Richard Wright

Biography

Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on all their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd.

Wright grew up in Hatch End, Middlesex, and met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason while studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic, London. After being joined by frontman and songwriter Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd found commercial success in 1967. Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968, who, along with Waters and Wright, took over songwriting.

Initially contributing more as a singer-songwriter, Wright later acted mainly as an arranger on compositions by Waters and Gilmour. He began to contribute less towards the end of the 1970s and left the band after touring The Wall in 1981. He rejoined as a session player in 1987 for A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and rejoined full-time for The Division Bell in 1994. Sessions with Wright during this period were later released on the 2014 album The Endless River. Away from Pink Floyd, Wright recorded two solo albums and was briefly active in the pop duo Zee with Dave Harris of Fashion. Following Pink Floyd's Live 8 appearance in 2005, he became part of Gilmour's touring band, singing occasional lead vocals on songs such as "Arnold Layne". Wright died from lung cancer in London in September 2008, aged 65.

Wright's jazz influences and distinctive keyboard playing were an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. As well as playing Farfisa and Hammond organs and Kurzweil synthesisers, he sang regularly in the band and took lead vocals on songs such as "Remember a Day" (1968), "Time" (1973) and "Wearing the Inside Out" (1994).

Known For

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self - Pink Floyd

Seven Ages of Rock

Self

Classic Albums

Self

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

Self

Pink Floyd: Pulse

Self - Keyboards, Vocals

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals

Live 8

Self

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd	Self
2023	Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd	Self (archive footage)
2023	Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)	Keyboards, Vocals & VCS3
2023	Richard Wright: Wet Dream (2023 Dolby Atmos Mix)	Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer
2022	Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)	Self
2021	Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971	Self
2020	Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice	Self (archive footage)
2019	Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)	Self
2019	Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Documentaries and unreleased material	Self
2019	Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 3 - Pulse	Self
2019	Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019	Self
2019	Pink Floyd - The Later Years: Venice Concert 1989 & Knebworth Concert 1990	Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2019	Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 4: Knebworth Concert 1990	Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2019	Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987	Self
2019	Pink Floyd - The Later Years Vol 5: Ian Emes Endless River Film	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 6: 1972: Obfusc/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 3: 1969: Dramatis/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 4: 1970: Devi/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 5: 1971: Reverber/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation	Self
2016	Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972	Self
2014	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1	himself
2014	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2	himself
2014	Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)	Self
2014	Pink Floyd: The Endless River	Self
2013	Chit Chat with Oysters	Self
2012	Pink Floyd - Divided We Fall - The Wall: Live At Earl‘s Court	Self
2012	Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)	Self
2012	Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here	Self (archive footage)
2011	Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)	Self
2011	Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
2011	Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour	Self
2011	Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall	Self
2011	Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall	Self
2011	Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)	Self
2010	Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd	Self
2010	The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth	Self
2008	A Technicolor Dream	Himself
2008	David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary	Self - Keyboards & Vocals
2008	David Gilmour : Live In Gdańsk	Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2008	Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review	Richard Wright
2008	Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review	Self
2007	Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon	Self (archive footage)
2007	David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Self - Backing Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano
2007	The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?	Self
2007	David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine	Self
2007	Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle	Self
2007	Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983	Self
2006	David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre	Self
2006	Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes	Self
2005	Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974	Self
2005	Pink Floyd: Live Anthology	Self - Keyboards
2005	Live 8	Self
2005	Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb	Self
2005	Pink Floyd London '66-'67	Self - Keyboards (as Rick Wright)
2005	Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert	Self - Keyboards
2004	Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996	Self (archive footage)
2004	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1	Self
2004	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5	Self
2004	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2	Self
2004	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3	Self
2004	Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4	Self
2004	Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary	Self
2003	The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story	Self
2003	Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon	Self
2000	Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall	Self
1995	Pink Floyd: Pulse	Self - Keyboards, Vocals
1994	Pink Floyd: The Story	Self
1994	Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto	self
1990	Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth	Self - keyboards
1989	Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder	Self - Keyboard, Vocals
1989	Pink Floyd: Live in Venice	Self - keyboards, vocals
1989	Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989	self
1988	Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?	Self
1987	Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals	self
1984	Superstars in Concert	Self
1980	Pink Floyd - The Wall, Live At The Earl's Court
1980	Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum	Self - Keyboards
1975	Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	self
1974	The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74	Self
1973	Sound of the City: London 1964-73	Self
1972	Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii	Self - Keyboard, Backing Vocals
1971	Stamping Ground	Self - Pink Floyd
1971	Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
1970	Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)	Self
1970	Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez	Self
1970	Pink Floyd ‎– KQED	Self
1970	Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother	Self
1970	Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
	Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self
1997	Classic Albums	Self
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self - Pink Floyd