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I'm Brian Hyatt. This is Rolling Stone Music Now. Today we're bringing you a

conversation between my colleague Andy Green and David Gilmore, formerly of Pink Floyd.

Gilmore has his first album in nine years out. It's called Luck and Strange.

I was immediately impressed by the title track, which happens to have the late Rick Wright, also of Pink Floyd on it, so it really captures some of that band's magic.

But it's strong throughout. Andy and David Gilmore talk about that album, about Gilmore's upcoming tour, which he says will include Pink Floyd songs after he initially said it wouldn't, about mortality and why Gilmore is just exhausted with all the drama with his former bandmate Roger Waters.

Here's Andy Green with David Gilmore.

You are aware right now? I am in my little home studio in a barn in the

Southern English countryside. So I'll just dive right into it.

At the end of the 2016 tour, did any part of you think that you might be done, that you might

be retired?

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