Did you know that Hitchhikers Guide author Douglas Adams helped name a Pink Floyd album? From Douglas Adams: Dave Gilmour asked me to fiddle around with some of the lyrics, which I did, though I dont think he used any of my suggestions in the end. The only suggestion of mine that I know was used was that the album could be called The Division Bell. I didnt think up the title, of course, I merely pointed out that the phrase was lying there in one of the song lyrics and would make a great title. In fact, theres a story there. I had given a talk at the Royal Geographical Society in aid of the Environmental Investigation Agencys work on rhino conservation. Both Dave and Nick came along and we all went out to dinner afterwards. Dave was a bit preoccupied about the title problem- they had to have the title by the following morning, and no-one could decide what it should be. I said, OK, Ill give you a title, but itll cost you a £5,000 contribution to the EIA. Dave said, well, tell me your title and well see. So I suggested The Division Bell. And Dave said, hmmm, well, seems to work. Sort of fits the cover art as well. Yeah, OK. So, its called the Division Bell. On a related note, Daves birthday present to Douglas was an invitation to play one number with the band at Earls Court in October 1994. That nights show was also in aid of the EIA (Douglas favorite charity). Nick Mason mentions in his book that before Douglas came out, he offered one bit of advice...Dont look down!. Apparently he was too excited to take that hint, as Douglas spent the entire song intently staring down at his fret board.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:13:58 +0000
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