Recently been having a Pink Floyd (and related) splurge. Though I find a lot to enjoy in the David Gilmour-led Pink Floyd albums, I'm not so keen on the albums under his own name.

Anyway found this interesting observation from Gilmour's wife Polly about what it was like being in Pink Floyd: 'If you're in a room with David, Nick and Rick or, as I was at Live 8, with David, Nick, Rick and Roger, nobody speaks. There is nothing but awkward silences. They have no small talk with each other, they have no big talk with each other, they just do not speak. If you happen to be the unlucky person in the room, it's the most awkward feeling you can imagine. And then they get onstage with their instruments and suddenly they're so eloquent with their instruments and the way they communicate is beautiful.'

What a strange, fascinating and wonderful beast this Pink Floyd was.