2008: The Grass Was Greener
Pictured above: Richard Wright, 2008.
Pictured above: Richard Wright, 2008.
The death of Pink Floyd's keyboardist Richard Wright on September 15th, 2008, came as a shock to his fellow bandmates and fans alike. During the time of his death, he was working on a mostly instrumental solo album of which he had two names for at the time: The Big Spliff and The Endless River. With Richard's death, guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason announced the end of Pink Floyd, and also their plans to finish Richard's solo output based on notes he had for his plans on the album, including his plans to have David sing in the last song on the album.
The Endless River by Richard Wright was released on January 1st, 2009 to much commercial success.