Someone’s birthday…
Today is David’s birthday, so please feel free to burst into song, blow up some balloons or just leave a birthday greeting below by clicking on the ‘Comments’ link.
For everyone’s sake, please try to keep your message of a reasonable length. There were more than 1,300 posted last year, and I certainly wasn’t the only one to read every single one of them.
David and Polly read the blog regularly and were incredibly touched by last year’s well wishes. We’d love to see more this year. (Come on, make me earn my money…)
It’s also a year since ‘On An Island’ was released. Hasn’t the year just flown by? Your thoughts, as always, are more than welcome.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish David a very happy birthday on behalf of everyone at davidgilmour.com. Have a great day, David.
Happy birthday, David.
Thanks for a wonderful year of music.
Click my name for an impromptu birthday card.
May I be one of the first to wish you a very Happy Birthday! (Please click my name.)
Happy New David Gilmour Birthday Year, or something like that!
…and I’d just like to repeat what I said elsewhere….
Happy Birthday David!!!!
Hello David,
My name is Maroš Plávka, I was born in Czechoslovakia 04.05.1980. My english language is poor but I must write thank to you. Your and Syd`s music open my mind and show me love in true light. One world one soul. THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH.
On your Birthday Truly and honestly wishing you: LOVE, HAPPINESS AND CHEER TODAY AND THROUGH THE WHOLE LIFE.
… of course, I love you forever as my brother J you make my happy everyday I think of you, every second I hear music you played. Thank You!
Maroš
A very Happy Birthday David!
You’re not getting older-you’re getting better.
Still loving the OAI cd and hope to see you again soon.
Here’s wishing you the happiest o’ birthdays, David. You’re the cat’s pajamas.
Becky
Dear Mr. Gilmour:
I wish you a wonderfully blissful and Happy Birthday Mr. David Gilmour! What an amazing year it has been. Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do. I hope you realize how much you are truly loved and appreciated.
XOXOs
Penny
I couldn’t miss this opportunity to wish you a very happy birthday, David!
The past year has gone so quickly and what a year it’s been for you. It’s had its highs (many), it’s had its lows (fortunately, few), but it’s never been boring.
I hope this coming year is all that you wish for. Enjoy your day!
Oh, I must mention the very classy photo by Rankin – you, with guitar, and that smile – brightens up a girl’s day!
CONGRATULATIONS MR. GILMOUR
A real class act. And I mean that most sincerely!!!
Hi David!
Joyeux anniversaire! Au plaisir de pouvoir te revoir très bientôt je l’espère!
J-F Néron
Québec city, CANADA
Happy Happy Birthday to David Gilmour!!
The world is a better place with you in it sir and it is my sincere hope that we all spend many more years on this wonderful place called Earth with your magical musical touch to accompany that journey! Viva DG!!!
H~a~p~p~y B~i~r~t~h~d~a~y to one of the finest men on the planet.
Pretty damn good guitar player too.
We love you, David. Have a good one.
xo
Deborah
happy birthday, david. thanks for everything. x
Dear David,
have a very very HAPPY and ROCKIN` Birthday!
I´d also like to thank you so much for all your spellbinding, mesmerizing music, which I´m stuck too since 1980. Having never missed a tour of you or PF since then, I got really spoilt by the quality of your spellbinding, mesmerising sights and sounds for ever, the gigs of all other artists are paling in comparison, so the news of your new album and worldwide tour last year have been the best news one could imagine.
And how captivating your “On an Island” and concerts , beginning here in Germany exactly one year ago, have been! One really took off to a flight of fancy to a beach of Mediterranean Island, sitting floating in the sea, with waves ebbing and flowing, in the light of the fair sun beams in dawn.
We want more, more of that, so please David, please don’t let us wait another long time like that for a new album and tour! Thankfully Fed is offering a wealth of info and features on your website, making it easier for us fans to stay in touch with your plans.
Ulrike from Germany
A very Happy Birthday to you, David! All good wishes to you in the coming year.
Thank you for creating such a special place here at The Blog.
Hello David, I’m argentine, I wish you that you come here some time, Roger come 17 and 18 March in River Plate Stadium, I hope that you come to Argentina one time, please
In this country we all love you Pink floyd and your music, please come some day.
Thank you and happy birthday (and excuse me for my poor english)
And the music on the main page today is some kind of amazing. David Gilmour meets David Lynch. I love it!
Click my name for a goofy attempt at an Egyptian-themed birthday card for David. I (wisely?) stopped before I even got to the greeting.
Becky (again)
wow, can’t believe a year has gone by I will listen to OAI in it’s entirety to celebrate your birthday, wait a minute I did that last night and have been at least once a week since March 6/2006.
Happy birthday David from Canada.
George
Happy birthday Mr Gilmour.
What more can I say that I didn’t say throughout the year? Thank you for all the wonderful music you’ve created and thanks in advance for any more music you might create in the future
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! and many returns (as you Brits like to say)
THANK YOU very much indeed, good night to you
Happy birthday, living legend…buon compleanno!!!
Lorenzo
Best wishes on your bithday David and congratulations with all your success this past year. You are true inspiration to myself and many others.
Thank you very much and enjoy your day.
-Your fellow pisces
Joyeux anniversaire David!
Un énorme merci pour votre musique et le grand Homme que vous êtes.
J’aimerais bien vous dire à quel point vous avez marqué ma vie, mais ce serait trop long! Je peux simplement vous dire que ma vie est bien meilleure à cause de votre musique.
Passez une superbe journée avec votre merveilleuse femme vos enfants, et vos amis.
Simon
Gatineau, Canada
Happy birthday, Master, thanks for your music. Please come to Chile!!!
Feliz Cumpleaños
happy birthday David
hardly seems a year since the last one, and what a wonderful present we had from you then!
may there be many more to come
Mark
Hi! Happy Birthday!!! Please come to visit us!
love,
Eve (Chile)
Happy Birthday, David!!!!
Love from Brazil
Ana
Happy Birthday, Mr. Gilmour!!
it is really impressive how coincidence works, i just bought pink floyd’s pulse the day before yesterday, and saw inside a postcard of “on an island”, i noticed your website’s url, and decided to visit,i didn’t know it was your birthday! and now i’m here wishing you to have the very best of days, and to thank you, for your incredible music.
Happy Birthday!
Estas son
las mañanitas
que cantaba el rey David
A los muchachos bonitos
Se las cantamos asi
Despierta David despierta
mira que ya amaneció
Ya los pajatiros cantan
la luna ya se metió
Happy birthday in spanish to you David all the way from Mexico! May this next year be filled with joy and another album
.
I cant believe a whole year has passed since that day I bought OAI! Time does fly by when youre having fun!
Happy Birthday!!
I hope you will never stop being productive, and that you will still continue to compose wonderful, inspiring, unique, singular, vocal and instrumental music, that defined Pink Floyd and now transcended it in your solo years.
My best wishes to you and your family, and thanks for the years of musical pleasure and delight!
Life would be droll and drab without the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and so too without the unique melodies and music of Mr. David Gilmour.
Marko
P.S. Your rendition of Bizet’s aria “Je Crois Entendre” from “The Pearl Fishers” was musically amazing, and dare I say nothing less notable or inferior to Enrico Caruso rendition.
Any thoughts perhaps of interpreting and recording other compositions by classical composers?
hi dave and a happy birthday to you and many happy returns.
saw you at abbey rd the other night great perfomance and i must say your band looked like they where having fun.
keep up the good work mate and take care.
On my behalf from John,Paul,George and Ringo..(just a little literary licence here)
“YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!..WELL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA.. DAVID!!..IT’S GOING TO BE A PARTY PARTY…”
Warm wishes from me also David!..Thanks so much for “On An Island” and all that you have done prior to this, including your humanitarian endeavours..Cheers!!
Just to wish you “feliz aniversário”!!!
Tati / Brazil
I think its strange that the day I visit your site in a while, its your birthday… almost like a cosmic string
, I was looking for a way to send you a message, so maybe here is my chance.
A wish from me would be, I wish you had just a live cd, of your old solo album music only… even at a limited run, I know it would sell well, all the classic stuff starting around 1985.
I do believe you have some BBC stuff… Maybe one like David Bowie’s “Bowie At The Beeb, if done by your hands, it would be super…
Reason being, DVD’s and seeing you play is always rewarding, but I play your music all the time and I myself, would just like to just hear the live stuff on my great stero system. I’m sure I am not alone
Limited LP would be nice, yes I have a turntable to… The things are coming back in the States
I hope you have a wonderful birthday, and many more to come…
Happy Birthday David from all your fans in Canada!!
Please continue making the incredible music that you do in your own unique way – I watched the Abbey road performance today.
My wife (another gilmour convert) will watch it again tonight and raise a glass :> to say cheers on your birthday!!!
PS:- Thanks again for providing this site as without it I wouldn’t have been able to get the tickets to see you in England last year
Best wishes Nigel & Val Howard
Gabriola Island, BC, Canada.
Ps Polly continue taking them Pix!!
Happy birthday David.
Many happy returns to you, and hope next time you come to Portugal to Play.
Happy Birthday, dear David Gilmour!
Thank you for everything you’ve given us throughout your life, and specially thank you for the perfect gift YOU gave US for your last birthday. I’m pretty sure you felt it rewarded from Mermaid to Gdansk, only you forgot Southamerica!
Gretings and Best Wishes!
Daniel
Happy Birthday, dear David!
Have a terrific day, sir. Hope you enjoy it and celebrate it with your lovely family.
Once again, thank you for your exquisite music; it inspires, touches and moves me beyond words.
Best wishes!
With love,
-ayako
Oh sorry, I forgot the best part..”WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO DANCE!”
[It's only allowed if I can do the high "Birthday!" bit. On three, OK? One, two... - Features Editor]
HAPPY HAPPY Birthday David !!!!!!!!!
and Thank You for the best day of my 2006!!
(been away . . . hope all has been well with F’ed and all fellow ‘Gilbloggers’)
Happy Birthday,
May all your wishes come true.
-eric
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Mr Gilmour!
Thank you for your music. It is sublime.
Richard
From this New York City fan to you,
“Yo, you have a good one….aaaaaaIIIIIght?!”
You deserve it…what a great year for you and for us fans. All the great music, good times, great laughs, memories shared…..
“FuhgEEEEEDaBOOOUUUdit!”
…actually…I can’t….
Thank you sincerely for that, and, of course…
Happy “On An Island” Anniversary and Happy 61st Anniversary of your Birth
Happy Birthday David!!
This last year has been a great one here, and I hope you and your family have been well.
On An Island has been my soundtrack for the year…and I think we’ll keep it on for many more. It has been something very special and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving myself, my wife, and all of us such a great gift.
George Gipe
Happy Birthday David!
I really enjoyed seeing you in Chicago last year. It was a wonderful evening, and you sounded great. I look forward to the release of your DVD this year.
Best wishes, good health and happiness to you.
David J.
Hi David
Happy Birthday. I was was at the RAH last May for your second performance on the 30th. What a magical night that will stay with me.I am really looking forward to the DVD release.
Have a great day with your wife and family.
Please if at all possible do not make last years tour your last.
Very best wishes Mark
hi, David just wanted to wish you a happy and wonderful birthday. my birthday is on march 3rd and my wife’s is march 7th so we are celebrating with you.
Thanks for all the great music over the years. You just do not know how much of a part of our live your music is. it inspired me to learn the guitar.well have a good one,
Dave C from Philadelphia.
PS It would be cool someday to me you in person
Happy birthday, David!!!
When you come to Brazil, you will see the love that we have by you.
May God keep illuminating your heart, soul and family.
With love,
Aleksandro Neri Botelho
To the one and only David Gilmour!
Well, out here in Canada it is not technically the 6th of March yet, but I’d still like to wish you all the best on your big day. I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed (even in waiting in anicipation for things such as the CD/DVD release you pout out a little while ago!).
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love not only your music, but your soul. When I watch, and listen to you play it absolutely blows me away. You have the perfect touch and every note you play seems to be perfectly placed.
I hope to keep hearing new things from you, and can’t wait for your new DVD since I didn’t get the opportunity to see you live on your last tour.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Mr. Gilmour visit Chile please.
Happy Birthday David. Thanks for the music that has truly enriched my life.
Today is also my wedding anniversary, so I am celebrating with you!
Dave
Happy birthday David Gilmour.
Hope you will come and play here at the Northcape in the summertime with the midnightsun in the background
Happy Birthday!
Hope you have fun eating as much chocolate as possible. Enjoy, Oh and what time do you want me round for the party?
Take care all
Dom
x x x
Ps. loved the cards Nate, Echoesbob and Becky in Atlanta.
David,
Happy Birthday! Thanks for the past year- the new album and tour were a dream. Enjoy the day with your family and friends- may it be everything you could hope for.
Best regards,
Chris
Happy Birthday, enjoy your past, your present and your future because you surely have brought enjoyment to others.
Love, peace and joy
Dear David,
It’s a pleasure to listen to your music. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have escaped in to the misty sounds of OAI. All of your music makes me feel so good inside. I am truly grateful, that you picked up that first guitar.
When I visited Poland for your concert last year, it was a dream come true for me. I couldn’t have been happier with the quality of your performance. It was well worth the money and effort to attend such an event.
One thing that touched me so deeply, was how the Polish people all sang the words to your songs. It was simply amazing. I actually got emotional about the whole thing. I do hope you felt a special connection with your audience that night, because I think that all of us felt it.
My warmest wishes, are for your continued health and happiness on your birthday, and all the years to come.
Just like your music, you only get better with age.
Melissa(*_*)
PS. Thank you for the blog, it’s a beautiful addiction of mine.
Well congratulations David!
I really hope you keep on the works, cuz there’s no single man on earth like you!
My Birthday was March 4th, my wife and I took a hike in Superstition Mountains with our dog Ruby, a min-pin. I had a Birthday pie, instead of cake, it was a double cream lemon…and let me tell you, it was good.
I hope your Birthday turns out the way you want it too.
Happy Birthday, David!
Best wishes to you and your family. Thank you so much for sharing your music, your talent and your time with all of us over the years. May you enjoy many more in happiness and peace and may they continue to improve.
Cheers!
-Franz
A big “HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID”!
I celebrated my b’day yesterday and “On An Island” featured heavily as the soundtrack to the day. It helped to cool the 40C day that was scorching Perth, Australia!
It’s incredible to think that one year ago I was packing my bags to visit Europe for the first time. Of course the main reason for that journey was to see Mr. Gilmour and Co. perform in Amsterdam. In fact the first time I ever heard “On An Island” was in Ireland! Ha!
Driving through Dublin and on to Avoca and back I think it was played about five times in a row.
I also recall walking past the Royal Albert Hall with a shiver down my spine wishing I had tickets, but Amsterdam was the only place I could get tickets for the concert and it was absolutely amazing.
So thank you David, this time of year will forever bring me great memories as I’m sure it will do for you and fans all over the world.
Best Wishes,
Craig.
Just wishing you the best, from Guatemala Central America
So hard to believe it’s been a year since OAI was released, and even harder to believe that it’s been almost that long since the Radio City show! I’m still playing the CD quite a bit, and I’ll always have such incredible memories of the show.
Oh yeah, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Hey Dave, Happy birthday man, from all your fans in OZ.
Mr Waters recently cruized through town with “Dark Side”, so when we gonna get a chance to see you?
Have a plucking good time.
Happy Birthday Big Man… :-)
Happy Birthday David and Thank You for everything you do!
Happy Birthday David. Wishing you all the happiness that you so richly deserve.
Your music has touched me in so many ways that I can’t find the words to describe. It is by far my favorite, both solo and Floyd.
Last years OAI was such a perfect present to the world, it shows that even on your birthday, you are such a giving individual.
Please enjoy your day and many more to come.
With much respect,
Amedeo Cristillo
I remember last year when David played in Hamburg and the audience sang happy birthday to him. Then David replied in his really witty voice: AUSGEZEICHNET! Es hat mir und die Andere wirklich gut gefallen.
David – You’re too marvelous for words…
Happy Birthday to you, you have been an ispiration in my life.
Cheers, and be well -
Tim T.
Happy Birthday! have a great one and hope to see you again!
Happy Birthday David!!!
It must be strange to receive affectionate regards of people that one doesn’t know… this is called “Gratefulness”.
Thank You for your Music. Have a Nice Day.
Regards from Chile.
Claudio
Happy Birthday DAVID, and happiness always!
Enjoy your special day and hope the year ahead is another fabulous one for you.
Thank you for all that you’ve done in music and charity. You sure are our hero and you definitely make us proud.
Cheers!
I would like to wish you happy Birthday David!
Thanks for all the music you provided
You are in the same class as Lennon/McCartney, even though i like both,if i had to chose only one, it would be Mccartney – the same applies to Gilmour/Waters – i would choose you David
You are an inspiration and thanks for everything
Have a Great Birthday
Cheers,
joefromCanada
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!! I hope you throughly enjoy your special day!
This is such a special occasion, a year since the album came out, a birthday, we Irregulars just couldn’t let it pass without doing something extra special.
So we began plotting, as you know we do, we wanted to do something special for you, as a tribute to you, and for all you have done for us.
‘What can you get a guy that could have anything (materially, obviously) he wants?’ We can donate to one of his favorite charity!!
I’m EXTREMELY pleased and proud to announce on behalf of some of the Irregulars: more then £650 has been donated to Crisis! (That’s over $1200, my fellow Americans
Thanks all for scheming with me!!
Thank you David for all that you do. May you enjoy all of the surprises that today may bring
~Erin
[Many thanks to all involved. We appreciate your scheming very much. - Features Editor]
Happy Birthday David. Best Wishes.
Hoping to see you in Quebec for a show.
Love your music Jacques
Happy Birthday, David !
Many Happy Returns David !!
Have a wonderful year and Thank You for the music.
Nisha
Happy Birthday David, I have been a big fan of yours since 1968 and your music is truly great.
I hope that You and your family will have a wonderful day together.
Take Care,
Thomas
Have a great birthday. Hope to see you again in NY
It’s still March 5 here on the west coast of the states but happy birthday David.
My son and I saw your show last April at the Gibson Amphitheater in LA. We had a great time. Thanks so much for coming our way last year!
Anyway have a great birthday and keep making the music, it means alot to me!
Hi Mr David.
Many Congratulations in You Day. Best desires for the genius of the guitar.
Gran David.
How I wish, how I wish you were here, in Chile Chile Chile Chile Chile Chile Chile.
Ced.
best wishes for the birthday boy… thank “YOU” very much indeed
love,
drew
nova scotia, canada
Happy Birthday!!!
What can one say…thank you for all the music you have given us over the years, the example that you have set with your charity work and the inspiration that you have given us all.
This last year has really flown by and yet it still seems like yesterday that you were at Radio City.
I hope you have had time to enjoy yourself and your family AND relax this past year.
A BIG cheers to you!!!
PS: all four of my kids (all 5 and under) listen you your music at night and my two oldest boys (5 and 4) request Pink Floyd whenever we go for a drive :-)
Thank you again, and I wish you a very happy birthday!!!
First of all I want to wish you a very happy birthday David! Best wishes to you and Polly and your family.
Secondly…has it really been a year since ‘On An Island’ was released? Wow…that went fast!
Your album is constantly on my media player, in my car CD player and on the home CD player too. Seriously!
Third…THANK YOU for the 2006 tour. ‘On An Island’ was really wonderful live, and of course you gave us many treats with classics like ‘Wot’s… Uh The Deal?’ – ‘High Hopes’ – ‘Fat Old Sun’ – ‘Dominoes’ – ‘Breathe/Time/Breathe (Reprise)’ – ‘Coming Back To Life’ – and ‘Echoes’ to name a few.
Thank you with all sincerity and best wishes for you and yours!
Jeff
Happy Birthday David! Thanks for all the years of wonderful music.
On an Island was the best yet! Really am looking forward to your upcoming DVD set.
Wish that you would do a tour in Philadelphia, PA sometime.
Happy Birthday Sir David. I hope you are enjoying your birthday.
You are such an inspiration to me. I have gotten another gig at a new music store in town teaching guitar. Unknowingly, your tastefulness in guitar has helped me acheive good things.
I wish you the best!!!!!!!!!!
Cory
Happy Birthday, David.
Wow can hardly believe I’m been listening to you for over 40 years!!! As a musician for close to 5 decades myself (and a bit older than that!) I, very much, appreciate your creativity and what you were able to produce, given the constaints of the analog equipment we were saddled with in the 60′s and 70′s!!
Caught you live with The Floyd at Hill Auditorium (it was completely round; what acoustics!) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA in the 1970′s. I still, to this day, can vividly remember the sound of birds encirling my head!!!
Please have many, many, many more birthdays!
Happy Birthday Mr. Gilmour…I was gonna send you a gift…oysters in fact…but I was unaware that the ones I was gonna give you don’t transcend national barriers haha. Cheers mate
Dear David, Happy Birthday To You!
Thank you very much for the beautiful music you made.
God is beautiful and loves the beauty, so he presented art to us! So remember he’s always watching us and love us. God can be seen everywhere, if we have the eyes to see.
God Bless You!
Happy Birthday David
Thanks for allowing us a glimpse of your musical talents
Best wishes and many more
Cheers
Happy Birthday, David!
I drove 500 miles from Florence,Oregon on the West Coast to see you in concert at the Oakland Paramount Theatre for both shows on April 16th & 17th 2006. Well worth the drive for The Man! The best concert I have ever saw.
Been going to concerts since 1975 and Pink Floyd was my first concert at the Los Angeles Arena…
Best Wishes…Mark & Kristie
Dear Mr Gilmour,
Hope you have a wonderful birthday.
Just thought I would let you know that It was your guitar playing that made me continue playing the instrument. You are the King of tone.
Keep Rockin,
Ax
Happy Birthay David!!!
just want to “Echo” everyone else’s sentiments
Happy Birthday David
Grande Dave!!!! Feliz Cumpleaños
Cuando vienes a Chile????? Te qeremos en Chile!!!
God David!!
THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES…..ARE WITH YOU PERFECT MAN….
COME TO MONTERREY MEXICO CITY SOON………
HAPPY B-DAY
God bless you David,happy birthday!
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Best wishes and have a very nice day.
Happy Birthday David!
Like a fine 1st Growth Bordeaux, you just get better with age.
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how much your music has meant to me over the years.
There has always been something in your playing that has managed to touch me like no other art I’ve ever experienced. I know for a fact that you find that strange, as I had the pleasure to meet you after the Glasgow gig this past year with a couple of friends. I’m sure you wont remember but upon learning how many shows we had seen you remarked that it was “madness, it’s only pop music”.
I’ve been blessed with a very successful career that’s afforded me the opportunity to see you play 56 times now. I count these times as some of the most spiritual and special moments I’ve ever experienced. For this I can only offer my most sincere thanks. It may not be much in the grand scheme of things, but it comes from the heart.
I hope you have a great birthday, spent with family, loved ones and friends.
Selfishly I hope that there lives on within you a desire to perform. On An Islind was truly a crowning accomplishment, perhaps some of your greatest work. I can only dream of what else you might create.
Kind regards,
Robert from Toronto
All of, oh, 10 minutes ago (as of this timestamp), I just got in from my weekend away in Minneapolis hanging out with a truly demented bunch of musicians. Not only did I find out that comedy music band Ookla the Mok was from my old stomping grounds on the Southern Tier of New York, it appears that at least half of the band is made up of hardcore PF/David fans (their bassist wore DSOT prism print pants on stage). And when said bassist was advised of a certain someone’s birthday being today, I was asked to play messenger girl.
So, on behalf of myself, Rand Bellavia and Wolfram Neff of Ookla the Mok, as well as a good handful of the folks from the rather demented internet radio station I have a bad habit of playing your songs on in cheerful mild violation of station rules (it’s supposed to be funny music!), a very happy birthday, David!
Clicky-clicky on my nickname to see the card I conjured up for the special occasion.
‘Nix.