Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1943-07-28
Day of Death
2008-09-15
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Richard Wright
Biography
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. After being joined by frontman and songwriter Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd found commercial success in 1967. Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968, who, along with Waters and Wright, took over songwriting. Initially contributing more as a singer-songwriter, Wright later acted mainly as an arranger on compositions by Waters and Gilmour. He began to contribute less towards the end of the 1970s and left the band after touring The Wall in 1981. He rejoined as a session player in 1987 for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and rejoined full-time for The Division Bell in 1994. Sessions with Wright during this period were later released on the 2014 album The Endless River. Away from Pink Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65. Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).
Filmography (96)
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
2025
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
2024
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
2023
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
2022
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
2021
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
2020
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
2019
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
2019
