Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and wife Polly Samson both took to social media to mark their 30th wedding anniversary today (July 29).
Gilmour posted a black-and-white photo of himself and Samson from their wedding day as she apparently is about to sign their marriage certificate. In the pic, Samson, with pen in hand, is winking at a grinning Gilmour.
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The 78-year-old musician accompanied the pic with a note that reads, “She signed! Phew! 30 years ago today. The best xxx.”
Samson, meanwhile, post two color photos from their wedding. The first shows the bride and groom about to cut into their wedding cake. The second image captures the couple smooching.
Polly captioned the post, “30 years ago today!” along with a heart-and-arrow emoji.
Samson is a novelist, journalist, and lyricist who regularly has collaborated with her husband throughout their long relationship. She notably contributed lyrics to most of the songs on Pink Floyd’s 1994 studio album, The Division Bell, and on Gilmour’s most recent three solo efforts—On an Island (2006), Rattle That Lock (2015), and Luck and Strange (2024).
Gilmour and Samson have three children together—sons Joe and Gabriel, and daughter Romany. David also adopted Polly’s son Charlie from her first marriage to late writer Heathcote Williams. Gilmour also has four children from a previous marriage.
Gilmour’s Luck and Strange Previews
Speaking about Luck and Strange, Gilmour’s latest solo album is due out on September 6. In recent weeks, David has been posting a series of videos on his social media pages previewing various aspects of the record.
In one the latest clips, Gilmour discusses the album’s lead track.
“The album opens with an instrumental piece called ‘Black Cat,’” Gilmour notes. “[It features] me playing the piano. It has some strings on it and some nice slide guitar. And the main electric guitar played [is] my new favorite black Strat, which is the Black Cat Strat, of course. I suppose I like to get people into the mood at the beginning of an album by having a little piece of quiet instrumental music that gets them in the mood for what’s to follow.”
Another recent video features a glimpse at the recording of orchestral and choir arrangements for the album.
“The orchestrations were done by Will Gardner,” David says in the clip. “His direction of the choir is so strange and avant-garde. Although they’re deliberately out of tune, they somehow seem to fit. It’s very, very strange. Yeah, I think he’s a real genius.”
More About Luck and Strange
Luck and Strange features eight new original songs, plus a cover of dream-pop duo The Montgolfier Brothers’ 1999 tune “Between Two Points.” The title track features keyboard parts by late Pink Floyd co-founder Richard Wright that were originally recorded in 2007 during a jam session inside a barn at Gilmour’s home.
Romany Gilmour is featured on lead vocals and harp on “Between Two Points,” and she also sang harmony on the song “The Piper’s Call.” Charlie Gilmour contributed lyrics to the album’s final track, “Scattered.”
Luck and Strange is available for pre-order now.
Gilmour’s 2024 Tour Plans
Gilmour will launch a 2024 tour in support of Luck and Strange with a six-concert engagement in Rome spanning from September 27 to October 3. He also has six concerts scheduled at the Royal Albert Hall in London from October 9 to October 15.
Gilmour also has dates lined up in the Los Angeles area and New York City. He’ll play an October 25 show at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, followed by October 29, 30, and 31 concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. Gilmour’s last confirmed 2024 performances are scheduled for November 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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