One of rock's pre-eminent guitarists, David Gilmour is known for his incisive, lyrical playing both as a member of British art-rock giants Pink Floyd and as a solo artist. After replacing Pink Floyd's founder, Syd Barrett, as singer/guitarist, Gilmour contributed heavily to landmark albums like The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) and Wish You Were Here (1975). Following a contentious fallout with chief songwriter Roger Waters, Gilmour assumed leadership of Pink Floyd in 1987 and guided them through a massively successful second act that involved several world tours and albums lik...