/unusual chords and hooks to the studio.

Do yourself a real favor and pick up his solo albums “Wet Dream” and “Broken China.” They are amazing!!!

I totally agree that he should be put on the cover. We need to appreciate artists like this more, while they are alive and not just market their death

I feel as if I’ve just lost a family member. As “Echoed” by many here already you will sorely be missed but you’re music will Shine On forever…….got to see Floyd on the Division Bell & also the ‘On an Island’ tour at Radio City, I was fortunate enough to see some of Richard’s finest moments….I will never forget them — off to The Great Gig In The Sky

Sudden deaths are no less of a shock… perhaps even more so.
Thank you for your music and sincere condolences to your family.
I think I’ll find Wearing the Inside Out to be some small comfort.

ADIOS QUERIDO RICK, GRAN MAESTRO, PIEDRA ANGULAR DEL SONIDO DE FLOYD, SOLO QUIERO DECIRTE QUE TE AGRADEZCO POR QUE TU MUSICA HA SIDO LA MUSICA DE MI VIDA, QUE EN PAZ DESCANSES EN EL VALHALLA DEL ROCK, CON JIM, JANIS, HENDRIX Y SYD

Terrible news on the passing of yet another Floyd genius. This makes the Live 8 reunion even more crucial. Turn up “Paintbox”, “Remember a Day” or “Us and Them” and remember a genius gone far too soon….

OMG!So devastating to the music
world. I had no idea he was even sick. A moment of silence please…Rock-n-Roll Rick.

I have had a few dreams in my life. Be in a band; check. See the Rolling Stones ( circa 70’s), figuring that one out. See Pink Floyd….I always had hope I would be able to see the “original” lineup. I remember the first time I really heard them. A fat bowl, great headphones and Wish You Were Here. The first thing hear hits you like an ominous storm, the Keys. Im sad for his family, Im sad for his friends, but Im sad cause Im from a generation that never saw one of the most influential bands of all time. With out Pink Floyd you could forget Radiohead, with out Floyd you could forget the Talking Heads. Thank you for your talent, thank you.

Wow. I was just listening to Pink Floyd, when I read about Rick’s death.

I’ve always liked music, but ever since I was introduced to Pink Floyd, about 4 years ago, they have changed my life in a way I though no artists could.

The brilliant lyrics, the amazing music and the whole band concept was second to none.

What a sad day for music when a truly great musician like this, a dying breed, dies with relatively little coverage from the media. I suppose I like music too much, but boy is Pink Floyd out of this world.

I always wanted to get a chance to see them tour together, to let them iron out all the differences they had and make one last world tour after live 8.

With Wright, Floyd would have been devoid of a large portion of its musical brilliance. What a great musician Rick was, what a talent. And what a loss.

Thank you Rick, for giving more perspective to my life. Though I didn’t know you, I’ve felt your call across the sky (modified from Echoes, to which Rick Contributed a great deal).

Good bye Rick and

I’ll see you on the Dark Side of The Moon.

The Music World has lost very very much when Rick died. “Great Gig In The Sky” says all.

My favorite band of all time. I saw them live in Orlando in ‘86 in the pouring rain and I barely remember getting wet.

When I watched the Live 8 reunion I couldn’t believe that they could still sound so perfect after all these years. With Rick’s passing, those few songs may be the last that we will ever see of the greatest band of all time.

Bless to all who are enjoying the acres of herb tonight while listening to our floyd. Bless to all who appreciate real music.

AND

Bless Rick Wright and his family..

we all feel sooo much.

i remember when i saw McCartney here in boston right after George died and he sang “something” and “here today” and you could have heard a pin drop. Rick was like Floyd’s Harrison – quiet but so integral to the genius of the band. rest in peace Rick, your music will live on…

How wierd I was just listening to Us and Them on the radio tonight. RIP Rick, you were a beautiful man.

A founding member of Floyd. A guy who wrote some of the most popular, timeless, beloved music ever recorded. I feel for his loved ones.

RIP
(((

damm i lost pink floyd album, when wrigth sing some song

R.I.P. Rick.
Shine on The Dark Side of the Moon !

R.I.P rick you will be sadly missed but you will never be forgoton your playing will always eaco on

To be a part of something that moved so many people is something that Rick and his family should be proud of. Rick was blessed with a talent that we are lucky to have shared in his lifetime. I feel pretty wretched now. Wish you were her man.

AH

I cried upon learning of the passing of Richard Wright. “Summer 68″ has very special meaning to me, since that was the time that I was born. Rick, I love you and I miss you. My heart is burdened with sadness.

your chords will grace me for eternity. Thank you for being a big part of my life.
“All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be”.

A Wonderful talent, A Great Musician and a Greater person, a sad, sad day. RIP Mr Wright.

Very sad day. RIP Rick. Your music will live on forever!

Rest In Peace Richard, You were the inspiration for all of us to be the absolute best at what we are in life and create the best work we can. May you find peace and love in The Great Gig in the Sky.
Dave

RIP Rick. All rock is crying in this black day. Thank you for your beautiful music.

i feel the same way i did when George Harrison died…a loss..rest in peace man..we will remember you forever

I remember the day I bought Wish You were Here in ‘75. Shine on You Crazy Diamond changed my head.

I also remember Richard’s great solo album from ‘78 Wet Dream…very much a Floyd album and easy to hear how much he gave to Floyd…Waters was never the main force of Pink Floyd in my mind.

ks.

I wonder if his penchant for cocaine contributed to his death…

God rest your soul Rick. You will be missed.

Smoking weed will never be the same now without Rick Wright… wait, who am I kidding, yes it will. But Rest in Peace, Rick, may the Invisible Man up in the Sky shine on you, you crazy diamond you.

Richard, gracias por todo, una parte de muchos de nosotros te va a acompañar.

Thank you Rick for the great music you wrote.

The definite end of Pink Floyd.

“And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky”

So sad read the news today. No more Pink Floyd.

We’ll miss you Rick
“I’ve got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains”

Pink floyd would not be Pink floyd without Rick.Goodbye.

I’m very bummed out about Rick’s passing. On Sunday night I was watching the excellent concert dvd of Dave Gilmour’s solo tour in support of On an Island and loved watching Rick’s contributions. He had some great moments in the interview parts. Now there can never truly be a Floyd tour or album again. He was a gentleman to the end. Rest in Peace!

we will miss you rick and we thank for your great music that chenge our live god blass you

we will miss you rick and we thank for your great music that chenge our live god blass your soul you

Very sad indeed! Rick Wright was a definate strong force behind Pink Floyd, 4 parts to the “Machine”. My college years were filled with Pink Floyd music in the early 70’s…and I had the pleasure to have seen them live in the summer of ‘73 when they were touring Dark Side of the Moon. I can remember that concert like it was yesterday even though I was most likely wasted….Thanks Rick and the Floyd for the memories. Peace!

“And after all we’re only ordinary men.”

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In Richard Wright’s honor, I’m going to roll an herbal jazz cigarette- and listen to the greatest album of all time. Which is, of course, Dark Side of the Moon.

————— “It can’t be helped but there’s a lot of it about.” —————

Thank you for the beautiful music Richard Wright. The music of Pink Floyd touched me in my youth in the 70’s and continues to do so to this day. Rest in Peace.

Rick Wright was the glue that held the Pink Floyd sound together. The quiet, unassuming presence that let Roger Waters and David Gilmour shine. A sad day for music fans. There are no bands like Pink Floyd and there never will be. I,like many other die hard fans always held out hope we would be able to see the classic lineup on stage again. Sadly, that will never happen now.

You’re off to the Great Gig in the Sky. Shine On

So sad. RIP Richard. Thanks for your music, it brought me so much comfort and joy.

Rick Wright is gone and I can’t believe it. His voice as solo vocalist or together with Gilmour’s in songs like Burning bridges, Echoes, Stay has always been my favourite all times. His keyboard playing, his gentle piano touch o and his swelling B3 sound will sound for ever. RIP!

RIP Rick…
Thanks for the countless hours of amazing music and inspiration. Can’t wait until I can pass your music down to my kids.

Unfortuantely, I think he was the glue in Pink Floyd so this is probably the end of any chance of a Pink Floyd tour again.

Who will be this generations legends in 30 years? Jonas Bros? Britney? Hell NO. That’s all manufactured.

Floyd set a standard of quality and integrity and are still years and years ahead.. Rick Wright will live forever.

thanks RS for allowing this to be a forum for the millions of fans around the world. We’re grieving.

tu joué tro bien de la guitarre

Pink Floyd changed my life. I will never ever forget the music you created, and I owe you a large part of my musical and literary creativity to your masterful piano playing and inspirational sounds you helped be a major part of. Thank you Richard, and may you rest in peace, playing the Great gig in the Sky.

we’ll miss you
god, why’d i have to be born in THIS generation. what i would give to have seen pink floyd live during their golden years…
have fun with syd, we’ll see you on the dark side of the moon!

I was contemplating recently what it will be like as I get older and begin to see more and more of these musicians… artist and others, who have provided so much inspiration to me pass away. In many ways the likes of Richard Wright have been much closer to me than family and friends at times, in going through the motions and emotions of life, good and bad, happy or sorrowful… I identify floyd with… A lot of moments in my life I dont have pictures of but I can play a song and be as close to that moment as ever. Musicians who give of themselves to create and inspire are priceless and Rick Wright contributed to painting those pictures for me, and though I never knew him, never saw Pink Floyd live, Im eternally greatful. God bless you Rick.

I wasn’t alive when all this amazing music actually came out, but thank god my dad brought me up well. He taught me all the good music, and he even took me to see roger waters perform. Even though he isn’t my favorite member of the band, it was an amazing show, the best show vie ever seen and ive been to over a dozen concerts. Anyways I was hopen for a reunion tour but I guess that’s not happening. Ill never forgets seeing them play together at live 8.

I don’t think that many other kids my age really appreciate what good music is, and the crap that they listen to has such bad messages and stuff. Ill never understand that. Just today I played dark side of the moon in my dorm on my radio and a kid actually asked what I was listening to and thought it sounded weird. About an hour later I was online and I read about rick’s death. And it sucks. Thanks for all the great music.

Tu música es inmortal, por lo tanto tú también lo eres. GRACIAS RICK!

Richard Wright’s Faire.
As with the creator the primary movement starts at one. Richard’s heart at one. Surround us in the reflection of noble birth, his gallant phrasings and crowning achievements. A cast of characters as infinite as the stars above. God bless you, Richard! Always remember, we all love you!

Omg shed a tear for a great man and part of floyd
I saw them 12 times
the last at Radio city w/ david
on an island tour
No music has moved me as much of what this man has been a part of
for most of his life
Shine on You Crazy Diamond

“Us & Them’ has always been one of my favorite songs. It truly captures the sound of Pink Floyd. Without Richard Wright, it would not have been the same. Rick, you will truly be missed. Rest In Peace and enjoy the Great Gig In The Sky.

The riff between Rick and my idol Roger Waters Is well known, but I can only assume they loved each other when ego’s could be put aside. Im glad they did play together once again in 05. I feel great sadness for rick’s passing (and for his family) He was such a great mood setter on the keys, truely one of a kind. I feel like a hugh part of my life has officaly ended now that the floys line up is forever gone. You will be missed Rick!!!!

I will always Remember A Day when your music made me puke because I was overcome by emotion, aural sensations (and psylocibin) created by your talent and musicianship. You have been a guidepost through my life to see and most importantly HEAR my ownself.

We love your music. Peace to your soul.

What a great gig in the sky!!! Rick, Syd, Jimi, John, George, Keith, Janice, Jim…shine you all

My my my….What a loss….Happy, however, to see so many appreciate this man for his artistic contributions and musical genius…Recently saw back to back laser shows of both DSOTM and Wish You Were Here….Nothing like their music….Inimitable indeed…Thank you!

The world of prog is mourning the dead of Rick. What a keyboard player; very simple riffs, yet full of heart touching notes. I will always remember “Echoes” and the starting notes from Rick. May God keep your soul.

Мы помним и любим тебя Ричард!
Пусть земля будет тебе пухом….

Seni hic unutmayacagiz…

we love you Rick.. goodbye..

RIP Rick! i still can’t believe u r not here with us.you’ll be always remembered in our hearts n yr music will remain immortal!

only two words… ciao Rick

Everybody has said what I am feeling. Sadness, Another great musician and artist has left us and it grieves my heart. May God watch over his family and help them through this time of sorrow.
Been a Pink Floyd fan for 36 years and it feels as if I lost a close friend. Shine on Rick!

For me Rick was the best keyboard-player of all and also my favourite Floyd. He seemed to be such a gentle and really nice man. It’s sad that we aren’t able to listen to his fantastic musical landscapes any more. I send my deepest regards to Ricks family and friends + David, Nick and Roger.Maybe, still, this isn’t the end of Floyd. I sure hope that this tragic event can lead to the guys uniting to record their tribute to Rick. He deserves it! Rick is gone, but his music will never be forgotten. R.I.P. and have a great gig in the sky!

now you are lejend

I’ve loved Floyd since I was a little girl. He was part of the beginning. The beginning of a sound that attached to my soul instantly and has never faded. I send my devoted love to his family, Floyd and friend and fans. Farewell, and Thank You, Rick. Say Hi to Syd for us.

Rest in Peace, Rick.

You are missed greatly. God bless you and thank you for the great, wonderful, truly timeless music. You helped make Pink Floyd one of the very best groups ever.

So touching that people around the world are posting here.

Rick, we miss you already. Shine on.

Check out the piano solo. One of his finest works

“It’s too late to loose the weight you used to need to throw around”. Another lost soul swimming in a fishbowl, I am forever indebted to your musical talent and will cherrish it all until I leave the living. Masterfully executed vocals and sound, set a standard for a higher plain of inner awareness and emotional connectivity. God Bless you, may the bright sun shine on your warm face eternally.

It is a great loss, he was too young.

His music will live on forever!

Another piece of my soul has died. Pink Floyd’s music has long been so much a part of me. The Genius of each and everyone of them was just short of miraculous, but having this much genius joined together in any one place at any one time to work on a joint creation is absolutely miraculous. I will always appreciate the music as it was ageless. It grows as we grow. Rick your music and contributions live on forever in your living music. God Bless. See you on the dark side of the moon.

Anybody who doesn’t know Pink Floyd for the genius they are only need to listen to the Animals Album which tells of the current way of the world, only, it was written 30 years ago. The sheep need to wake up. Thanks for the great music Rick! Say hi to Syd!

The greatest tribute we can pay to this man is to keep on listening to his music and transmit this passion to our children. Iam sure, wherever Richard Wright can be now, he will appreciate this simple homage we can all do to him. A tribute from this so vast brotherwood of Floyd fans. The dead of Rick Wright can’t be the end of an era, because Pink Floyd are eternal and although we may not have a CD, or their music recorded on a MP3 or K7 this music always live in our hearts and souls.
Good bye Rick. We own you a lot. Thank your for all

First heard Rick & Floyd on Echoes as a child… loved them ever since. They had a huge influence on my life and are the reason I learned to play guitar. Rick was an integral part of that amazing sound. Thank you! My thoughts go to his family & friends. We share your grief.

thanks to rick. the sound you created and contributed to so brilliantly. I could not begin to explain my adomoration for your body of work and would love to state that the work you did is indeed a structure that is real a sancutary of mine. In deed of the most ouststanding architectural place I have ever visited and thanks to you I can go to this structure, building, any time I want, with a few electronic devices. You built a dwelling that cannot ever be taken down…………………….. ……….

I grew up listening to Pink Floyd, and Dark Side of the Moon is still a big favourite. Gone to the great gig in the sky, but not forgotten.

GOD BLESS YOU RICK
GOD BLEES YOUR FAMILY
GOD BLEES ALL OF US.. FOREVER ….

RICK WAS IN PINK FLOYD LIKE HARRISON IN THE BEATLES …
THE QUITE GENIUS

RICK WAS THE MUSICIAN IN FLOYD

PLEASE DAVE AD ROGER AND NICK …
DO A GIG , DO A TOUR , PLAY AGAIN
TOGETHER FOR PAY TRIBUTE TO RICK .

HE WILL SEE YOU PLAY HIS MUSIC
FROM THE HEAVEN … AND HE SMILE.

PLEASE ROLLING STONE ..ALL THE FANS OF FLOYD WANTS THE NEXT COVER
OF RICHARD WRIGHT WITH FLOYD…

REMEMBER A DAY, SUMMER 68, US AND THEM, THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY,
ECHOES, ATOM HEART MOTHER, ETC….

RICK´S MUSIC IS EQUALL OR BETTER
THAN THE ROGER AND DAVE MUSIC …

LIKE GEORGE HARRISON OF THE BEATLES
OR RAY THOMAS OF MOODY BLUES …

THANKS RICK … I SEE YOU IN HEAVEN
GIVE MY REGGARDS TO SYD, JOHN, JIM,
JIMMY,JANIS, GEORGE, FRANK ZAPPA,
AND ALL THE GREATEST MUSICIAN OF ROCK …..

YOUR MUSIC STAY WITH ME SINCE 1970
AND BEATLES AND PINK FLOYD ARE THE BEST BANDS OF ALL TIME …TANKS

PLEASE, I WANT THE NEW ALBUM OF RICK … OR TAKE HIS MUSIC AND ADD
MORE MUSIC FROM ROGER,DAVE AND NICK AND DO A NEW PINK FLOYD´ALBUM
…LIKE THE BEATLES DO WITH THE SONGS OF LENNON AND MAKE 2 NEW BEATLES SONGS ..REAL LOVE AND
FREE AS A BIRD .. WHY NOT ????

… FOR RICK AND FOR ALL THE MILLIONS OF FLOYD´S FANS ….

VIVA LA MUSICA …..AMIGOS…

WE LOVE YOU RICK AND WE MISS YOU
FOREVER …… THANKS

THANKS RICK

How ironic it is…whenever I felt down, depressed or just lonely I would put in some Floyd, crank up the headphones, turn down the lights and just slip away. Now I find myself doing this same routine but using a great mans talent to help me slip away from the pain of this very mans passing!! Pink Floyd has been the greatest influence on my life over the last 30 years, it is just utterly indescribable. To you young people out there, do yourself a huge favor, and give Floyd a chance. Listen to the words, listen to the meaning, and try to figure it all out if you can because IT ALL has meaning. By allowing Pink Floyd into your life you will become complete.

Godspeed Rick! Please be at peace Wright family and thank you very very much for sharing Rick with us, he has meant more to millions of people than anyone could ever imagine and he will never be forgotten!!!

thank you, see you on the dark side of the moon, say hi to a good friend of mine, Bill I know he is waiting

RIP Rick. As the rest of Floyd did, in my early youth, you also reached deep into me and stirred something I didn’t know existed. So many years later I still don’t know what to call it, but it’s helped fashion who I am; it gives me hope when I have none; it inspires me when I feel let down. You will, of course, be missed. But, more so I hope that wherever it is beyond you have gone the blessings, love, and friendship you found here on earth also follow. Be well.

Heard the sad news the other day,came home from work played “wish you were here” and “animals” back to back whilst having a couple of beers and had a Cheers to you Rick.Thanks for everything!I’ll see you one day on the dark side of the moon.

rip rick.I am so sad.This is a very sad day for music.

Rick Wright is the reason i became a synth/ keyboard musician. he was the quiet genius behind Pink Floyd! he was a pioneer who is responsible for what “electronica” music has evolved into today! using sound bytes and sampling was his concept, and almost every electronica band uses these techniques today! my music is totally influenced by him. i’ll see him on the “dark side of the moon”, when i arrive! R.I.P!
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slain laith rick…….. irish for goodbye

Thanks Rick its been fun

rick ; me and Luis feel that sane as you when you cudlnt make arragment with the band we love yo we will mees you for ever vor ever i benn craying all day with luis him and me we will be together we dont want to mess that grear opportunity that to be togehter tnaks because you make us open aoue ayes to be together love you you give that the best music best band best grat moments love you lovr=e you i sure good love you god bles all your family…..luis and ginger for ever with you we will see you soon!!

Pink Floyd’s music has been the soundtrack of my life. With the passing of Rick Wright a little piece of me has gone too. Shine on Rick.

Have a great Great Gig in the Sky Mr. Wright. Thanks.

This is so unfair and sad. ¿Why do only the good pass away? I’m crying as I write this. I wanna make a homage to you Rick but I can’t find the words. You are unforgettable when you sang Echoes with David. You and Floyd have been with me since I was 7. I’ll always remember your British gentleness, youi were such a gentleman and genius. I feel as if a close relative is dead. Rest in peace Rick. I’ll always love you and miss you terribly. Thanks for all your mucsic. To me Floyd is one of the Top 3 all time best bands.

This is very sad and unfair. Why do only the good pass away? I’m grieving and crying as I write this. I wanna pay a tribute to you Rick but I can’t find the right words. You gave us so much state of the art mucis. How can I forget you when you sand Echoes with David? How can I forget The Great Gig In The Sky? It’s impossible because you’re unforgettable. I feel as if a close relative is dead. I love you and miss you terribly already. To me Pink Floyd is one of the Top 3 best bands of all time.

Some thoughts on this…

Some things change your life inextricably, and when you least expect it – Pink Floyd did for me, as it did for countless others. A truly amazing contribution to musical art that touched our souls forever.

It is a bit scary knowing that these musical giants are disappearing one by one and without serious replacements in view. I don’t want to get caught in the historical warp of “yesterday-was-better-than-tod ay”, but I honestly see little in the way of current day artists who can compare to the likes of these guys. Hope I am wrong…

In any case, I think the outstanding feature of Pink Floyd’s music was that it can make you high without actually ingesting something to make you high – now that’s a pretty good trick!

They have an emotional key to the soul.

Thank you for bending my mind in such a fantastic way!

RIP

I agree it has been a sad few years for the music industry losing so many influential artist and even maybe no so influential who shape and molded so many ears for the last 20 years or so, who’s stepping into these shoes? it’s hard to put a list together of 80s era,90s era 00s era artist who we will say in 15-25 years these people change music, change the sound, change the process, maybe it just that the industry is so inflated by just same sound band or artist and not pioneering artist, Sure I can name a few of the new names we will be still talking about in 15 years and we will say the did it but the list will be short in true quality, I wasnt old enough to remember the 70s, but boy do I know them how many band were there then, sure so were bad , really bad, but even those band still get airtime now and then, in todays world with new bands popping up every minute putting out an album then disappearing the next day, I thank the rock gods every day when I turn the radio on and get to hear Zepplin, the Who, the Doors,The Grateful Dead, Pink Flyod,The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Cream, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaugn, CSNY, the list goes on and on, But if I tune in today I am lucky to hear U2, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, I know there is great music out there but its so hard to filter out the crap anymore that you just tune it all out, though just recently some new fresh band artist show great promise, I am just sad to see the legends pass, I know they wont fade away, just to know they are no longer with us is sad.

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I still remember – must have been around 16 – when the sound of Echoes hit my ears for the first time..I was amazed..how can people make such music..Then it went on and on and my relation and love for Pink Floyd and tehir music was growing..Do I have to say that all of their CDs are in my collection? And I am glad that their music is strong enough that survived all these years and that I have managed to posion my children with it..

I’ll se you on the dark side of the moon, man..

I still remember – must have been around 16 – when the sound of Echoes hit my ears for the first time..I was amazed..how can people make such music..Then it went on and on and my relation and love for Pink Floyd and tehir music was growing..Do I have to say that all of their CDs are in my collection? And I am glad that their music is strong enough that survived all these years and that I have managed to posion my children with it..

I’ll se you on the dark side of the moon, man..

June 1972, Roosevelt Stadium with a full head of splendid LSD. The second set was the then unheard and unknown DSOTM. This was an epiphany, the first time I realized the awesome power of music. I have seen literally thousands of shows but the music and the audience that night was one of the most intense experiences of my life. Farewell, Richard. And thank you.

Thanks for your amazing music talent through the years Richard! Pink Floyd is in a league of their own, no one else has a sound like them and never will. I have enjoyed listening and seeing Pink Floyd live in concert, it was one of my must haves in life and continue to listen on record or cd. Deepest sympathy to the Richard Wright family.

I might be one of the youngest people leaving comments here, but even at 17 years of age, I’ve felt as though I’ve expereinced much from listening to Pink Floyd music. And I know, though others try to downplay and not acknowledge, that Richard Wright was one of the arkitechs of the Pink Floyd Sound. R.I.P Rick

Floyd Forever. There will never be another.

In the same day I found out that my cousin and Rick Wright passed away. This is really strange but I’m much more upset with Rick’s passing than my cousins. Although Rick may not have written many of Floyd’s songs, can you imagine songs like Shine on You Crazy Diamond or Welcome to the Machine without his added brilliance? How about his contributions for One of These Days or Sheep? The man may not have been the driving force behind Pink Floyd but he added so much depth to what Waters and Gilmour wrote. I will truly miss him and can only hope that someday Floyd reunites to pay tribute to Rick. I for one am truly going to miss you Rick! You were someone that I would have liked to have seen live forever and you will be forever memorialized in the hearts of the fans! Shine on Rick…

3 generations of floyd fans in our fam thanks Rick

I’ve been listening to Pink Floyd constantly since his passing with everything running from Piper At the Gates of the Dawn to The Division Bell, and beyond with David Gilmour’s latest release, On An Island. The album titles run true, even today. Wish you were here Rick, we’ll all see you on the dark side of the moon. Your legacy is rememembered in the hearts and memories of those that listen.

im speechless.Pink Floyd is such an important band for me and i always considered Richard Wright to be a brilliant musician. Without him Pink Floyd wouldn’t be Pink Floyd. Very sad. R.I.P. Richard Wright, and thanks for all the wonderful music you helped create in your life……

The music will live on in us forever but never again will there be the joy of anything new or something played live.
My heart goes out to all, his family, friends and band mates, but especially to all of us touched by his music.
I’m gob-smacked

Rick Wright was a brilliant musician and one of the main attractions of Pink Floyd for me – his contributions expanded their musical “vocabulary” and gave the sound cohesion. That Wright/Gilmour interplay is pure magic! I still play Wright’s solo album “Wet Dream” a lot while painting and remember hearing Zee back on Billy Pinell’s album show here in Melbourne, when that came out. Wright made keyboards cool to me, to the extent that I was happy to play them in bands myself over other instruments. He was severely underrated as a musician, a songwriter, vocalist and all round decent human being. Alan Parsons recently said “Rick was to Pink Floyd what George Harrison was to The Beatles.” Very sadly missed.

I started Listening to Pink Floyd in 1976 when i was 6 years old. I grew up at 8 watching Live at Pompeii and fantasizing, and listening to everthing the Floyd Did. Davig Gilmour got me interested in Playing Guitar, For which i based my style after but Richard Wright burned into me the need and the essence of an oversound, Keyboards and piano, or a Hammond organ in the mix. I was trully devestated by the news of his passing, and will be for many months, or years, who knows. But the music is still always there to comfort, inspire, shape or ship the bad mood you are in out and a slice or tranquility that only the Floyd can deliver in. He was a musical genious, and his and Gilmours singing together are hauntign to me. Perfect to sooth the soul in need. Rip Richard. I hope Rolling Stone Mag Dedicates next months cover to you also. You deserved it. God Bless his family, and always remember the quiet man, who never wanted to be a showman who helped drive a band of 4 musicians who never wanted to be in the spotlight to unbelievable feats. God bless you, and god bles them all. You will be missed by more people than youre humbles self could possibly imagine. I amone of millions who are hurting now knowing of this great loss. You will be remembered forever.
Thank you richard Wright for giving us so many sounds from the soul. You were blessed, adn yet so humble and gentle. And gentlemans man and yet such an amazing musician. Everone buy his record Broken China for his families support to show the care and love for the man, if you do not have it already.
Ecurry. Fl, USa.

Damn, I’ve just been told about the sad loss to all. Where have i been? My thoughts go to the Wright family, the Pink Floyd and everyone connected to Rich.

I will sadly miss his light handed, delicate touch on the piano combined with his sublime at times non intrusive atmospheric keyboard/synth work.

In addition, his airy vocals must have been a joy to work with and his lead vocal on Wearing The Inside Out encapsulates his warm and clear tone as a vocalist. (All in all we all have much to learn).

There will never be a better synth intro/finally than Shine On and on that note his musical input will Shine On long after we are all but grains in the sand.

Sadly, there are many great musicians who have passed away but surely Rich will make sure they have a Great Gig In The Sky!

Shine On and On

Only two musicians have ever “touched my soul” with their music. Richard Wright and David Gilmour. While Rick was never given the accolades he deserved, his contribution to the Floyd sound was immeasurable. Rick gave Floyd such depth and feeling and no one else could fill those shoes.

You made an amazing contribution to music and personally enriched my life. So even though we never met I want to thank you for what you gave me and the rest of your fans, a legacy of music that continues to reach people on a deep level even 40 years after it was written.

Thank you Rick.

Pink Floyd = Waters + Gilmour + Wright + Mason, no one can or will replace anyone of them, I think one of the most reasons this band made all this success was the harmony between the four of them the extraordinary talent all of them have, It’s really difficult to describe how this band is? in few words. but what I really wanna say is that Richard Wrights contributions to this band were not less than those of Gilmour Or waters but sometimes may be more and this is quite clear in most of their heavy plays where you will always notice the heavy backgound music packed by Wright I think Wright did not earn much succes as Waters or Gilmour have cause only he didn’t get their chance and no one can deny that he was the shinning member of this band during sixties and seventies, I liked his style very much and I’ll miss him very much. I even can’t imagine watching the band performing again without him.

R.I.P. Mr. Richard Wright.A sad day for all.I felt I knew you by listening to and learning to play your music.Who in The Floyd brought diminished chords, major 7ths, Minor alt. 7ths, pedal tones etc. ?
You did ! and made jazz and classical ideas mainstream to the FM and stadium crowd.
My first acid trip was spent listening to Atom heart mother and that Em/ Am/ G /Bm/ A flat minor /B flat/ E flat/ A m/ B7 sequence is “very Rick”
Rest in Peace and I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon. Shine on at the great gig in the sky.
Your music will live on….

It’s been well over a week and I still can’t seem to wrap my brain around the fact that this brilliant musician has left this world. Pink Floyd is my favourite band and Richard Wright and Syd Barrett were my most admired members. Richard had given PF it’s ethereal/atmospheric elements that it needed to become the super group that it became. His organ work in the early years are what really made me take deep interest in the band in the first place. I am heartbroken that there will never again be a live performance by this very gifted man, nor that I ever had the chance to see or meet him. Such a shocking, terrible loss.

Only six paragraphs on the passing of one of rocks all time greats on the keyboard? Yet the cover is a advertisment for a television show? (RS 1063) What the fuck? Remember A Day indeed.

We will miss you greatly Richard Wright. Your contributions to the band will never be forgotten, least of all your fans. God bless your family, we all shall see eachother again, in the end. Now you are truly free to play along with time.

Its amazing what people will post in these forums, some of it is quite brilliant!

Rick, I’ll always remember that summer day in 1979 when we met. You were recording the Wall in the south of France not far from my house. We spent a long moment chatting about your work and your music. Thank you for having been so nice. Rest in peace.

I received something for Christmas that brought the memories back to my head… It was the David Gilmour´s newest tour in DVD and Rick was there. Damn! I can´t believe a musician as good as Rick left us in 2008. Why don´t all of those singers such as Britney Spears, Cristina Aguilera and Shakira dissapear from this world instead of Richard? Life is not fair!
Anyway….. Richard thank you for your fantastic contribution to the band… wish you were here so we can go together to kill all that crap of music we have these days on air!

Love,

Alex

R.I.P,guess you made it to that great gig in the sky,so long and thanks for the music.

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david, you and your clan, make richard proud of what will be creating next. always a fan. dan.

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R.I.P rick we will miss you