Anita Pallenberg On The Set Of ‘dillinger Is Dead’, 1968.

Marianne Faithfull, 1994.

“I know for a fact that heaven and hell are here on earth.”

Roger Waters and Syd Barrett, interviewed by Hans Keller, circa. 1967.

“Keller was a dick to them. But the lads come off as very polite and well spoken by comparison.”

Syd Barrett and Richard Wright in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 29 April 1967. Photo by Nico van der Stam.

“I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway.” — Syd Barrett.

Richard Wright playing ‘A Saucerful of Secrets’ in Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII.

“Sometimes I play something, and I haven't recorded it, and I don't know where it came from, why my hands did what they did, what key it was in, anything.” — Richard (Rick) Wright.

Pink Floyd in Moscow, 1989.

“We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it.” — Richard (Rick) Wright.

Richard Wright & Pink Floyd, Live Performances of ‘The Wall’ 1980.

“I thought, if I’m going to leave at least I know I’ve got another month or so to carry on working – even possibly with the hope in the back of my mind that things might change. On the live performances Roger was being reasonably friendly. It was difficult but I tried to forget all my grudges, and I enjoyed playing The Wall. I put everything I could into the performances, and I think Roger approved of that. We would talk civilly to each other. It wasn’t too bad at all.” — Richard (Rick) Wright.

“For me, playing music is like meditating - I just play and don't really think about what I'm doing, I just let it happen.” — Richard (Rick) Wright.

Pink Floyd - Recording sessions at Capitol Studios, Hollywood Los Angeles. May 1970. Courtesy of Capitol Records Photo Archive.

Q: ‘I think Mr. Wright's keyboard work during the early Floyd years was one of the most distinctive elements of the band's sound, and was definitely a key to the band's success. Who were the influences on this keyboard style in the beginning?’

“That is interesting. I would have to say, not necessarily keyboard players actually influenced my sound. For example, I can give you a good example, one of the people I was very influenced by was Miles Davis, the trumpeter and his style of playing the trumpet certainly influenced the way I played the keyboards and also Bill Evans. Simply look at Jazz and that has influenced my way of playing the keyboard.” — Richard (Rick) Wright.

MARIANNE FAITHFULL playing guitar in her dressing room at the Olympia. Paris, France. March 25, 1966.

anita, marlon richards & dominique tarle at villa nellcôte during the exile on main street sessions, 1971.