David Gilmour:
« I had the idea and explained it to Anthony Moore and he came up with the first draft of words; we chopped and changed it over quite a long time until it wound up as it is »
Cited in « Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of… the Band, Its Fans, Friends and Foes», Bruno MacDonald, 1997.
David Gilmour:
« J'en avais composé la musique deux ans auparavant mais je n'ai écrit le texte, avec Anthony Moore, un peu de temps avant Noël ».
« Pink Floyd à Versailles », Pulsions, June 1988
Carmine Appice:
«I came home one day and there was a message on my machine from Bob Ezrin. He said, «Hey Carmine, I’m in the studio with Pink Floyd and there’s a track that’s just screaming for some Carmine fills». I called him back, I said, «Where’s Nick Mason ?» He said: «He’s here, but he’s a bit rusty and everybody wants a bit of a change, so they’re bringing in guest drummers». All I did was fill up a 24-track with drum parts and they edited it all together. So I went down and did it - it was pretty wild. Nick was there. I said, «Why aren't you playing ?» He said, «Well, I've been racing my cars, my callouses are soft …» Bob said they were just looking for a little different inspiration from the drumming. All I did was fill up a 24-track with drum parts and they edited it all together. I didn't hear the whole drum part until the album came out. Every time I'd ask Bob, «What about it ?» he'd have one word «Daring»»
«Carmine Appice by Carl Wiser», Songfacts Website,
Nick Mason:
«I like ‘Dogs of War’ because it’s a great R&B track to play live »
Cited in «Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of… the Band, Its Fans, Friends and Foes», Bruno MacDonald, 1997.
