At 78, David Gilmour FINALLY Confirms WHY Roger Waters DESTROYED Pink Floyd

At 78, David Gilmour has finally broken his silence on a topic that has puzzled Pink Floyd fans for decades. The iconic guitarist has revealed the real reason behind the band’s dramatic breakup in the 1980s. With the band’s story marked by intense creative conflicts and public feuds, Gilmour’s new insights shed light on why Roger Waters and Pink Floyd’s partnership came to such a tumultuous end. What led to this explosive clash, and what secrets has David Gilmour finally revealed? Let’s find out!
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[@3lullabies]

David Gilmour doesn't utter a single word here...just the narrator talking over interview clips. YAWN.

[@benegeserit1]

I’ve noticed an increase in these kinds of “BIG REVEAL” videos, or has it always been like this? Hard to tell. We need a different kind of “tube” methinks.

[@frankzappaspussy7362]

yes a narrator who in all of his videos is in the annoying habit of repeating himself at least three times while trying to sound like he is saying something beyond what he has already just said..

[@FathomlessJoy]

Paused at :30 seconds to see if there were any superheroes in comments. Thank you. You saved me 30 minutes of my diminishing time on Earth!

[@fjp3305]

Thanks, won't waste my time here

[@waynesilverman3048]

@@benegeserit1 Just like syd b what he thought of shine on.. 'Sounds a bit old and youve heard it once why play it again?'.That vid but at least the thumb photo of syd ( looking a bit like M brando in Apocalypse Now ) was new to me .Theyve read the same books or similar.

[@LeeLoader]

Utterly useless watch. Gave up around the 14 minute mark. Just rubbish. Repeating the same shyte over....

[@paddy.7784]

Agreed .. Pleased for them and success for their efforts. For me ..bottom line is , get over it. You made mega millions .. didn't work any harder than a lot of people at the time.

[@rustyneuron]

I figured that from the beginning. I skipped to the end just on the off chance I was wrong; I wasn't. If Gilmour had revealed new info, it would be a top story in major media.

[@SteveAttwood]

ME too 14:29.. byeeee

[@williamroark]

Longer ten me 🙄

[@rockerrob61]

@LeeLoader You saved me commenting.

[@rodnyg7952]

David Gilmour FINALLY Confirms nothing in a 30min cut & paste video

[@Farweasel]

Clickbaiter at Work

[@rodnyg7952]

@@Farweasel ...yup

[@markhamilton588]

Click bait,, constantly repeats itself with absolutely nothing new covered...

[@perlarsson8430]

Could not have said it better myself!

[@avtl]

Pointless

[@ed_bud]

Thanks! You just saved me 29 minutes.

[@stratcat4450]

I'm not a huge pink floyd fanboy, but I grew up with thier music including seeing the original dark side tour in Detroit, 1973. Without trying I'm pretty sure I could cover this bands history better than this guy.

[@markhamilton588]

@@stratcat4450 🤣

[@leighh9359]

Click bait; no confirmation of anything here, thanks for wasting my time.

[@swampsprite9]

Thanks for letting me know not to waste my time. I always check comments when a title looks like it could be click bait

[@DaithiDONKEYBIKE]

Yeah click bait.

[@ianmorrison554]

Thanks for the warning.

[@theawesome1rjc]

Report it guys. It actually works.

[@deanosaur808]

Thanks for saving our time! ☺️👍

[@StephenMarkTurner]

I suspected this was junk, I was right, and this channel gets a "do not recommend"

[@roblettman9491]

they should get a "do not resuscitate"

[@scudger99]

@@roblettman9491 More like "flush repeatedly".

[@Farweasel]

Better still - *report it as Misinformation* David Gilmore CONFIRMS NOTHING in this dross

[@Narpets2112]

Actually, Barrett didn't leave the band, the band left him.

[@jacquelinephillips6448]

They had no choice but to remove Barrett from the band because he was lost due to his drug addiction and was unable to perform… sadly they had to do it. He was out but never forgotten

[@billdemm9923]

That was a bad situation. RIP Syd Barret & Richard Wright.

[@jimcrump2659]

They didn't leave him, they never picked him up, to go to practice one day. That's how he found out he was done.

[@lowellsewell3192]

He was brain dead due to drugs they had to let him go.

[@jesusamaya8943]

Richard Wright s contribution to developing Floyd's ethereal quality and Nick Mason's dedication to unique percussive performance essential to the legacy of their union as Pink Floyd

[@andysteinert5364]

Pink Floyd is still the best out there

[@garymartin1045]

True, but waters didn't want them to get a full piece. Of the pie cause they get right enough songs, he said.

[@warmswarm]

@@garymartin1045 Ever thought of using Grammarly? They could help you write a sentence.

[@davemorris3643]

There is nothing new here

[@ConcertsAndCovers]

Nope! Nothing 😳😬

[@BEATTYDT]

Agreed. 😒

[@ThomasColeFZ]

Complete waste of time. Worthless video 😢

[@ConcertsAndCovers]

@@ThomasColeFZ yes!!! No shame. Stay away!!!

[@psyde]

Word

[@drvee1983]

Can there be a new rule for you tube to not use robot voices, and post pics of the biography that are actually from the same year, or period they are narrating about? A pic of Gilmour from 2023 while speaking of '68' is annoying. That rule should apply to all of them, and all biographies. Show photos from the year you're robot voice is narrating about. Waste of time...

[@garymey4314]

Animals totally forgotten..🙄

[@bobbmann5]

So was Obscured by Clouds. A Classic. Boo!

[@paulpennington-mv7rt]

Was Dark Side mentioned ? It might have been... but, I am not wading back into that mess to be sure. 🤔. Don't recall it though.

[@carlw720]

Not mentioned

[@Deebz270]

NOT BY ME... One of their best of the Five great PF classics. All produced prior to Water's exit.

[@oboogie2]

Nothing new, don't waste your time watching.

[@tomvanthuyne]

I totally agree with most of the other comments here: Watching this video was a waste of time. No "breaking news", however anounced. I heared nothing new. You only state this to draw attention When you tell about the early years, you show pictures from when Roger and David were much older. Your photos and film fragments do not at all support your story line. And you show the same over and over again (while there's enough out there). You totally ignore the input from Richard Wrigth during the early years (only briefly at the end of your video). What's with the disclamer that your video is not factual however it's build like a documentary? Please don't waste my time anymore. Goodbye.

[@michelkergoat7085]

the comments' discussions are interesting, so the YT post is giving something

[@ralphschwartz3750]

Yes, thanks to technology, we have become so proficient that decent content has taken a back seat, and this sadly applies to more than social media.

[@toberman3914]

Cry and whine more germ. 🤡

[@DocFlay]

Actually Pink Floyd left Syd. Syd didn't leave the band, they simply stopped picking him up.

[@thelens819]

Click bait

[@Challender]

30 minutes of blah, blah, blah, repeat, repeat narrator galore good lord.

[@thefamouspeopleus]

It's a shame such creative giants had to part ways like this, but their music will always be legendary!

[@ednuijen3243]

Clickbait, nothing new here.

[@debraanderson4738]

Yes, he did. I’m glad he kept Pink Floyd alive 20:16 Thanks, David-Gilmour.

[@Deebz270]

Really - Did Gilmour REALY keep PF 'alive' ??? Pink Floyd ceased to be - when Waters exited the band - All that came after, was a sad facsimile of what was the band that had put the 'P' in Progressive Rock... And what is Gilmour now - what does he represent? He's supports the NAZI regime in Kiev - and thus on the WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. I used to love Gilmour - respected and honoured him - now I think he's just a boring wanker who made his millions on the coat-tails of the once great band - Pink Floyd.

[@ExploreStarZone268]

David Gilmour is an great guitarist.

[@ronv1441]

And a big loser.

[@nishmukerjee9664]

This programme is geared more towards Gilmore. Personally, after the final cut, Pink Floyd was never the same without Waters. Individually and musically, they're all fantastically talented.

[@pattysturick4926]

Totally agree. No doubt, Waters is Pink.

[@warmswarm]

@nishmukerjee9664 - *Gilmour. No need to thank me.

[@Primordilian]

A typical example of how to talk a lot without saying absolutely anything.

[@katesjanice]

Thank you David for your support and recognition of Kate Bush and her incredible talent.

[@AndyMcewan1964]

Floyd only got better after Roger left !!

[@Codex7777]

Do you really believe that? Floyd were still great after Waters left but they never reached the heights they had in the 70s. Nor did Roger. Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall are recognised, rightly as amongst the very greatest albums ever recorded, in all of music history! Add in classics like Meddle and Animals and it's clear that this was their golden period. To say that Floyd got better after this period is simply untrue. They still had great moments but never touched those heights again.

[@warmswarm]

@@AndyMcewan1964 - No, No, No. I have no time for Roger Waters solo music but Floyd were boring without him.

[@pigxstix]

This is clickbait bullshit, that's why it has the odd disclaimer about not being factual as there's nothing here but the narrator making shit up.

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

You don't even try to get the appropriate visuals to go with the narrative. Just random images with a droning voice. Waste of time.👎

[@vernonsmith6965]

A very sad break up water's was very special but so was David Gilmore his guitar work was essential to the Pink Floyd sound not just like any other guitarist as Roger so thought David was equally creative on the musical side

[@bluemoon-20]

There should be some kind of rating standard for these videos (besides the comments). CB- clickbait G- garbage. BASAP- bail as soon as possible Q- quality, something finally worth your time

[@Jermeister12]

GOOD 1 BUDDY😂😂😂

[@Marcus_C51]

Nice-I particularly liked the BASAP one-nice!

[@SciaticaDrums]

I was local crew for Pink Floyd on their tour when it came to Foxborough, MA in 1994. It was a really great show.

[@tomvanthuyne]

Same here in Belgium

[@robbates8874]

Not a single revelation… constant repetition and long known facts… click bait

[@shanestephenson8423]

So essentially, this is half an hour I'll never get back. There's nothing new here at all.

[@Marcus_C51]

Yeah my time is pretty precious and I hate wasting it on bs!

[@007Yasir]

The title should say The history of David Gilmore with Pink Floyd.

[@warmswarm]

@007Yasir - Or, The history of David Gilmour with Pink Floyd, even.

[@dwaynewilson8875]

I seen him in Cincinnati in 83 and I listen pink Floyd as I served for America

[@patricktilton5377]

No mention is made of the fact that after Roger left the band, the remaining members -- led by Gilmour -- hired outside songwriters to write music for them that would sound 'Pink Floydian'; in other words, the soul of the music, which Roger Waters brought to the best PF albums after Syd drifted away into madness, was wholly gone, and the band had to go on without that anchor. I never bothered buying any PF albums after THE FINAL CUT -- which I've always considered an underrated masterpiece, no matter how much Gilmour denigrates it. Roger's solo works are not quite as good as his Pink Floyd-era works, because David DID supply a guitar sound that one could call the 'heart' of the band's sound, and one misses it's presence backing up Roger's lyrical genius and melodies. Dave Gilmour's guitar and singing voice have always been magnificent, but the Post-Waters PF era songs don't have the lyrical genius that Waters brought to the mix, nor the thematic artistry that made those classic albums the best 'concept' albums in Rock history.

[@chrismansfield1564]

Despite the title suggesting otherwise, there is nothing offered in this video that is new and not covered in countless interviews freely available. It's just yet another recap on the history of floyd

[@musicauthority674]

Both Gilmore and Waters are intellectuals and are highly intelligent. and due to this their creative differences were ultimately inevitable. there was no way the break up of the group wasn't going to happen. this is exactly what happened. despite what this stupid video says.

[@geraldherrmann787]

Why are you stealing half an hour of our time? NOT EVEN ONE WORD OF NEW INFORMATION HERE!!!

[@denisnormandin1477]

If you cut the repetitions in the comments, the clip could easily be shortened by almost half. Making it much more interesting.

[@TheDaddyO44]

Please tell me for a FIFTH time how Waters' control of proceedings during recording for The Wall and Final Cut caused a rift with the other band members....

[@Demoocracy-c7r]

Clickbait. Thank you to commenters below for the info. Short version: He believed Pink Floyd had become too driven by lyrics under Waters' leadership, and attempted to "restore the balance" of music and lyrics. From WikiP: In 1985, Waters declared that Pink Floyd were "a spent force creatively" and attempted to dissolve the band. Gilmour and Mason announced that they intended to continue without him. Waters resigned in 1987, leaving Gilmour as the band leader.[38] In 1986, Gilmour purchased the houseboat Astoria, moored it on the River Thames near Hampton Court and transformed it into a recording studio.[39] He produced the Pink Floyd studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987, with contributions from Mason and Wright.[30] He believed Pink Floyd had become too driven by lyrics under Waters' leadership, and attempted to "restore the balance" of music and lyrics.

[@scottjackson163]

KZbin video creators continually title videos with “the real reason” or “the truth behind..” then proceed to give a biography of the central figure, which is usually not what the viewer clicked on the video to hear.

[@scottkraus5223]

Very disappointing- nothing new in spite of the tease we would hear from Gilmour something confirming why he split with Waters.

[@anthonypanneton923]

too much repetition. this could have been a 10 minute video, and possibly still too long at that.

[@repentignyrepenpen]

My God this is pure ChatGPT word salad. Each "chapter" betrays a machine learning sedative "storytelling" ... move to 20:00 and after for more relevant content. IMHO. Then start skipping the repeats.

[@GeorgeJohnson-nw7dn]

Why did they use Wyclef Jean's name on his cover of Wish You Were Here to show the album by Pink Floyd?

[@roblettman9491]

simple - crappy production values.

[@mmiller303]

To not get demonetized. Total useless crap

[@carbonbiker]

I wasted 100 seconds of my life before realizing that the comments could spare me a blah blah blahfest. Thanks, folks!

[@gerrittenberkdeboer7763]

click bait crab

[@robertwoods3750]

bottom line waters was on a power trip and made it all about himself and Gilmore was about the music and the band . we all knew that as it was actually happening .

[@travelinben1966]

David Gilmour was the booster rocket that catapulted PF to super stardom at a critical time in their evolution.I seriously doubt that would have happened without him.Waters,as much as I'm grateful for his musical genius, would be wise to remember that.

[@will-i-am-not]

Waters also wanted more lyrics less music

[@hopebear06]

I went home half way through the Waters concert a few years ago. It was beyond pathetic.

[@robertwoods3750]

@@hopebear06 sorry to hear that , you gotta know somewhere inside himself he has to know the truth and if not , he's a total narcissist and all this is mute for him.

[@Eddie-gz7wu]

FINALLY just another tabloid.

[@Eirran2]

How many times did he say that Waters took creative control over Pink Floyd which caused a rift? I lost count

[@jameskrautheim4987]

David and his daughter ❤ are awesome 👌

[@pauls3993]

A lot of faulty info here. The Gilmour/Wright partnership was neglected. Pink Floyd's first album without Waters sounded more Pink Floyd than Waters' first solo album. Wright was central to the Dark Side's compositions.

[@MrPinkStrat]

Waters departure was the Best thing that Happened to Pink Floyd Waters had a Big EGO PROBLEM....Still does !

[@tomkruze2749]

Let’s be honest. Waters could control that temper… things be different

[@irondave5900]

CLICK BAIT-Nothing new, Gilmour wanted to go one direction with the music and Waters wanted to go another.

[@ElMariachi555]

You just said everything the stupid video spent so long to say

[@ElMariachi555]

Exactly

[@ElMariachi555]

Yeah you just said everything the video took forever to say

[@nigelmadeley7798]

So much waffle. Skip-listened till about halfway, looked at comments and gave up.

[@froggyluv]

Kept waiting for this clip to get somewhere then realized i was in an endless loop

[@hognaut]

and Rick Wright didn't leave, Waters ridiculously sacked him

[@mal2ksc]

That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. While Wright was willing to tour with the band, he insisted on getting paid straight up as a "hired hand". This meant that at the end of the tour, when everyone else had _lost_ money, he came out ahead.

[@roblettman9491]

well, to be fair, rick was heavy into drugs at the time and wasn't really pulling his weight anymore. don't get me wrong - i love richard wright's contributions to pink floyd. it's just that after wywh, he wasn't really contributing.

[@Ronald-gu3ft]

Channel added to "Do Not Recommend"

[@matthewbudzinski8320]

Wish You Were Here by Wyclef Jean? This is rubbish.

[@nigelbevan8449]

CLICK BAIT!!!.... Nothing new said in the video.

[@roslynhita6149]

David did an AWESOME job of preserving Pink Floyds Legacy Thankyou so much David..my grandchildren are into Pink Floyd and it makes my heart sing

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

too much repetition, poor video

[@clodoaldodonato3029]

Roger wrote David gave soul.

[@GregoryBamber]

David gave r-sole.

[@PG59363]

You open with the bait"Here's what he finally reveals) but then proceed to give us a bio. Why I hate click bait.

[@Einungbrekke]

Clickbait. Don't waist your time on this if you are after what the title say.

[@endemycon]

What crap. Don´t watch, it says nothing.

[@jemshaw]

A one-sided, rambling and old-news retelling of what we already knew, stripped of any balance from Roger Waters' viewpoint. "What secret has David Gilmour finally revealed?" That the Pink Floyd name is enough to bait clicks.

[@Tom-bi7yi]

Not a word about Animals. Lyricists are a dime a dozen. No one plays guitar like Gilmour. Gilmour is a gentleman; Waters is bitter and a narcissist. They brought out the best in each other, but Waters’ ego destroyed a wonderful collaboration.

[@mikeshields1989]

Don't waste your time. Make sure you give it a thumbs down so it does not waste other PF fans time.

[@chipsawdust5816]

Glad I read the comments - I don't have that much time to waste if there's no "there" there.

[@MayhemGames]

Why? Seriously anyone that knows PF knows that Roger thought himself as Pink Floyd. He fired original member Wright during the Wall, and did not want any other member to get any credit for the album. Wright is not on the Final Cut thus Pink Floyd ceased to be. This entire video is nothing but looping and re-looping the same thing

[@theplaguebearer666]

One minute in... Mindless pointless emotionless dribble.

[@mustangman6170]

David has told us the real reason a fuckton of times.

[@isseyrox]

BS the whole 30min.

[@groverstrong9078]

Thanks! Saved me from wasting time.

[@fastecp1]

I wanted to hear David talk about why or anything. But this has all been said before.

[@andyo3689]

No mention of Waters firing of Rick Wright

[@conan5885]

What an absolute crap video... So many incorrect information. Author didn't do his homework at all. This has ZERO interest to any Gilmour fan. And David's mum, dyeing in 1990...??? I mean, seriously?? Romany was born in 2002, that is a picture from his documentary of his mum holding Romany as a baby a short time before she died. FFS, when posting videos about an artist's life, do your homework...

[@michaelbannerman-roberts1518]

@3:00 I got a strong feeling this was going nowhere, checked comments, feeling confirmed. This misses out information that is important in understanding the story. The high school years for the Rogers and college days after. The real reason has a lot to do with band direction and Mr. Barret's "disappearance"and his subsequent re-alignment of perspective.

[@birtle123]

Nothing new here.. I think its called click bait

[@impressivebat8096]

Roger Waters destroyed the band ??? May I remind David that his best guitar solos were created WITH Roger Waters in the band. When he got the name Pink Floyd after Roger left he made two musical disasters of records , they sounded more like his boring previous solo work with the David Gilmour band. To label them Pink Floyd is only laughable. He was only in it for the money if you ask me. And know he is kicking Roger for no reason if you ask me. How low can you get.

[@donk.5730]

A very interesting video,thank you for your research. BUT you repeat so many facts , it becomes tiresome. Itis as if you want to stretch out the time of the video. Make your video concise, clear and without the chatter. Thank You. And thank you to creative musicians like the Floyd, rock on....

[@wingit7335]

If i'd have read the comments i might not have wasted nearly 2 minutes of my time clicking through the video and realising it was useless clickbait. Thanks KZbin.

[@kens.5095]

Interesting, but there was a curious redundancy in your coverage of The Wall and The Final Cut.

[@het53]

the reason is very simple. waters' childish temper tantrums and overinflated ego.

[@deanosaur808]

Came for the comments only! Thanks for saving me 29 minutes! 😂

[@Slainte-Mhath]

Nothing new except understating Ricks influence

[@pixywings]

This really didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.

[@josverberne8454]

Wtf is this. Just PF history we all already know. Not one single word from David himself. No, you're not going to catch me in a next video.

[@ElectricUAM]

I'm not sure I understand how the title fits to content of this video, very familiar to Pink Floyd fans. Gilmour had explained why a long time ago. A glaring omission is that of Rick Wright who crafted the mood and atmosphere of anything the other band members did. The real work was between Gilmour and Wright, with Waters writing lyrics. All of this has been visited for many years already. I'm going to be careful not to click on video titles that sound catchy from now on 😁

[@Retroscoop]

Waters left in the belief that the other band members would rush to call him back on their bare knees, please please Roger come back. This did not happen. Always dangerous, such a "va banque"-stance: you can win all or loose all.

[@pattysturick4926]

Waters didn't need the other band members.

[@nicduailibi2384]

Pain in the ass to watch, should've been done in half the time.

[@mikmcmee9387]

Lost me at "Early Life" after reading a few recent comments. Life's too short for this bs.

[@MrDino1953]

Thanks to the Comments, I didn't waste more than 1:44 on this video.

[@vakhtanguri]

I stopped this video, before I leave I see this comment. Look at time: 1:46

[@ge0rgeharris218]

It's kind of repetitive and sows the seeds of boredom! Though there was some information that I hadn't known the repetitious aspects are because other pertinent information is lacking! This video doesn't need to be this long!

[@rickmorgan9920]

Whoever was responsible for this needs an editor... badly... 30 minutes of repetition that could have been presented in five....I've seen high school students produce better content.... total garbage.

[@frankchiappetta6600]

What is up with YT channels with videos narrated by a computer?

[@tadcotadco6344]

this film is apparently bias - aims to represent Gilmour as an as key member of PF as Waters. Meanwhile the fact is fact - after leaving Syd Barrett thanks to Waters PF revived and got worldwide fame, but after departure of Waters it never issued something similar to previous albums. 2 albums issued were just pale shadows of iconic preceders. Of course, even without Waters PF's worldwide tours had huge commercial success. But just because it was the band which became a legend thanks to Barrett and Waters

[@dadautube]

Roger Waters always was the greatest influence in the band ever since Syd Barret left ... (and even when the latter was still present ...) Roger Waters and Richard Wright were also already in conflict since the early days of Pink Floyd btw ... and the conflict had already started in the early to mid 1970s ... a verse in Brain Damage (DSOTM, 1973) goes like this: And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

[@user-zi1ct4sx5g]

Waters is Free Political Speech therefore Gilmour still a skilled to the sight What conclusion is Roger’s is beside Free Palestinian land and he have absolutely right….