“PINK FLOYD star DAVID GILMOUR was inspired to become a guitarist after watching ELVIS PRESLEY’s JAILHOUSE ROCK. Gilmour was just 11 when the rock classic was released, but it had a huge impact on him. Speaking at the launch of his new DVD Remember That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall, the 61-year-old says, “It was Elvis’ Jailhouse Rock that made me first pick up a guitar and say, ‘I’ve got to do a bit of that.'”
(source:contactmusic.com)
and another from a Q&A Session on the PF website…
QUESTION: When you first saw or heard Elvis Presley, what’d you think?
DAVID GILMOUR: Absolutely brilliant! I mean, my first, first record I ever bought was “Rock Around The Clock,” Bill Haley. The second was “Jailhouse Rock.” Elvis, in his very early years, was staggering. He went down hill a little bit…I suppose, under the influence of the good colonel. I don’t know what went wrong, but it certainly did.
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