He said ‘I can’t play that.’ Or maybe somebody said to him, ‘Nick, maybe you should get somebody else to play this because you’re struggling.’” The aftermath Nick, to his great credit, has no pretense about that, it was clear that he could not play it. On Mason’s limited drumming abilities, Roger Waters recalled: On the track “Mother,” Waters even brought in Toto drummer and session percussionist Jeff Porcaro to replace Mason. ‘Young Lust’ is one of only three songs on which David Gilmour received a writing credit. But in the end, Gilmour only received three co-writing credits – for “Run Like Hell,” “Young Lust” and “Comfortably Numb.” Drummer Nick Mason and keyboardist Richard Wright didn’t receive any at all. Waters did include fragments from demos associated with Gilmour’s solo projects. If David Gilmour had ideas for ways to contribute to Waters’ vision, they were barely incorporated. Some lyrics dealt with the death of his father, others with infidelity. The motif of walls symbolized the defense mechanisms Waters had built up against those who might hurt him: parents, teachers, wives and lovers. The fact that the album’s central story was semi-autobiographical, based on Waters and former band member Syd Barrett, probably didn’t help matters. Moore observed, “Waters’ growing megalomania, much in evidence on ‘The Wall,’ became harder to handle.” The name of the character belied the fact that this would largely be a one-man show. It would be about the struggles and isolation of rock stardom, and its central character would be named Pink Floyd. The band members agreed to make an album focused on the first of the two. In July 1978, he presented a 90-minute demo to the rest of the band, proposing two concepts for the next album: “Bricks in the Wall” and “The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking.” He later mused about building a wall between him and his fans. Waters was partly inspired by an infamous incident that took place during the “In the Flesh” tour, which promoted the album “Animals.” Annoyed by the sound of firecrackers – and feeling as if the crowd wasn’t listening to their music or lyrics – Waters spat on the audience. “The Wall” would be the band’s next project – and, again, Waters asserted control. Being in a group for so long can be a bit claustrophobic, and I needed to step out from behind Floyd’s shadow.” The shadow of ‘The Wall’ At first I didn’t think my name was big enough to carry it. Reflecting on his first solo album, Gilmour said it “was important to me in terms of self-respect. Perhaps feeling suffocated by Waters, Richard Wright and David Gilmour took a stab at solo albums in 1978, with Wright releasing “Wet Dream” and Gilmour debuting the self-titled “David Gilmour.”
But Rick did and Nicky did, and he was outvoted, so we went on.” “He never quite copped what I was talking about. “Dave was always clear that he wanted to do the other two songs,” Waters recalled.
In the process, Waters ended up cutting the songs, “Raving and Drooling” and “Gotta Be Crazy” against the wishes of guitarist and co-vocalist David Gilmour. Roger Waters, the band’s bassist and co-lead singer, took charge for “Wish You Were Here.” He decided which tracks would appear and essentially dictated the album’s conceptual themes, which included alienation, a critique of the music industry and a tribute to former bandmate Syd Barrett, who had left the band in 1968 due to mental health struggles. From left to right: Roger Waters, Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Richard Wright.
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