Richard Wright of Pink Floyd daed at 65

[Max Murdoc]

LONDON - A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.

Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.

Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.

Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."

He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."

[Frau_Blucher]

I was just about to this as well Max. Fuck. He was a biggie.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7617363.stm

[schwenko]

I beleive that initially they were called "The Pink Floyd".

Every few years I'll put "See Emily Play" on repeat play 20 times or so. Never get tired of that one[:D].

[ghosty]

For me Wright was the unsung hero of Pink Floyd. Anyone who's interested in vintage synth sounds should check out the long intro to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". I'll be listening to "Echoes" tonight myself. He was indeed a biggie but too often overshadowed by the one-two punch of Waters and Gilmour. Chances are in death he'll finally get the recognition he always deserved.