![]() Then there are all the professional tribute bands with their massive lighting systems and black t-shirts staying very still – it came up in conversation in those first rehearsals, we cannot wear black t-shirts! ![]() “ Roger Waters has a similar sort of approach although he’s more god-like, obviously and sort of prowls around the stage. You know, David Gilmour has got his thing going with a lot of musicians on stage, a lot of people looking at the floor as well… People have been social distancing in Pink Floyd bands for decades! “There are so many outfits playing this music. There are only five of us so we have to fill more of the stage and we wanted to play it loud! Gary Kemp: As soon as we played Lucifer Sam for the first time it all sort of fell into place! Guy and I couldn’t help moving, it felt like a Dr Feelgood track! And the big riffs in something like Arnold Lane and See Emily Play are more like The Who and The Kinks. Nick just wanted to get out and play the drums so he wasn’t that fussy about song choice. At the start we assumed Gary do most of the singing, so I ran every choice past him. Lee Harris: “I had put together a plan with a list of songs and when we actually got together in the rehearsal studios it was very much a ‘best of early Pink Floyd’. What was your approach to preparing for those initial live shows? Image: Paddy Balls / Martin Grififn A lot has changed since your first proof of concept gigs at Dingwalls and The Half Moon in London.
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