 Although
he played keyboards, he occasionally sang vocals (most notably on
the songs Time and Echoes).
Battling both personal problems and an increasingly rocky relationship
with Roger Waters, he was ousted
by the latter during recording of The Wall (1979). He was only
a salaried session musician during the live shows to promote that
album, in 1980 and 1981. Ironically, he was the only band member
to profit from the shows — the net loss had to be paid out
of pocket by the other members.
During 1984, Wright formed a band with Dave Harris called Zee.
Zee signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and released only
one album, Identity which flopped terribly. Wright left in 1986.
Wright subsequently worked on the A Momentary Lapse of Reason
(1987) album, though had not yet officially rejoined the band.
He was reinstated as a full member for Delicate Sound of Thunder
(1988) from the subsequent tour. He co-wrote five songs and sang
the song "Wearing the Inside Out" on the next Pink
Floyd album, The Division Bell (1994), which provided
the material for the live album/video release P*U*L*S*E. The only Pink
Floyd album on which he does not appear is The Final Cut
though, like Nick Mason, he has played at every Pink Floyd gig.
In July 2005 Wright joined Gilmour,
Mason and, for the first time in 24 years, Waters on stage for
a four song set at the Live 8 concert in London.
Solo albums
- Wet Dream (1978)
- Identity under the band name Zee with Dave Harris. (1984)
- Broken China (1996)
|
