David Gilmour of the British rock band Pink Floyd, one of the first British psychedelic bands and known for their flamboyant live shows, recently reported that he was bullied into releasing the band’s latest album.

Guitarist and singer said: Los Angeles Times He revealed that he was “bullied by his record label” to release the album “The Endless River” in 2014, and that the album was produced after engineer Andy Jackson compiled tracks and jam sessions from his 1994 album “The Division Bell”. ” And he put them on an unreleased album called “The Big Spliff.”

“A lot of fans wanted this stuff we were doing at the time, and we thought we’d give it to them,” Gilmour said. nj.com.

“I think my mistake was that I was bullied by the record company into releasing this as a properly paid-for Pink Floyd record,” the 78-year-old artist admitted. “It should have been obvious what happened; It was never intended to be a sequel to ‘The Division Bell’. But you know, it’s never too late to get caught in one of these traps again.”

It’s no secret that Pink Floyd’s last and final album received a lot of mixed reviews, mainly because there was only one song called “Louder Than Words”, which showcased instrumental and mood music and also featured lead vocals.

Moreover, Variety reported on October 2 that Pink Floyd sold the rights to its recorded music and name and likeness to Sony Music for approximately $400 million.

The deal only includes the rights to Pink Floyd’s recorded music, not the songwriting, as songwriting credit belongs to individual writers. nj.com.

HE DOES NOT PLAY SOME CLASSICS

Gilmour made headlines earlier this year when he said he had some Pink Floyd classics and would no longer consider playing to an audience.

In an interview with UncutGilmour said that the band will not be playing any music released in the 1970s during the upcoming tour.

Gilmour said that his new solo album, “Luck and Strange”, which will be released on September 6, has the potential to go on tour for the first time in eight years.

Speaking to Uncut, Gilmour said he was “reluctant to revisit ’70s Pink Floyd” on the tour. Among the band’s hits from that decade? “Money,” “Wish You Were Here,” and “Comfortably Numb.”