Pink Floyd's Rick Wright dies
Sep 15 2008

Richard Wright, a founder member of Pink Floyd, died today at the age of 65 after battling cancer, his spokesman said.

Wright played the keyboard with the legendary band and wrote music in classic albums like the Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here.

His spokesman said: "The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness, that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

over the past few weeks we have been conducting a poll for a new pink floyd album title. response on it was very good and the winner is, with 50% of the vote is,
THE SERENITY IN INSANITY. thanks to everyone for taking part.

The Publius Enigma is named after a messenger known only as Publius who posted the following to the Pink Floyd internet newsgroup, alt.music.pink-floyd, on June 11th, 1994, soon after the launch of The Division Bell world tour:

"My friends,
You have heard the message Pink Floyd has delivered, but have you listened?
Perhaps I can be your guide, but I will not solve the enigma for you."[2]

In a later post, Publius declares that

"The Division Bell is not like its predecessors. Although all great music is subject to multiple interpretations, in this case there is a central purpose and a designed solution. For the ingenious person (or group of persons) who recognizes this—and where this information points to—a unique prize has been secreted."[3]

Many of the newsgroup users were skeptical, so Publius agreed to provide proof of his authenticity. On 16 July 1994 he delivered a prediction:

"Monday, July 18, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Approximately 10:30pm. Flashing white lights. There is an enigma."[4]

On the night in question at approximately 10:30 p.m., white lights in front of the stage at the Pink Floyd concert in East Rutherford spelled out the words ENIGMA and PUBLIUS.[5]

Confirmation of the enigma was given again nearing the end of the tour, this time to a much larger audience. On 20 October 1994, during a televised concert at Earls Court, London, the word ENIGMA was projected in large letters on to the backdrop of the stage. The word that appeared at this time was originally without embellishments, but on the P*U*L*S*E DVD of the concert, extra markings were added so that it could still be seen but was less obvious; the clue was overlaid with L = mc² at first and subsequently changed to E = mc². The projection is visible during the song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)." The DVD's authoring company, Das Boot, uses an enigma machine as their logo, which can be seen at the end of the show.

The identity of Publius remains unknown, but the DavidGilmour.com FAQ contains the following information:

"I've always wondered why in the lyrics to my favourite Division Bell song, 'Take It Back', there is a dash between the g and d in G-d.
Some people simply take offence at taking the Lord's name in vain. It was publishing's very subtle way of keeping people from complaining about the abuse of God's good name - and perhaps also to keep people focused on trying to figure out who Publius was instead"!!