However, the bassist's career over the past 38 years has largely been taken up by David Gilmour, who handpicked him as his go-to bass player. “The first thing was, I was playing for Dream Academy, and David had produced them. He needed a support band for this one show in Birmingham,” he recounts in a new interview with Premier Guitar. We’re putting Pink Floyd back together.’ He said, the tour was gonna be a year, and would I be interested and available? Very often, it’s actually the length of the notes rather than how many notes you’re playing that matters more.