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).
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Movies (50)
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
as Keyboards, Vocals
2025
Eternal Return - PINK Edition
Music (Sound)
2025
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
as Self
2024
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
as Vocals, Keyboards
2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience
Music (Sound)
2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
2023
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
as Self
2022
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
as Self
2021
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
as Self
2019
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
as Self
2016
Pink Floyd: The Endless River
as Self
2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
as himself
2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
as himself
2014
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)
as Self
2014
Chit Chat with Oysters
as Self
2013
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
as Self
2012
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
as Self
2011
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
as Self
2011
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
as Self
2011
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
as Self
2011
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
2011
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
as Self
2010
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
as Self
2010
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary
as Self - Keyboards & Vocals
2008
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk
as Self - Keyboards, Vocals
2008
A Technicolor Dream
as Himself
2008
Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review
as Richard Wright
2008
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
as Self
2008
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
as Self
2007