The Choir includes former inmates from Wandsworth Prison where his son Charlie served time, and is a rehabilitation project that also includes local singers. Gilmour told the BBC that the choir gives prisoners "real hope and optimism. Charlie's experience was something that has impacted on us and has made us more aware of the prison system and what could and should be done to improve it. We're just helping out by being part of this initiative, which will hopefully spread."
Gilmour and wife Polly Samson have also donated money to allow The Liberty Choir to expand to other jails. "It's wonderful, seeing all these guys singing in the prison along with people from the South London Choir. They are close to the end of their sentences, and they then have a place outside prison where they feel part of the community, and that's very good for them, to feel valued."
Just announced is a further show for David Gilmour's North American 'Live 2016' tour. David is playing a third and final show in the Los Angeles area next year, playing at the Forum on March 27th, 2016.
Following two nights at the historical Hollywood Bowl, David's production moves over to the venue in the Inglewood area, some three miles east of LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). The Forum (known for sponsorship purposes as The Forum Presented by Chase, previously known as the Great Western Forum and commonly known as the Fabulous Forum and the LA Forum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, seating over 17,000, which opened in 1967.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, 7th August, at 10am PST, through Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Forum box office, or via phone at 1-800-745-3000. We are sure though that demand will be high for this concert, and wish all of you aiming to get tickets for this, the best of luck.
Not content though with this world-exclusive interview with such a key member of the Floyd world, we also launched our competition, featuring a very special prize to give away
to one lucky Brain Damage visitor - a copy of the limited picture
disc edition, personally signed by none other than Roger himself!
Adding to the rarity value, this particular example DOESN'T feature a stamped number. You can see the prize itself at the top of
this article.
To date, we've had over 500 entries, most of which are correct, but if you are yet to enter, time is running out...
To enter, all you need to do is answer this question correctly:
Who played bass on the album? (Hint: it wasn't just Roger)
Email your answers to
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with the subject line of "Amused To Death competition", and include
your name and mailing address. The closing date is TOMORROW, August 5th, 2015, and
all entries received by the end of that date will be in with a chance
of winning. Just one entry per household please - and best of luck to
you all!
UPDATE: This competition is now CLOSED, and a winner is being selected from the many hundreds of correct entries received. We'll reveal the winner's name and location shortly...
Just revealed is the new video for the title track of David Gilmour's Rattle That Lock, his new album which is released in September during the first run of concerts. Over at David's official website, they give some background to the video's story.
It was created by "Alasdair and Jock from Trunk Animation, the London-based production house, under the creative directorship of Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis. The hand-drawn animation depicts various facets from John Milton's Paradise Lost, from which Rattle That Lock lyricist Polly Samson drew her inspiration. The poem itself encompasses twelve books, concerning the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
"Trunk directors Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney, alongside producer Richard Barnett, assembled a team of 12 animators, artists and compositors, who worked continuously over three months to bring the narrative and many technical elements together. The team developed the narrative and took its main inspiration from the first three books of Paradise Lost, but also drew on details from across all twelve volumes. The film follows the fall of Satan from the kingdom of Heaven and his subsequent journey through Pandemonium, Purgatory and Chaos on his way to corrupt the virgin Earth."
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