Pink Floyd Style.com: an interview with
Dave Kilminster
(Interview reproduced by permisson of Veronica
Pierini):
NB: A very special thanks to Ellie, Valentina and Dave for making
this interview possible.
First of all Dave, I would like to thank you for granting this interview
with Pink Floyd Style, I am a big fan of yours and I've really appreciated
it.
Questions :
Veronica P.: 1- ...during this tour...something
about your emotions playing DSOTM with "the genius creator"
of the concept
Mr. Dave: Obviously this is very emotional music... I look out at
the reaction in peoples faces, especially during certain sections...
Carols vocals in 'Great Gig In The Sky'... Ian's sax solo in 'Us and
Them'... Rogers introduction to 'Money'... and it's such an amazing
rush to see people so... happy!!!
So many people have told me that this concert is the best show that
they've EVER seen!!!
And to know that you're contributing in some small way to such a huge
event... it's just a wonderful feeling. :O)
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Veronica P.: 2- DSOTM is a masterpiece about
universal brain damage and universal mankind dark side..What is your
dark side?
Mr. Dave: I think everyone has a dark side... everyone has their little
devils and demons, these little voices inside their head that they
have to deal with... usually on a daily basis. It's OK, as long as
it doesn't rule your life. My dark side is ummm... VERY dark... but
under control!!
I guess the problem is that society doesn't like to talk about such
things, so people on their own who have all these strange thoughts
and fears feel like freaks!!! But it's OK, it's normal....
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Veronica P.: 3- The magic sound of PF...what
do you think is resting yet?
Mr. Dave: I'm not sure I understand the question... But Pink Floyd
definitely have their own unique sound. And, as with all great bands,
the sound is a combination of their strengths AND weaknesses... David
Gilmour has admitted that he can't play fast at all, and so he's adopted
a very slow, lazy style to his playing. Nick Mason isn't a technically
gifted drummer, so everything he plays is very simple and effective...
these are just some of the elements that contribute to the overall
sound that people know and love.
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Veronica P.: 4- What do you need about "the
golden age" of rock and about people like Jimmy Page, Keith Emerson,
Pete Townshend?
Mr. Dave: For me it's my roots... it's part of my DNA!!! It's the
music I grew up listening to, so obviously it's very important to
me... I love classical music, jazz, funk, reggae... all kinds of stuff!!!
But I'll always be a rocker at heart...
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Veronica P.: 5- ..something about your solo and next projects...
Mr. Dave: I've just finished my new solo album 'Scarlet', which we
are selling at the concerts... And I'm really happy that Pink Floyd
fans can finally get a chance to hear what I REALLY sound like, rather
than hearing me play like someone else!!
In fact I think they may be surprised by the record. There's a whole
bunch of styles and influences in there, but esentially it's me singing
and playing guitar on some tunes that I wrote, along with the Pete
Riley and Phil Williams, the rhythm section from the Keith Emerson
Band. I really wanted it to be a 'song' based record, and so I also
played piano and wrote a score for a string quartet!!! It's definitely
not just a 'guitarists' album, but there's a solo at the end of 'Rain...
(On Another Planet)' that I'm really proud of...
I would really love to go out and gig that stuff when we finish this
tour, but there are a couple of other exciting possibilities on the
horizon at the moment so I'm keeping everything as flexible as possible...
I try not to plan too much anyway, as something usually comes along
and mucks everything up!!!
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Veronica P.: 6- ...your mood in the backstage
and later on the stage?
Mr. Dave: It's important for me to spend a little time on my own before
I play... Just to focus, and clear my head of all the usual rubbish!!
There's a lot of concentration that goes into playing this show, but
it's always fun!!
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Veronica P.: 7- Your ideas and comments about
worldwide web, internet music, blogs and chat-lines..
Mr. Dave: I find it all a bit scary!!! The World Wide Web has grown
like wildfire... And it's almost like people aren't going out anymore!!
You can shop on line, order food, listen to music, watch gigs, play
games, do your research, meet new people and chat, have sex(!!)...
all without leaving your armchair!!!!
For some things it's obviously very, very useful... but the downsides!!!
I think it will mess up our civilisation in the long run... People
are spending so much time in front of their computers that pretty
soon they won't have time for anything else!!!
Maybe in a couple of thousand years we'll evolve into strange little
creatures with huge eyes, long fingers, a flat ass and tiny little
legs to suit our new, self contained lifestyle...
***
Veronica P.: 8- At last...what do you think
about Italian fans?
Mr. Dave: I love the Italian fans... In fact I love everything about
Italy!! The art, the architecture, the music, the food... the woman!!!
It's a very passionate country, and I feel very at home there. In
fact my last holiday was in Lake Garda, which is totally beautiful...
:O)
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