Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd is a British progressive rock band, formed in 1965. The original band consisted of Syd Barrett on guitar, Roger Waters on bass, Nick Mason on drums, and Richard Wright on keyboard. As the band achieved early success, Syd Barrett began experimenting with drugs, such as LSD, and became increasingly unruly at live shows. This led the band to bring in another guitarist, David Gilmour, to take over for Syd when he forgot to play or just began wandering around the stage. Eventually they kicked Syd Barrett out and Gilmour became the lead guitarist of the band. The band achieved great success with albums such as The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. However, hard times hit while recording Wish You Were Here, which was made as a tribute to Syd Barrett. While it is one of their most successful albums, tensions mounted during its production, and after it was done, Roger Waters took complete creative control over the band. He kicked Richard Wright out, and eventually left himself to do solo work. After the departure of Wright and Waters, the band went on to produce two more albums, but then went on indefinite hiatus in the late 1990s. All of the original members except Syd Barrett got together and performed and the Live 8 concert, but immediately disspelled rumors of a reunion tour.