Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour - Older Years Wisdom…
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2015
- This tweet by jacquicotter says it all: „oh now thats an example of wisdom in older years, david gilmour wouldnt put out the song 'we dont need no education' today! GOOD!”
Even more 69 y-o wisdom following in this brilliant live- interview!
(Courtesy of BBC One “The Andrew Marr Show” with Andrew Marr) 
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It's incredible to think that this calm, well spoken, clearly intelligent and graceful man can literally rip your heart out with that comfortably numb solo.
Bang on he's a rock god and a genius
Spot on. Yours is one of the best comments I've ever read on YT.
That solo reduces me to tears. The emotion in it is intense.
That’s what makes him so beautiful ❤️
He don’t seem as miserable as most of there numbers 😀
David Gilmour is such a beautiful person ... His voice is very calming .
I love him so much 😢😢
He is a very warm person.
i love this man ...
Absolutely
Sweet guy
How on earth do people misunderstand the lyrics in Brick II? Do they only get as far as "We don't need no education"? The context is literally explained in the very next line. It's about thought control disguised as 'education'.
Those lyrics are at least as relevant today as they were when it was written.
I remember hearing the song back when I was nine or ten, in fifth grade, thinking, "That's a stupid song, of course we need education!" I was mostly a good, yet contrarian, little boy, and I was simply tired of hearing it on the radio all the time. Of course, I didn't closely pay attention to the song or its context, but not long after as a teen I truly discovered Pink Floyd. Biggest musical influence of my life, Mr. Gilmour the biggest influence on my guitar playing. It's funny, but all of the music most influential to me that I truly like and love, I usually disliked at first--Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Cake, Radiohead, Beck. I eventually come around.
Much like every word in Dark Side of The Moon. There's a lyric in every Floyd record that relates to every stage in one's life. And that my friend is what makes Pink Floyd so special.
Spot on.
Seems to me this interviewing guy is just doing the textbood journalist dance of taking things out of context to provoke and get a reaction. He doesn’t seem very interested in his answers. Either that, or he just realized he left the stove on ;)
The lyrics are even more relevant today.
Mr. David Gilmour, I am a fan of you for 39 yrs. I am from Bangladesh and me and my friends, we grew up listening to your music. You have inspired me and thousands of Bangladeshi kids to fathom life and music to a divine perspective. My dream came true when I watched Pink Floyd live in June 17th and July 4th, 1994 in USA. I would never forget the euphoria we went through which was a life turning moment. You are a rare jem among many substances in this creation. My immortal love and respect to you, Sir. Our life is better because you. Thank you. God bless you and your loved ones.
Great comment......Mr David Gilmour....an inspiration!
Ibrahim Ahmed you like funny Rodger Waters
I teach English - beautiful story, I wish I could get my students on to Floyd they'd learn much faster.
Good to know you are from BANGLADESH as well..
Dear Mr. Kamal. You are a legend of our country as well.. good to see you as a living legend..
Articulate, intelligent, humble. We are sorely lacking his kind anymore. What a classy guy he is.
Inspiring !
He certainly is
I feel like I've known David Gilmour since I was 15 (1971). Truly, a man to be admired. Shine On Mr Gilmour !!
David Gilmour is one of the most handsome. striking, talented sexy man from when he was young to his present age. He has such presence and charisma.. He may have lost his hair but he has NOT lost his charisma and attractiveness.
That's because of his talent, exceptional intelligence and decency, and being totally natural.
i haven't met Mr.Gilmour in person, but as far as interviews go, he's always so humble, especially when it comes to the quality of his music.
He is so humble he's the epitome of humility
Comfortably Numb is one of my late husband’s favourite Pink Floyd songs - he died from the disease named Parkinson’s ❤️🙋♀️❤️
which renders u numb and without able to walk well ❤️
David is such a lovely man.
+Megan Melonas i agree with you, a very nice man
Yes. He is. From a guy that says alot. I am straight however to the trolls that bring fun. lol. His art is fluid. I feel him as more of a great leader in my music "world"
+CocoVanilla Asmr haha. yes I love floyd. I write a bit too. you can listen if you like on my channel under my name. just ideas I save to youtube.
+Megan Melonas Wonderful guy, hope I meet him one day.
He is not a very easy person to meet and doesn't appear to show that he likes attention from 'nobodies'. I tried it twice and neither was a pleasant experience.
I really don't like the interviewer. Constantly interrupting David G. while he is speaking. It really bothers me when people do that.
+loopie007 I got the impression the interviewer was trying to cover a lot of ground in a short.
Indeed, and that would be the fastest way to lose consideration if he was on a job interview.
Shows the other person that you're not really paying attention and what you say does not matter.
At least nod or show some. acknowledgement, then make your comment, you twit!
+loopie007 yes, how you the find the balls to interrupt a legend like this
+loopie007 Typical BBC, he is annoying, yes. Loves himself very much. As does everyone at the BBC.
***** There's pretty much always an agenda with the likes of the BBC. They are supposed to be impartial but we all know that is laughable. They are totally at the fore of political correctness and affirmative action/quotas type nonsense. So yes, I barely watch BBC and even less their so-called 'News'. I do, like you rely on the net to get other perspectives etc. Sam Harris is great btw.
Gilmour, for me, seems to embody all the best virtues of Englishness. He's intelligent, decent, has a sense of fairness & justice with a creative and critical streak. Confident without being proud or pompous, humble in what he does and has achieved. Great man.
Nailed it. He is all of those things
i.e. dull!
Indeed, this kind of person should be all over the place and get all the respect and attention rather than a 21 year old kid for just scoring a winning goal at Champions league final.
@@garethb1961 "basic bitch and proud!" - garethb 1961
@@plasticweapon Not sure what you are saying!
I have been enjoying his music for 45 years and I hope there will be more!
Dave the best of Guitar!!.
Great artist, the way he plays guitar is pure magic, no one can play like him, when I listen to him and his guitar makes me fly away, love him..!
I was only a young girl and he was just a young man seeing him in concert and listening to Pink Floyd way back in the day,. Funny, how grandfather time takes our youth and beauty away. It goes as fast as ONE summer day.
So true. Well said, Kim.
youth is for children. you'll always be beautiful, darling
Time......
I understand Gilmour's point of view but I don't think the lyrics of Another Brick in the wall were a bad idea. The song is expressing the frustration of a generation towards the education system, politicians and other control institutions and it's a protest song so it's good how it is. Obviously people are not stupid, we understand the song in its context we don't just take the lyrics as our life motto.
agreed
He was saying that it wasn't the best idea to release it as a single - out of the context. Not that the lyrics weren't appropriate but that many people only listened to the single and may have misinterpreted it
Nathan Alcock rolling stons
it's about society! period. We are born into indoctrinated society and we live the rest of our lives as such. We are idiots to collectively continue this blind massacre of our planet. That's what it amounts to and that's what Roger was trying to say. IMO
Society as a whole has dumbed down , sicne 1980 both the media and its listeners. So Gilmour has a point but what else could you release as a "single although I am sure Roger and Dave hated and still hate the word 'single". It never was about the single selling for them. . That is an outdated philosophy. There will be none of that (artists integrity) nonsense now will there-everything is for sale.
we want more gilmour.
Respect to the man. Great guitarist, great politics, great perspective.
I never realised what a great man he is
I real musician being as humble as you can be. What a breath of fresh air....
He is such a beautiful person, inside and outside. And his voice is so relaxing!
He gave a very humble toast to his friend Richard Wright.
In what part of the video? I didnt catch
He never ceases to impress me with his talent and his humanity.
"all in all it's just ah.... nuthuh brick in duh wall...." PF forever. No other group of .... Bards... influenced me more than these guys. Thank you, David. Thank you, Roger. Thank you, Rick. Thank you, Nick. And thank you, Syd.
He is humble and very polite. He doesnt let too much bother him in interviews that I have seen. He seems to see himself as ordinary which, in itself, is amazing. Such a talented person and one of the best guitarist I have ever heard.
Possibly the most influential, and motivating guitar player of our era.....he is dedicated to his craft as was Les Paul, in the persuit of bringing technique and technology to the front of the carriage from the warmth of the barn and asking the team to give us a memoable ride.
David Gilmour was spot on when pointing out the ridiculous sentence given to his son. He was also right that many people in prison shouldn't be there, especially when many are low-level repeat drug offenders. I will disagree with David that his music is better now though. It is by no means poor, but it isn't a scratch on the Pink Floyd of the 1970's and mid 1980's-90's. Great bands go through a golden period and Pink Floyd's was 1971 to 1980. That is of course subjective and just my opinion.
Is it not strange? I can agree whole hearted here. I am possibly biased however ..I do as you say feel it isnt poor by any state of reasoning. We all get older and things slow down as well as our artistic values in a sense i guess that less is more? I have grown with the yearning for more of the Learning to fly / division bell sound. Yet I also adore the Dark Side of the Moon as well. Hell i love every piece. My least favorite song has always been Dogs of war. I like it but it seems a bit off from the time of floyd that was Momentary lapse of reason. Thank you for your comments.
Robert Clark Yeah although I like the Division Bell it took years for me to appreciate it. My favourite Floyd album is definitely Wish you were here, followed by The Wall.
+mutley365 I hope O do not sound strange but I have always Loved them so so much that I felt the music was just mine. lmao. It was and is in my activities rare to find another pure fan. Great man. Often told I definitely sound like im influenced by them. For instance my name on youtube you will find my videos of my work which is really just uplaoded there to save an idea. I have such a deep love for them. I did lots of tripping and etc years ago maybe that helped. lol. The music is pure. Real. Poetic in word and sound.
Robert Clark Well it's largely fantastic lyrics by Waters, excellent music writing skills by both and awesome guitar playing by Gilmour (although Rick Wright was excellent too). I've been playing Pink Floyd songs for years and had the opportunity to play the full version of Shine on you crazy diamond at a gig a couple of years ago and it was a dream come true. I've also built a bit of a Gilmour replica stratocaster as well (at least with the pickups and electronic configuration) and I play this guitar exclusively now whenever I'm playing any Pink Floyd.
+mutley365 I need to get with you on a project. I am trying to find a way to put an atmo blues demo together.
A true gentleman and amazing guitarist, many have tried to emulate his style, very few succeed.
What a lovely man so humble
He still shines like a crazy diamond.
That wasn't about him though, it was written for and about Syd.
@@tangogrrl yeah but Syd was a loooooser who used to shit himself in the studio melt Mandrax in his hair and jump up and down while holding a toothbrush in place...
I did like his songs tho... when I was 7
That song was written for that unique piece of cosmic light entrapped in a human body known as Syd Barrett.
That was SYD Barrett
@@xblood1978 a loser? he was mentally unstable, don't know if that automatically makes him a loser but alright
Such a beautiful, gentle man.
I fell so blessed to have seen him and now to listen to his eloquent words.
Big fan of David Gilmour....a touched soul and great creative spirit. IT lives through him.
I love you David Gilmour, music and man.
When you watch him play and sing, you can see how much emotion and feeling is in the music. Not just a bunch of notes, but feeling. His songs always had a message. Time really hit home for me lately.
What a gorgeous voice. I've come to the Pink Floyd party late, but I'm here.
David Gilmour is a total gentleman!
Have loved your music from the day you joined Pink Floyd, you are my top favorite artist of all time and I cannot wait to see you in 2016!!!!!
I was so lucky and fortunate to see the show in Toronto this year it was by fluke that I was able pick up one ticket, but by far it was the best show I seen in a very long time, David Gilmour is the guitar player young players should listen to, I could listen to David all day
David was very gracious throughout this entire interview as only he can be 🙏♥️
He is so freaking awesome I love him to life
I love his solo album that has "Just a cry from the street". He's is fantastic.
The self titled David Gilmour album (1978) is a masterpiece. I really love There’s No Way Out Of Here, No Way, and Short And Sweet. There’s a fair amount of collaboration with Roy Harper in that album, which gives it a interesting almost r&b esque vibe, sorta similar to Have A Cigar.
Edit: Which Harper sang (for those who weren’t aware).
Respect and Appreciation for David Gilmour, (and Nick Mason and Richard Wright( rip). Have followed Pink Floyd since 1970, (and I married a musician at 17,) lol I am now 65 and still listen daily to my fave band of all time. Many thanks for their devotion to craft, hard work, travel, and their demand for and delivery of "musical perfection". We will remain forever fans.
I really like this man! This is what every famous person should act like.
He is such a gentle man....
He deserves a lot of credit to just simply keep on going and now that he is 70 he makes pink Floyd better both then and now.
I love all rythms and all types of music , I'm Mexican and proud of our musical expression, rock was always part of my life, I discover Pink Floyd in late 70s and since then I'm very linked with his music, as a guitar player (not professional) I'm always bound on the style of Guilmour, he's my favorite guitarist, the most that I admire
David ...You still kick all ass. You and the floyd,pipers,each solo career etc. Every bit. I love everything that came out from the likes of the entire band..
Let's ask Dave about songs Roger wrote.
who else could answer those questions better today?
let's not...Roger is 1/4 the musician David is. Roger writes weird shit that's not melodic like David's work. AND...comfortably numb would suck if not for David Gilmour!!! David IS the show...!
Roger Waters is just as brilliant as David Gilmour, but in very different ways. Roger's lyrics have massive depth, but the emotion in the music is very much due to Gilmour.
@@younger662 It doesn't matter if that's true or not, he was the mastermind behind the concept of The Wall. He should be asked about the lyrics because he wrote them and they are not David's strong point. David is obviously the better musician but Roger has better vision for albums, writes better lyrics and has his own sound too. He's done extremely well for a guy who started playing music at 20. Also, listen to his new album, the songs on there are perfectly melodic.
@@User-lu3gv Waters wrote all the lyrics on the first 5 albums that includes Dark side of the Moon, Wish you where here and the Wall 3 of the best albums of all time. The man is a genius
Class, skill, and incredible talent.
A true gentleman...with a rock n roll soul
What an absolute gent!
Sir David Gilmour has a nice ring to it....
Bloody hell, if Elton makes it, Gilmour deserves it so much more...
who cares who the leader of Floyd was I would have gilmour in my band any day of the week. the greatest guitarist ever and it's not debatable
not to mention he can sing too. love his haunting voice
Robert Miller Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Stevie Ray Vaughn? Not saying your opinion is wrong, just debatable
You're completely leaving out the 'greatest band ever'. That band was Pink Floyd and Roger Waters was a critical member. Pink Floyd are NOT a guitar showcase (and not simply a 'job' as Gilmour justified it when they decided to carry on past TFC).
All MUCH better guitarists than Gilmour, btw! Hey, I love his tone and his style but he is NOT ENOUGH for Pink Floyd to depend on. Sorry folks! Real PF ended with The Wall (or Animals even). TFC was a Waters solo project.... we all could have lived without too.
"Not debatable." That's funny. It's endlessly debatable!
Any pal of rehabilitation of offenders is a pal of mine he sounds and seems genuinely down to earth and a brilliant role model as a dad and a family man aw the best great interview David.
David Gilmour i love him dearly. what a fantastic man he is. God bless him and his family
"You're adoptive son." Why couldn't he just say "your son"
Emanuel Hernandez Why is it any of your business?
I agree journalist can be so intrusive
because its accurate, don't be pc
whats appropriate is for each to judge
Because the interviewer is a "high class" prick...
Note to the host: Always good to remember the NAME of the album your guest made.
Rattle Those Chains?
It's Rattle That Lock.
I'm sure it was David Gilmour who erroneously said, in an award ceremony for Brian Wilson, that Good Vibrations was on Pet Sounds. Although that's more like a Freudian slip as the song was originally hoped to be ready to be on the album. It fits in better on Smile.
Mitch Farkas very
LOL...David probably wanted to laugh!
Easy mistake to make as you get older and lose words. "Rattle (that lock, lose) those chains".
Absolutely Beautiful man Love the choir helping each other & society👍
I cannot imagine a world without David Gilmour. How will we feels when he leaves us. I just don't know. I just rejoice this wonderfully educated, deep thinking, beautifully articular artist. My God, he has done so much to raise the level of intellectual resonance of the music industry. What a disaster it would be without the David Gilmour's of the world.
With such a cross section of comments it shows how music beats our inner soul at so many levels. Pushing aside everything other than the music, these show how music is subjective, heart-warming and heart-wrenching; it soothes, it grinds and it resonates but we come back to it again and again and again. I personally find the music of Pink Floyd and solo works of David Gilmour and Roger Waters [and other Artistes] so addictive that the emotion one track from yesterday might have stirred is different to the emotion that same track may have stirred today. To me, this is the beauty of music...
A profound statement from my humble opinion; I have just been listening to recent interviews and it seems to me, that David is becoming Roger, with his concern of conflict and the questioning of what is really criminal, and Roger is becoming David with his humble acceptance of contrary opinions and passiveness. This is a great synergy and possibly something that comes with age and experience!
Thanks MAESTRO for Being SIr DAVID GILMOUR...
David gilmour is the best solo guitar player in the world, in my opinion,he was and always will be pink Floyd
It's like a good wine, better with age.
The most impressive thing about the members of Pink Floyd is that they can sit through interviews like this for over 30 years and still maintain their composure.
I could listen to him speak all day.
Gilmour never ceases to amaze me.
Absolutely incredible.
Especially when he came out jamming...on top of the wall. (Last world tour)
Breathtaking...as he always was.
Absolutely...breathtaking.
No words to describe it.
Besides..."being Blessed within his Grace."
P.S.
Please leave his kid alone.
Just stop on that.
That is his personal/private life.
Let it be. 💞
Leave his kids alone “ Yes thats what roger was singing about 😂
Absolutely love this man. I could listen to him all day, such a gentle, well articulated man, oozes with talent that far exceeds Roger Waters, hence we don't hear from Waters. They were GRRREAT together no argument there. David is an angel and speaks/plays universal tunes. From the bottom of my very being THANK YOU DAVID GILMOUR 👍🏼👏🏼❤️🎤😇
Gilmour's accent.....ahhh, I could listen to him talk all day long!!!
He has grown to be a man of superior talent, wisdom and class. He is so well spoken. Who wouldn't want someone like that for a personal friend.
David and Roger are wonderful lovely, intelligent men. Great interviews.
LEGEND....! ABSOLUTE TOP TOP BLOKE... THERE IS NO OTHER LIKE HIM...
Legend... nothing more to say
It is great to see Dave still doing what he loves to do.Such a brilliant gutarist.He inspired me to learn all those years ago.
I truly love this man, and his mind and grasp of the world. He has given so much to so many. Thank you David for everything
I am sure David is not consuming and doing any things that would damage his mind or body, on contrary I am sure that his lifestyle is healthy and he is at peace with himself, plus he know how to preserve the energy and rejuvenate himself...like that he is very creative and music that he play actually is reversing his aging, cause he is in very centered and at same time relaxed state... and he have somehow learn to rejuvenate himself (and audience) when he play guitar and his music have healing influence for sure ! :))
+Zoran Ramzo Kamenycky He looks his age.
My father is older and has been through cancer, yet looks approximately as good. Insofar as anybody in their 70s can be said to look "good".
I got high reading that
+Zoran..."actually reverse the aging"...you must be a world renowned physician or can it be that these are the words and comments of a man who is criminally insane!!
Zoran Ramzo Kamenycky i was thinking the same thing, he has a really pleasant energy about him in his old age. he seems very patient and cordial whereas in the past he could be a bit pompous.
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"Charlie , is that you Charlie . Great "
thank you for share with us !
What a cool humble guy and guitar master.
THE PINK FLOYD FOREVER ( NEVERMIND THE 50 YRS ) FOREVER & EVER...TILL THE END OF TIME...
We can all thank Pete Seegar....for it was he that David learned to play guitar and sing.
Long Live Floydism.
Master class in being an artist, practical business person and human being all your life.
Been listening to Pink Floyd and David Gilmour since the early 70's.
They truly are my favorite band, ever.
I love Gilmour's work but I wouldn't call him the "leader" of Pink Floyd. I suppose you could say he was the leader from 1987 onwards, but it was Waters before that and Barrett before him.
Funny... Wikipedia says the exact same thing
+Macconator2010 thats why they call him the leader its 2015
+Rene Alexis Penaloza Munoz it's not that black and white though
+Macconator2010 Roger was the leader for The Wall and The Final Cut... Before that tho, it's sort of that Lennon/McCartney thing... I mean yes Roger wrote most song but if you listen to the demos or any song of his solo career you will see that his sound has very little to do with Pink Floyd. You can't really minimize David's and Rick's input.
+Rene Alexis Penaloza Munoz OP said so... Just like Waters is a lousy musician who asked David to play his bass part when it got too complicated.
I mean Roger is a genius lyricist but imo music is much more important, Roger can always write a book if he wants share his views to the world but he never really got over G-C-D chord progression in the last 35 years.
I would pay good money to see him and roger arguing back in the day about their creative differences
I wonder if Mr. Gilmour gets tired of answering the same exact questions over and over again. If he does he does not show it. Such a humble gentleman.
They will still be playing Pink Floyd in the year 2090...David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, they all found that soul fulfilling sound that we were waiting for.. Pink Floyd music will never die, even after we are all gone ...
I guess Pink Floyd is comfortably done now.Stellar band.
I agree with him about Another Brick in the Wall. I was 13 when it came out. Most of the children just thought it was a novelty song trashing teachers and schools. They had no idea it was part of a broad context of a man's life from a concept album. I still remember some teachers being upset about it. Not all teachers were as bad as the stereotypes on The Wall.
David, aside the fact that I’ve ALWAYS had a crush on you from the beginning, you amaze me still at over age 70, your voice is as much perfection as it ever was! Please send me your autograph❤️
The choir. What a great project to help people 😊
Guys, cant we just like Gilmour and Waters? Please, this complaining sucks and is annoying af and for no reason. It happened. We cant change it.
People love picking sides. It does give the illusion of having some control.
Firm Opinions also make people feel smart and firmly rooted, to the detriment of others.
They both were key ingredients of the magic of Pink Floyd. Right place, right time, Floyd would not be Floyd without any of its members. David is my favorite though. Saw him at Madison Square Gardens in 2016, superb!
Gilmour was much more handsome than Waters when they were young but now vice versa.
He's looking quite dapper and healthy for 70. I haven't seen Roger lately and I can't easily judge attractiveness in males, but if he is doing just as good that is pretty awesome.
Hakan çevikel David still looks good
What a deeper comment
Hakan çevikel So true. Weird isn't it?
I know, right? Waters turned into Richard Gere at some point!
What a wonderful voice
May God bless you David Gilmour. 🙏
"We don't need no education" is a double denial expression, meaning we do need education, but not that one back in time, and much of current one.
Anyone remember the interview:
"the argument was me rather pompously, and I admit now, erroneously, suggesting that because I wasnt in the band anymore, the band, and the brandname, should be retired. Its not..you know, it wasnt up to me.
Roger Waters, on the documentary "Which ones Pink?" 2007
I listen to some of these comments that questions whether David is the Leader of Pink Floyd. Syd "went on vacation and never came back", Roger got megalamaniacal and wanted to disband the group and plow it under the ground.
Roger wanted to end Pink Floyd! It was David that stepped up decided that was not to be so, and thus the subsequent lawyering for the next two decades. Pink Floyd lives and continues because of David's efforts. Roger, all on his own did not want to continue using the name, but believed he had the right to bury the name.
For me, the best group in the world. To this day I still feel such sorrow that these guys that were friends for so long had this falling out and that there was this break that from a lifelong fans perspective was a rare piece of 'perfect'. . .but it was Roger that wanted it dead. AND YES!! UP till that point, he was the driving force and inspirational creator of the content and concepts. I TOTALLY AGREE! The Pink Floyd tracks that are the ones that will live on for the next 300-years are the ones where Roger was the primary front for the group.
In interviews I've seen, it was somewhat commonly stated that post Syd Barret they were a bunch of school mates playing together, there was no "leader" as such, and even David readily admits, the truth that Roger stepped up and took the reigns after Syd's "sabbatical", and came up with the themes and the most of the body of writing. All contributed, all played a part, the natural evolution of the arrangement worked for them tho admittedly it likely did because after being with each other so long they were collectively complacent with what evolved. Dave was the new guy after Syd's situation, but no-one can deny that the Pink Floyd sound that emerged hinges mostly on Dave.
Personally, I don't think Dave feels comfortable being called the "leader" of Pink Floyd, or has ever referenced himself as such. I dunno. If I had to pick one to sit down with and converse or interview, I'd pick Dave. Roger doesn't strike me as one that actively struggles to 'tolerate' relating to or even conversing with the "great unwashed" on a one-on-one (Or maybe he just really-really hates interviewers).
They all come across as "near-privileged middle-class Englishmen of a certain era" to me, which also makes what they have collectively created still blow my mind. . .what, with the stiff-upper-lip-n-all.
Although I agree with much that you say , I have to add a slightly different perspective. Much of the early music and influence came from Rick Wright. Barrett was the songwriter but Rick having been classically trained could bring the long pieces together. With Barrett's drug use somebody had to take charge and Waters had the personality to fill the vacuum. Unfortunately Waters ego and psychosis gradually took over pushing a very shy Wright away. From the time of Wish you were here through to the absolutely awful Final Cut he obsessed about his Dad within the lyrics. Had Waters allowed Wright more space within the band through those mid-seventies then my belief is they would have been much richer musically for it. Kudos to Gilmour for staying with and essentially rescuing his friend for the later albums. Waters on his own is a nonentity and a has been.
Personally, I think a big problem was fear. Most bands - even long-term bands - really only have 1-3 records which define them. PF had their golden years so early in their run, they all knew they could never reach those heights again. While Waters is a good lyricist, his peak was Wall, and he knew it. Waters wanted to walk away from the PF banner because he couldn't produce anything that could match it and didn't want the weight of trying, and then his ego went a little crazy when the rest of the guys wanted to move forward.
David gilmour is King of long beautiful solos
Hail to David Gilmour... Thanx Master !