Pink Floyd remains one of the most notable and iconic rock bands of all time for their tracks and talents. However, there was one moment in their career that almost didn't happen, David Gilmour wasn't initially supposed to be their guitarist; who could be his replacement?
According to Grunge, the band's career almost went spiraling down when founding member Syd Barrett withdrew from the group.
Audacy reported that the musician suffered from drug abuse and anxiety due to the massive fame that the group has experienced. Both issues resulted in him having a mental breakdown. At the time, he was ultimately removed by his bandmates.
David Gilmour Successfully Became Pink Floyd's Member
Since Barrett was missing from the lineup, the band had to find a replacement who could play guitar and could sing.
In 1967, David Gilmour officially became a part of Pink Floyd but still managed to work on his solo albums as well as collaborate with other musicians with him alone.
Throughout the 70s and 80s, he recorded several albums with the band using his vocals and guitar skills, but little did fans know, he was not the band's first choice at all.
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David Gilmour Wasn't Pink Floyd's First Choice
After removing Barrett from the band, the members' first choice was to replace him with Jeff Beck.
Gilmour confirmed it in an interview with MOJO, saying, "yes, it's true. Before I joined he was maybe the only other choice they were thinking about. It would have been a bit more explosive [if he'd joined]." (via David Gilmour's official website)
The guitarist believes that Beck wouldn't have lasted very long with his bandmates and he would only last six months with them.
"I don't think the compromises that one has to make to be in a group ... I don't think Jeff is that interested in compromise," he added.
The reason why he thought about it was that his bandmates and him often compromised things to make their materials better.
In an interview with Absolute Radio, Roger Waters said he had a disagreement with the song "Comfortably Numb." Although he loved it, Gilmour wasn't that impressed because it was not "precise enough."
Despite the disagreement, the two reached a compromise.
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