Rick WRIGHT: «Rick Wright Feuchte Träume von zuhause», Muzik Express, January 1979
Interviewer: «You wrote the songs for the album in Greece. Is that why it sounds so much like holidays, sea and waves?»
Rick Wright: « It's not necessarily just about holidays, it's about a lot of things that were going on in my personal life in Greece in the summer and autumn of '77»
Interviewer: « Did the idea of producing in the Super Bear studios in France come from David? »
Rick Wright: « I think I put him up to it. When I was recording there, he came round to have a look at the studios. Obviously he liked it. So he recorded his stuff there as well and finished just before I did. He was about a week ahead of me and already had the design for the cover, so I gave him a head start. It would have been ridiculous to release two Floyd solo albums at the same time … »
Interviewer: «Does this mean the end of Britannia Studios for Pink Floyd?»
Rick Wright: «No, we will undoubtedly record our next album there. We are already working on a new project»
Interviewer: « Your album is not exactly keyboard-orientated, but leans more towards guitar and saxophone »
Rick Wright: « I had two alternatives: either to produce the LP as it is or to make the whole thing more atmospheric, with just keyboards and without the conventional rhythm section of bass and drums. But I didn't want a big Richard Wright solo album with virtuoso outpourings »
Interviewer: « Were you sure from the beginning that you could produce the album on your own? »
Rick Wright: »No, not quite. With Floyd we always shared the production, so it was an experiment for me and I learnt a lot from it. My biggest problem was the stress. When you work with a group, you can rest while the others get on with it. But here I was alone. I worked four days a week without interruption. With Floyd, we only worked three days a week »
Interviewer: « While working on this solo album, did you perhaps also get rid of some of the pressure you were under with Pink Floyd? »
Rick Wright: « I was able to free myself from some things, yes? I went into the studio with the musicians and recorded exactly what I was feeling at the time. t. I didn't think at all about whether it sounded like Pink il Floyd or not, because otherwise I would have been under pressure again. In any case, I broke away from Pink Floyd - even if I remained the same »
Interviewer: « This album obviously means a lot to you »
Rick Wright: «Yes, in terms of singing. I didn't sing much with Pink Floyd, although I always wanted to. I've learnt a lot about what I can do with the keyboards, but for me the album is first and foremost a chance to find out what I can do as a singer»
Interviewer: « Have you ever felt the need to quit Pink Floyd? »
Rick Wright: « Yes. All of us have wanted out at one time or another. There was a time when I really didn't want to because we had so many problems with Syd Barrett. (The former Floyd guitarist). There was one particular gig, I think in Winterland, where I went to our manager and said, « That's it, I’m off! » and wanted to get out of the venue. But somehow they managed to get me back. After that there were times when I thought I couldn't do it anymore, but it was never serious and never lasted longer than a week »
Interviewer: « Do you still have any musical ambitions that are close to your heart? »
Rick Wright: « Hundreds! For example, if Pink Floyd were to stop at some point, I would try to write film music. Pink Floyd never wrote film music directly; they only ever used individual tracks from « More » or « Obscured By Clouds » for films, for example »
Interviewer: « Do you actually have the feeling that you have moved further away from Pink Floyd with "Wet Dreams" than David did with his LP? »
Rick Wright: « I don't think David's album was produced in the Floyd sound. Nevertheless, the guitar on the Floyd discs is of course similar to that on his solo LP, because the same guitarist was at work here. His guitar is far more present in the Floyd sound than my keyboards, which is why this is so obvious. The fact that I was able to audibly distance myself from the band's sound is also due to the different musical personalities I work with. Snowy White plays a completely different guitar to Rick and Reg Isa-dore has a different style on drums to Nick Mason. Mel Collins with his saxophone was the biggest differentiator in my eyes. However, if anyone thinks that our solo albums sound similar, I can only assure you that it wasn't planned that way! »
