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The controversial 1983 hit that played a part in splitting up Status Quo
By Dave Ling Published
Status Quo were one of the most enduring rock bands of the 70s and 80s – until they hit the tequila cocktails

Pink Floyd’s fight over Comfortably Numb’s inclusion on The Wall was a key moment in their history
By Daryl Easlea Published
How the band changed dramatically between their first two shows at Earls Court in 1973 and their five-night return in 1981

“I helped Roger Waters a lot – he wasn’t a musician when Pink Floyd started”: The lost Richard Wright interview
By Jerry Ewing Published
On the back of a Classic Rock cover story for Pink Floyd's The Wall back in 2000, keyboard player Richard Wright was determined to have his say. And he did

Watch David Gilmour play Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here in his home studio, and talk about the song's creation
By Paul Brannigan Published
"I remember the moment of creating it quite often"

Syd Barrett’s iconic Madcap floorboards to go on show on South Coast this July
By Jerry Ewing Published
The Piper venue near Hastings will feature a week-long programme of gigs and talks in July to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Syd Barrett's passing

When Roger Waters was asked to take on the mantle of Pink Floyd, and how it rejuvenated him
By Prog Published
After the revelation of his Desert Trip festival experience, he returned with his Us + Them tour – eight years after he thought he’d delivered his swan song

Roger Waters releases charity version of Pink Floyd's classic Comfortably Numb with new lyrics
By Fraser Lewry Published
The new version of Comfortably Numb finds Roger Waters singing alongside acclaimed Palestinian singer Mona Miari

Watch Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant reveal how he deals with bootleggers
By Fraser Lewry Published
The BBC footage also shows Pink Floyd hearing one of their own bootlegs for the first time – and they're not happy

Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more...
By Jerry Ewing Published
A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October

Roger Waters on the night Sinéad O'Connor sang her spellbinding version of Pink Floyd's Mother
By Fraser Lewry Published
To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor
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