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Polly Samson Lyricist and Author, Biography

Polly Samson is a British author and lyricist. Born in London on 29th April 1962, she grew up in a creative and artistic family and was exposed to literature, music, and poetry from an early age. This early exposure to the arts helped shape her interests and led her to pursue a career in writing. Brief Timeline In the seventies the family moved first to Cornwall, then Devon. A solitary child, Polly began writing and illustrating stories and poems from an early age. Eventually, after many attempts, a story about a lonely badger won a Blue Peter badge. It was the high point of her childhood. There were few high points at school and she was eventually asked to leave the sixth form of Newton Abbot Grammar School after which she spent a year working as a telex operator for a clay company. At eighteen she moved to London and...

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Listen to Radio Interview with David Gilmour – Includes New Music Clips

BBC Radio 4 broadcast an excellent interview with David Gilmour today as part of their Front Row programme recorded at David’s first concert from his World Tour 2015-16. The 9 minute interview contains some tantalising snippets of two new David Gilmour songs from his forthcoming album Rattle That Lock which is released worldwide on 18th September 2015. You can listen to it below. Polly Samson tells the story of where The Girl In the Yellow Dress came from and you can listen to a clip of that during the interview. You can also listen to a short sample of  Faces of Stone. Both these song snippets give a slightly different flavour to the album that the previously shared songs give – Today, Rattle That Lock, 5AM, A Boat Lies Waiting. BBC Radio 6 Music will have a one hour show interviewing David Gilmour this coming Sunday on “The First Time With…”...

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David Gilmour’s New Album Title Revealed…

With David Gilmour’s 2015 tour due to start in only a few months, David Gilmour has revealed the name of the album he has been working on which will be released later this year. The album is called Rattle That Lock and will be David’s fourth solo studio album following the self titled David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984) and On an Island (2006). Lyrics are Hard to Write! David and his song-writing partner Polly Samson attended the Borris House Festival of Writing over the weekend where David revealed in an interview the title of the album. David’s wife Polly Samson told of how difficult it was getting lyrics out of the guitarist and likened it to getting a child to do his homework! On the issue of writing lyrics, David said, ”it’s not something I’m comfortable with. I would love to find that key which opens the door to...

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Polly Samson and David Gilmour Discussion at Irish Book Festival

Writer Polly Samson, who is married to the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd David Gilmour, has a new book out in the UK next week called The Kindness. This is her fourth book following the successful Perfect Lives book of short stories in 2010. The Independent described the new book as a “gorgeously chilling novel about grief and betrayal.” Your humble narrator is looking forward to both reading this new book, but also one particular discussion with David and Polly in Ireland this June where they will be discussing their work together. Polly Samson & David Gilmour Discussion To support the launch of the book, Polly Samson and David Gilmour will be at the Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas 2015 where the pair, in their first joint artistic event together, will discuss their songwriting partnership for Pink Floyd and David Gilmour’s solo work. The event takes place in...

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David Gilmour 2015 Tour Tickets On Sale

Tickets to David Gilmour’s 2015 tour are on sale today at 10am GMT March 6th to coincide with David’s birthday – happy 69th birthday, David! There are just 8 concerts announced so far with a note on David’s blog that there are no other concert dates planned at this point. David did talk of playing at Radio City Music Hall in America recently so it could be the case there are other dates to come in 2016, you never know! However, all we know is that the dates below have been announced in what must be one of the most anticipated tours in the past ten years! Get Your David Gilmour Tickets Here are the links to the ticket vendors so make sure you are at the ready with your credit card to get yourself some tickets! September 2015 is not that far away really! 12th Sep 2015: Arena Pula,...

Pink Floyd Louder Than Words Lyrics

Pink Floyd Louder Than Words Lyrics

Lyricist and writer Polly Samson wrote the lyrics to Pink Floyd’s new song Louder Than Words which appears on their forthcoming album The Endless River. This is not the first time Polly has written lyrics for Pink Floyd as she also did an excellent job on The Division Bell and her husband David Gilmour’s solo album On An Island. David Gilmour said “there is something magical about the music the three of us make together” and this song is about capturing that. Your humble narrator thinks Polly has done a great job with the lyrics. You can have a listen to Pink Floyds new song The Endless River if you can’t wait for it to be released next month in multiple formats. Keep in mind it is the “radio edit” and not the “extended edit“. The extended edit has several lines more lyrics in which are highlighted in the lyrics...