David Gilmour has admitted he found The Beatles‘ Get Back documentary a “hard watch”.
The Pink Floyd guitarist made the comments in a new print interview with Uncut (via Guitar.com), where he spoke about the Peter Jackson-directed documentary released in 2021. Get Back was constructed from over 60 hours of footage when they recorded their final album, 1970’s ‘Let It Be’.
In the interview, he shared that he frequently watches documentaries of bands from the 60s and 70s, including The Beatles. He called Get Back a “hard watch”, specifically noting âPaul being domineering and and John ducking back because of the moment he was in at the time and George leaving and coming back.
He added: “Horrible, really, I mean itâs lovely for us to watch, but Iâm surprised Paul allowed it.â
In a review of Get Back, NME praised the documentary as worthy of five stars, writing: “For diehards, the slower moments may even end up giving the most enjoyment. Who wouldnât want to watch Macca piece together the melody for âLet It Beâ over 15 minutes of canned choruses and rejigged refrains? Or glimpse Ringo, after a long period of fuck all, sheepishly plodding out âOctopusâs Gardenâ on the piano, looking up to check if anyoneâs listening? What about Linda and Yoko laughing in a corner, decimating five decades of sexist tabloid nonsense in one frame?
“It is precisely because of Get Backâs lax editorial policy that it succeeds. You might not be able to say anything new about The Beatles in 2021, but Jackson hasnât tried. Heâs shown us instead.”
Gilmour recently announced the details of âLuck And Strangeâ, his first solo album in nine years. He shared its first track ‘The Piper’s Call’ on April 25, releasing its music video the next day. The record will be released on September 6.
His upcoming fifth studio LP was produced by David and Charlie Andrew (Alt-J, Wolf Alice), of whom Gilmour said: âWe invited Charlie to the house, so he came and listened to some demos, and said things like, âWell, why does there have to be a guitar solo there?â and âDo they all fade out? Canât some of them just end?’â
âHe has a wonderful lack of knowledge or respect for this past of mine,â continued the musician. âHeâs very direct and not in any way overawed, and I love that. That is just so good for me because the last thing you want is people just deferring to you.â
In other news, Gilmour recently contributed to a star-studded cover of Mark Knopflerâs âGoing Homeâ for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
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