Celebrity Floyd fans

[flosyd]

Dream Theatre
Aretha Franklin
No Doubt
Kurt Cobain

[danielcaux]

Aretha and Kurt Cobain? Nah, that can't possibly be true.

Radiohead have said "Pink Floyd have a big influence upon us". Isn't it obvious...
R

When was that? Probaly in the early days or they said it sarcastically 'cause they've been known to get a bit techty about the PF comparison.

I once read an interview, back in 2000 or so, where they said that early Floyd (More, Ummagumma et al) was a bigger influence for them than the post DSOTM material, and that they were listening all the time to that while recording either OK Computer or Kid A, don't remember which exactly.

[Hudini]

Dream Theatre

Yes, especially the former (key) members, drummer Mike Portnoy and keyboardist Kevin Moore.
Besides including an occasional Pink Floyd song in their set, Dream Theater have also played "Dark Side Of The Moon" in entirety numerous times. Also, their version of their own song "Peruvian Skies" on their 1998 live album "Once In A Live Time" features a cameo appearence of the keyboard melody from "Have A Cigar".

[azza200]

Also they played High Hopes

[my breakfast.]

I'm sure Phish has rolled out at least one boring uninspired and insipid Floyd cover live, much as Dream Theatre have. DT are such a terminally boring band....

[azza200]

I saw recently on youtube a metal version of Brick P2 lol

[Hudini]

DT are such a terminally boring band....

Although I'm quite a fan of their material recorded before 1998, I completely agree with this. All of their albums after 1998 (except for a handful of songs) are just boring collages of other people's music linked with aggressive and uninspired overdoing of solos.

Back to topic, "High Hopes" has also been covered by Finnish goth metal band Nightwish. Although it's not a spectacular cover, it was interesting enough for me to want to hear it more than once, which I couldn't say for Queensryche's version of "Welcome To The Machine".

[flosyd]

ok! here are the some of the names which i gathered around from this forum and from friends

List of Hollywood Celebrities who are fan of PINK FLOYD

1. Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
2. Alice Cooper
3. Pete Townshend (The Who)
4. Taylor Hawkins (The Foo Fighters)
5. Dave Grohl (The Foo Fighters)
6. Marilyn Manson
7. Brian May (Queen)
8. Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
9. Tom Petty
10. Don Henley ( The Eagles)
11. Glenn Frey (The Eagles)
12. Linda Blair (The Exorcist movie star)
13. Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid football manager)
14. Noel Gallagher
15. David Bowie
16. Radiohead
17. Roxy Music
18. David Crosby
19. Kate Bush
20. Loyd Grossman (TV presenter and chef)
21. Jeff "Dude" Bridges
22. Naomi Watts (Actress/ her father Peter Watts was Pink Floyd's road manager in 70s)
23. The Flaming Lips
24. Tom Morello and Layne Stayley (Alice In Chains)
25. John Lydon/Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols)
26. Jeremy Clarkson
27. Sarah Margaret Ferguson
28. System Of Down
29. Anathema
30. Korn
31. Metallica
32. Orlando Bloom
33. Bryan Adams
34. Brad Pitt
35. Lisa Marie Presley
36. Johnny Depp
37. Randy Jackson (American Idol judge)
38. Bradly (sublime)
39. Freddy Mercury (Queen)
40. Scorpions
41. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
42. No Doubt
43. Aretha Franklin
44. Dream Theatre
45. Guns N' Roses
46. Rage Against The Machine
47. Dave Mathews Band
48. Nightwish
49. Velvet Revolver
50. Blue Man Group
51. Voivod
52. Gregorian
53. Alpha Blondy
54. Queensryche
55. Stanley Kubrick (Director)

[bigV]

Freddie Mercury was a huge fan of the Floyd. He often listened to their albums in his limo, but I don't know if he had a favourite.

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[Hudini]

Freddie Mercury

[bigV]

Brian May and Nick

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[flosyd]

Slash spotted coming out after watching Roger Waters's The Wall concert-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBw6CJS ... re=related

[Flying pig437]

Freddie Mercury

That can't be too far away from the end for Freddie. I wonder when it was taken. Anyone know?

[bigV]

That can't be too far away from the end for Freddie. I wonder when it was taken. Anyone know?

The beginning of 1991 - less than a year before he died.

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[moom]

Aretha and Kurt Cobain? Nah, that can't possibly be true.


Radiohead

I once read an interview, back in 2000 or so, where they said that early Floyd (More, Ummagumma et al) was a bigger influence for them than the post DSOTM material, and that they were listening all the time to that while recording either OK Computer or Kid A, don't remember which exactly.

1. Why not?
2. Seems kind of fitting.