Gilmour has stated in interviews that he does not believe in an afterlife and that he is an atheist.[106][107] When it comes to Gilmour's political views, he has stated that he is left-wing, and that his beliefs spring from those of his parents; he stated that his parents were "Proper Manchester Guardian readers", and went on to say that "Some of their friends went on the Aldermaston Marches. Mine never did to my knowledge, but they were both committed to voting for the Labour Party"; Gilmour inherited his parents' socialism, stating "I still consider myself to be more a socialist than anything else, even if I can't quite stick with party politics".[108] In August 2014, Gilmour was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[109] In May 2017, Gilmour endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.[110][111] He tweeted: "I'm voting Labour because I believe in social equality."[112][113]So he's another bloke who endorses socialism, but doesn't practice it personally. Disappointing but predictable.Gilmour's net worth is £100 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2016.[114]
The Bleeding Hearts and artists.
I think artists, in general, tend to be idealists, which is why they gravitate towards socialism. Of course they also tend to be very naïve about such things.
Oh yeah.
The band members were definitely ideologically very similar.
I’m not a fan of Pink Floyd for their politics though. Most or even all of the bands I like are leftist idiots.
It just seems to be something that runs through them and other creative types.
If I was to stop listening to anyone I disagreed with politically, I’d have no music mostly, except probably for the 2 cellos dudes. Not sure what their politics are, and that is pretty rare to not know these days.