David Gilmour calls his latest album, Luck and Strange , the best thing he's made since The Dark Side of the Moon . That's no faint praise. In this session, the Pink Floyd guitarist and songwriter talks about why recording the album was such a joy; working with his family again, including his wife, Polly Sampson, and his daughter Romani; and why he intentionally sought out a producer who wouldn't get hung up on his legacy with Pink Floyd.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Stephen Kallao. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
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