I never interfered with the shooting, but every evening I was present at the rushes. My heart was bleeding, I had to argue for hours so that he would adapt but not distract from my ideas. Alan Parker is the difference between a sculptor and a carpenter, he is an excellent technician but ... 

Roger and I collided one day in the dubbing theatre both vomiting venom, like the Judge in the animation sequence. Curiously our arm wrestling was rarely about creative matters. Our problems were more about creative authorship than creative differences

I had a lot to do with getting the music right for the film and trying to 

keep the peace between the warring factions at Pinewood Studios, with directors walking out and being begged to come back. That was my role, begging the director to come back

So I had to go to Roger and say to him « Give him what it says in his contract...I'm sorry, man, but otherwise we'll have to have a meeting of the shareholders and directors - which is me, Nick and Roger - and we'll out-vote you. ». There was nothing he could do and he's never forgiven me for that.

Yes, I'm interested in power, in terms of work. Things have to be done, 

and it's very difficult to create in groups. The idea of the democratic band 

is a lure that had its day in the 60s, but it never really existed. 

In the beginning, Pink Floyd was Syd Barrett's band, today it's mine. Which is not to say that other people don't have a say

They were basically lazy. Not that i’m saying i did it all. Dave was contributing as an arranger and an occasional advisor. He’s a musician of note, and i don’t want to belittle his input. But the other had no input

You told me at the Wall premiere that Rick Wright was on holiday, 

but you didn’t mention him leaving the band – had he actually left at the point?

I’ve no idea – I can’t remember whether he had or not at that time

Rick Wright's departure from the group has been played down by Pink Floyd. I haven't found any news about it in the music press. Is that all, is that a fait accompli ?

Yes, above all fait accompli. (Laughs.)The famous «musical differences» ?

Yes, you could say that (laughs again). Musical and personal differences. Rick wasn't really doing anything anymore and hadn't done anything for a while

Well, you know, none of us has ever been the best of friends. I have never been a close personal friend of anyone else in band, and neither was Rick, really. Roger and Nick have at times been fairly close. We don’t not get along, but we’re working partners

(...) I started writing this piece about my father. I was on a roll, and I was gone. The fact of the matter was that I was making this record.  And Dave didn't like it. And he said so …

The Floyd needed to produce another album to comply with their record contract. Roger’s vision and his one pointed drive after The Wall, pushed him on. He thought the Floyd was his. Consequently, this did not leave much creative room for David to participate. Nor inspire David, for Roger’s energy was like a little boy clinging selfishly to his toy (…). Besides, what for? Why should David contribute? The original way of creating an album was gone. In fact, how could he under those circumstances?

 Dave said he didn't think the record was good enough, so I asked him if 

he had any songs. Well, he hadn't got any. He wanted me to shelve it for a year, so he could write some songs. I said, « C’mon Dave, you haven't written any songs for five years, what makes you think you're going to start writing songs now? » I told him I'd release it as a solo record if they wanted (…)

I said : « Perhaps this should be a solo record. I'll pay you guys the money we've spent, and I'll make this a solo album ». 

No, they didn't want that, because they know songs don't grow on trees. They wanted it to be a Floyd record

How could that be ?How on earth could I possibly stop Dave Gilmour writing ? What would I do ? Go round to their house and when they pick up a guitar say, « Put that down » ? The idea is absolutely ludicrous.It may be that within the context of the prolific nature of my own writing… I don’t know